Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 620 · 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 the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
24. 24.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
26. 26.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
33. 33.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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