Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 807 · 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 could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
2. 2.🔍 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 time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
10. 10.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.📝 You scored 13 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) in your head only
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) argue about each (c) yes, for hours (d) no, rest and move on
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
19. 19.📝 You scored 47 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
21. 21.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
23. 23.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.📝 You scored 34 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) updating your plan
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 You scored 36 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it

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