Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 824 · 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.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) updating your plan
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) hiding the paper (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
13. 13.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
19. 19.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
20. 20.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) listing your mistakes
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) updating your plan
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
38. 38.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve

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