Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 162 · 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
2. 2.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
19. 19.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
23. 23.📝 You scored 36 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 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.🔁 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
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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