Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 584 · 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 could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
11. 11.📝 You scored 11 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks 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?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
28. 28.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 You scored 26 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
31. 31.🔍 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 misread question (d) a concept gap
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
39. 39.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only

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