Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 909 · 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 did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 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 did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
9. 9.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) argue about each (d) yes, for hours
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) tearing up the paper
11. 11.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
12. 12.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) asking about doubts (c) updating your plan (d) never looking at it
15. 15.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) asking about doubts (d) praising your effort
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
21. 21.📝 You scored 48 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
22. 22.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) blaming the teacher (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
25. 25.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) noting weak topics
27. 27.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
28. 28.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
31. 31.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to change the mark (d) to fix the gap
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a careless slip. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 4 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort

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