Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 293 · 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.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
8. 8.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
11. 11.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
29. 29.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
30. 30.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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