Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 210 · 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 careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
7. 7.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
21. 21.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
34. 34.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.📝 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?

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