Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 898 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
4. 4.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
5. 5.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) blaming the teacher (c) redoing wrong sums (d) updating your plan
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
10. 10.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
12. 12.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
14. 14.🔍 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
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
17. 17.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
19. 19.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
21. 21.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
24. 24.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) giving up the subject
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) quit the subject (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
30. 30.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) nowhere (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) on your hand
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) redoing wrong sums (d) giving up the subject
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
40. 40.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) no, rest and move on (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) yes, for hours

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