Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 377 · 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 no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
5. 5.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
15. 15.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 3 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question

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