Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 527 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
17. 17.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
30. 30.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
34. 34.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
35. 35.📝 You scored 29 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 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

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