Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 857 · 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 left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
7. 7.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) no, rest and move on (d) yes, and worry
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) a mistakes notebook (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
16. 16.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
28. 28.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 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.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) a chance to improve (d) quit the subject
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
37. 37.📝 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?
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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