Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 602 · 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) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
2. 2.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
10. 10.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
18. 18.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.📝 You scored 44 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
28. 28.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
33. 33.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question

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