Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 561 · 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) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 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.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
15. 15.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
28. 28.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
31. 31.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it

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