Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 649 · 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 the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
6. 6.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
23. 23.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question

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