Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 368 · 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 the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 28 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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