Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 258 · 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
10. 10.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
36. 36.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it

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