Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 203 · 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 had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
28. 28.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
31. 31.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
36. 36.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
40. 40.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away

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