Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 17 · 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
21. 21.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
37. 37.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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