Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 613 · 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.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
13. 13.📝 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?
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.📝 You scored 19 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) nowhere
39. 39.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True

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