Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 765 · 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.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
8. 8.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
14. 14.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
22. 22.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
28. 28.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) the end of the year (c) you can never do it (d) a chance to improve
31. 31.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere

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