Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 79 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
6. 6.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) asking about doubts
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.📝 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?
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.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) comparing with friends
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
37. 37.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) listing your mistakes (d) noting weak topics

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