Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 238 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
22. 22.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
27. 27.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
37. 37.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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