Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 874 · 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 of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) never looking at it
2. 2.📝 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?
3. 3.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) never looking at it (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
11. 11.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks 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?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) hiding the paper (d) listing your mistakes
16. 16.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to change the mark (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
23. 23.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) updating your plan
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
33. 33.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) comparing with friends
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums

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