Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 329 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
17. 17.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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 of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
38. 38.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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