Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 582 · 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.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
6. 6.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
17. 17.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
29. 29.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
34. 34.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
38. 38.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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