Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 217 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
15. 15.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
25. 25.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.📝 You scored 30 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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