Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 53 · 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 concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
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 get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
21. 21.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
35. 35.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question

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