Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 676 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
20. 20.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.📝 You scored 15 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
32. 32.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours

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