Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 226 · 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 time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 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) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap

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