Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 853 · 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) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, and worry
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
4. 4.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 You scored 28 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) look at the mistakes (d) throw it away
7. 7.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
10. 10.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to waste time
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
13. 13.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) noting weak topics
22. 22.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.📝 You scored 40 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.📝 You scored 20 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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