Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 70 · 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.🔁 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
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
4. 4.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
17. 17.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) skipping numbers (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end
20. 20.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
23. 23.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 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?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
35. 35.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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