Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 700 · 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 had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
4. 4.📝 You scored 17 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 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?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
20. 20.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
37. 37.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to copy answers
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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