Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 714 · 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 time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
2. 2.📝 You scored 20 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks 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?
5. 5.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
7. 7.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
8. 8.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (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 careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, and worry (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
27. 27.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) skipping numbers (d) a unit check at the end
38. 38.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums

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