Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 496 · 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 left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
32. 32.📝 You scored 17 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 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?
34. 34.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
40. 40.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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