Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 367 · 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 wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
15. 15.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
27. 27.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums

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