Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 510 · 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 no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
27. 27.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
30. 30.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔍 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

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