Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 420 · 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.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
7. 7.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
29. 29.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
31. 31.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
35. 35.📝 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?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
39. 39.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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