Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 381 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
5. 5.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
11. 11.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 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
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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