Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 528 · 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
15. 15.📝 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
19. 19.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
26. 26.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
29. 29.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
37. 37.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip

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