Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 865 · 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.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
10. 10.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) listing your mistakes (c) never looking at it (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) blaming the teacher (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
14. 14.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
15. 15.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
20. 20.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) redoing wrong sums (c) listing your mistakes (d) tearing up the paper
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to change the mark (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 4 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?
36. 36.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
40. 40.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) writing faster (d) a unit check at the end

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