Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 537 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
5. 5.📝 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?
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
7. 7.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
13. 13.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
18. 18.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
27. 27.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
28. 28.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
33. 33.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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