Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 279 · 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 left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
7. 7.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
16. 16.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
23. 23.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
26. 26.📝 You scored 33 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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