Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 121 · 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: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
10. 10.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
22. 22.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark

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