Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 407 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
7. 7.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
32. 32.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes

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