Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 234 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
22. 22.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
29. 29.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
31. 31.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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