Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 562 · 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) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
12. 12.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
22. 22.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
37. 37.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True

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