Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 435 · 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) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
5. 5.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
8. 8.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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