Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 592 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
9. 9.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
12. 12.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
25. 25.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
36. 36.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap

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