Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 256 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
29. 29.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
31. 31.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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