Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 170 · 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.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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