Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 144 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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