Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 141 · 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.🔍 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
2. 2.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
19. 19.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
26. 26.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
28. 28.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.📝 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?
33. 33.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap

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