Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 268 · 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.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
16. 16.📝 You scored 28 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 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.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
25. 25.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
30. 30.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it

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