Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 506 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
36. 36.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 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

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