Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 55 · 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.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
7. 7.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
29. 29.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
34. 34.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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