Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 471 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
11. 11.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
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.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
19. 19.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
20. 20.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
35. 35.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?

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