Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 644 · 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 concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
8. 8.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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) noting weak topics
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
21. 21.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 You scored 27 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
28. 28.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts

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