Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 397 · 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.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
11. 11.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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