Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 3 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
13. 13.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
17. 17.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
26. 26.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
36. 36.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem

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