Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 312 · 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.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
12. 12.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
15. 15.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
17. 17.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 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.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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