Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 453 · 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: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
6. 6.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
9. 9.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.📝 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?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
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 concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
34. 34.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
35. 35.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums

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