Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 228 · 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 careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
23. 23.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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