Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 777 · 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.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
7. 7.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 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?
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) throw it away (d) hide it
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
20. 20.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
21. 21.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
24. 24.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) in your head only (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
25. 25.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (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 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
36. 36.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?

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