Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 122 · 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: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
8. 8.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 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?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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