Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 229 · 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.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
7. 7.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
9. 9.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
21. 21.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan

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