Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 458 · 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
10. 10.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 You scored 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
28. 28.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True

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