Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 675 · 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.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
3. 3.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
13. 13.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
16. 16.📝 You scored 25 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.📝 You scored 20 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) quit the subject
22. 22.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
25. 25.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
29. 29.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
35. 35.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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