Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 272 · 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: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
9. 9.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
19. 19.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 38 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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