Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 784 · 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 wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
4. 4.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
6. 6.📝 You scored 72 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
18. 18.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
20. 20.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
26. 26.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
29. 29.📝 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?
30. 30.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap

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