Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 455 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
8. 8.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
16. 16.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
17. 17.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
23. 23.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 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?
32. 32.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.📝 You scored 41 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it

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