Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 301 · 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) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
5. 5.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
24. 24.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
37. 37.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip

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