Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 396 · 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) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
22. 22.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
24. 24.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
28. 28.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
30. 30.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
34. 34.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper

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