Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 335 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
2. 2.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums

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