Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 654 · 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.📝 You scored 43 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
22. 22.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
29. 29.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.📝 You scored 50 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question

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