Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 409 · 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 advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
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.🔍 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
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks 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?
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes

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