Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 60 · 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.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 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.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 You scored 80 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
22. 22.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
24. 24.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.📝 You scored 16 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem

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