Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 363 · 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 had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (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 time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
8. 8.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
11. 11.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
12. 12.📝 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?
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
17. 17.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
31. 31.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
36. 36.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
39. 39.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan

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