Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 327 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
14. 14.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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