Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 48 · 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.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
5. 5.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
11. 11.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums

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