Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 565 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
16. 16.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
33. 33.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question

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