Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 880 · 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 time problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) never looking at it
6. 6.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
11. 11.📝 You scored 48 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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?
17. 17.📝 You scored 10 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.📝 You scored 76 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
20. 20.📝 You scored 68 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) blaming the teacher
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) praising your effort
25. 25.🔍 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) listing your mistakes (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
30. 30.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
31. 31.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) you can never do it (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
32. 32.📝 You scored 9 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip

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