Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 791 · 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 never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
2. 2.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
6. 6.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
21. 21.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
24. 24.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 You scored 32 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
32. 32.📝 You scored 43 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) comparing with friends (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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