Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 110 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.📝 You scored 35 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
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.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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