Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 692 · 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 gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) listing your mistakes
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, for hours
33. 33.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
34. 34.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.📝 You scored 43 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap

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