Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 809 · 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.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
3. 3.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
18. 18.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
21. 21.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) nowhere (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
25. 25.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) updating your plan
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
34. 34.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) only see the mark
35. 35.📝 You scored 64 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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