Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 839 · 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 wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
3. 3.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
6. 6.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) listing your mistakes (d) giving up the subject
18. 18.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) the end of the year (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
22. 22.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
29. 29.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) only see the mark (d) look at the mistakes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
31. 31.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
34. 34.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
37. 37.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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