Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 572 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
10. 10.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔍 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
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
28. 28.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip

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