Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 239 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
3. 3.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
22. 22.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
31. 31.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
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, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry

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