Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 990 · 40 questions

Study tip (Every mistake is a map): Concept gap → relearn and practise; careless slip → add it to your checking list; time problem → plan minutes per mark; misread question → circle key words. Helpful steps: listing your mistakes, redoing wrong sums, asking about doubts, noting weak topics, updating your plan. Unhelpful: hiding the paper, blaming the teacher, giving up the subject. Score as a percentage = marks ÷ total × 100 (26 out of 50 → 52%).

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
6. 6.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
10. 10.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
36. 36.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums

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