Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 237 · 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.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
4. 4.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
9. 9.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
16. 16.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
18. 18.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
25. 25.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
32. 32.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes

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