Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 696 · 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (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) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
11. 11.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 You scored 38 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.📝 You scored 42 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True

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