Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 532 · 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 the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
3. 3.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
19. 19.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
24. 24.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
27. 27.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper

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