Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 62 · 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 wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (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) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
12. 12.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
28. 28.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
34. 34.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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