Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 553 · 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) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.📝 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?
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
14. 14.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.📝 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
19. 19.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
34. 34.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper

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