Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 158 · 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.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
15. 15.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
16. 16.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 28 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
33. 33.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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