Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 554 · 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) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
13. 13.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
30. 30.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
34. 34.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan

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