Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 849 · 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 had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
3. 3.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔍 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 time problem (d) a misread question
9. 9.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to waste time (d) to change the mark
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
11. 11.📝 You scored 49 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
17. 17.📝 You scored 24 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) praising your effort
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
21. 21.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
25. 25.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) never looking at it (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
27. 27.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) noting weak topics
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) redoing wrong sums
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts

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