Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 687 · 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) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
25. 25.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 You scored 26 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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