Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 155 · 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 concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔍 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.🔍 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
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.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 You scored 36 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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