Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 142 · 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 about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 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.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
13. 13.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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