Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 730 · 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 no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
5. 5.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
7. 7.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) only see the mark
26. 26.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
36. 36.🔍 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
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan

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