Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 770 · 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 careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
2. 2.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
7. 7.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) on your hand (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
21. 21.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
35. 35.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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