Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 255 · 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) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
6. 6.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
36. 36.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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