Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 705 · 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 advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) tearing up the paper
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
15. 15.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) tearing up the paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject

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