Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 333 · 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 of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
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.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
7. 7.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
21. 21.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.📝 You scored 35 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
33. 33.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it

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