Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 427 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
4. 4.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
16. 16.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.📝 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?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
20. 20.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
37. 37.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
40. 40.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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