Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 405 · 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.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
9. 9.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
31. 31.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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