Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 5 · 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
4. 4.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
29. 29.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
38. 38.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on

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