Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 475 · 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) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
20. 20.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
27. 27.📝 You scored 31 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
32. 32.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve

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