Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 300 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
7. 7.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
8. 8.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
21. 21.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful 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 is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts

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