Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 595 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
8. 8.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
15. 15.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
24. 24.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
29. 29.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
40. 40.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False

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