Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 771 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
11. 11.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
13. 13.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) hide it
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
20. 20.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
29. 29.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
34. 34.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort

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