Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 524 · 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
9. 9.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
15. 15.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
35. 35.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
36. 36.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
37. 37.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
39. 39.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher

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