Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 691 · 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 wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
2. 2.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) blaming the teacher
15. 15.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) the end of the year
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
19. 19.📝 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?
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
22. 22.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.📝 You scored 26 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
26. 26.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
33. 33.📝 You scored 24 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
38. 38.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) comparing with friends

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