Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 852 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) noting weak topics (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.📝 You scored 14 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) praising your effort
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
12. 12.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) comparing with friends
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) tearing up the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
24. 24.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to fix the gap (b) to change the mark (c) to waste time (d) to copy answers
30. 30.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful 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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