Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 159 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
11. 11.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 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?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 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?
26. 26.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts

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