Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 492 · 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 had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
7. 7.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
39. 39.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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