Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 900 · 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: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
7. 7.📝 You scored 21 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
9. 9.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) the end of the year (b) you can never do it (c) quit the subject (d) a chance to improve
10. 10.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) a mistakes notebook (d) on your hand
11. 11.📝 You scored 56 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) yes, and worry (c) no, rest and move on (d) argue about each
15. 15.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) throw it away (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
16. 16.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) comparing with friends
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) praising your effort (d) tearing up the paper
27. 27.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) never looking at it
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 You scored 9 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
36. 36.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) blaming the teacher (c) noting weak topics (d) giving up the subject
40. 40.📝 You scored 24 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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