Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 410 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
12. 12.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
27. 27.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
31. 31.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step

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