Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 65 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
6. 6.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.📝 You scored 22 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
11. 11.📝 You scored 22 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
13. 13.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.📝 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?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
32. 32.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) hoping for luck (d) writing faster
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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