Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 337 · 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
20. 20.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
34. 34.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) noting weak topics
35. 35.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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