Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 425 · 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: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
4. 4.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on

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