Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

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

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