Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 856 · 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 wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
6. 6.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
10. 10.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) praising your effort
14. 14.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
18. 18.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) yes, for hours (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
27. 27.📝 You scored 31 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) comparing with friends (c) never looking at it (d) noting weak topics
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
32. 32.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
34. 34.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
35. 35.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) asking about doubts
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) in your head only (d) a mistakes notebook

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