Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 607 · 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 had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
12. 12.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
17. 17.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
20. 20.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
27. 27.📝 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?
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
34. 34.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
36. 36.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
39. 39.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem

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