Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 651 · 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 gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
4. 4.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
10. 10.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
18. 18.📝 You scored 13 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject

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