Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 658 · 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.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) only see the mark (d) throw it away
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
7. 7.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
9. 9.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
11. 11.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 You scored 32 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
23. 23.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
26. 26.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
36. 36.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it

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