Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 885 · 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 an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) asking about doubts
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) giving up the subject
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
5. 5.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) comparing with friends
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) hiding the paper (d) asking about doubts
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) giving up the subject (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.📝 You scored 19 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
32. 32.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
33. 33.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
34. 34.📝 You scored 60 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.📝 You scored 8 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
37. 37.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
39. 39.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) on your hand (c) a mistakes notebook (d) in your head only

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