Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 24 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
19. 19.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
27. 27.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
30. 30.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 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.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics

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