Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 855 · 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.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) throw it away
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to copy answers
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) giving up the subject (d) praising your effort
12. 12.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
15. 15.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) argue about each (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) yes, and worry
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 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?
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
34. 34.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?

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