Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 504 · 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 wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
21. 21.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
23. 23.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
27. 27.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
33. 33.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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