Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 577 · 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) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 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.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
15. 15.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
16. 16.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 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.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
34. 34.📝 You scored 36 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
39. 39.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan

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