Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 90 · 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.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
3. 3.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) skipping numbers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
5. 5.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
6. 6.🔍 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
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) giving up the subject (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) quit the subject
12. 12.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.📝 You scored 7 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
15. 15.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
17. 17.📝 You scored 16 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) never looking at it (d) tearing up the paper
19. 19.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 You scored 28 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
24. 24.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
25. 25.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) giving up the subject
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
28. 28.📝 You scored 16 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
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) comparing with friends (b) updating your plan (c) listing your mistakes (d) asking about doubts
35. 35.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a misread question
39. 39.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step

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