Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 628 · 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 wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) giving up the subject
12. 12.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
22. 22.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 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?
24. 24.📝 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?
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
30. 30.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
31. 31.📝 You scored 38 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 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
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
40. 40.🔍 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

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