Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 552 · 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) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
22. 22.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
31. 31.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort

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