Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 761 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
3. 3.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
6. 6.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
8. 8.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
12. 12.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
33. 33.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
36. 36.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True

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