Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 57 · 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 of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
6. 6.📝 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?
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 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.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
39. 39.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts

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