Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 138 · 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) hoping for luck
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it

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