Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 362 · 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) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
5. 5.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
9. 9.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
24. 24.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
33. 33.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
35. 35.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
38. 38.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan

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