Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 80 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
3. 3.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
9. 9.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) hoping for luck
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) asking about doubts
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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
19. 19.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) redoing wrong sums
22. 22.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔍 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
25. 25.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 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
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) you can never do it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, 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 is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) praising your effort
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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