Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 91 · 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 wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) argue about each (c) yes, and worry (d) no, rest and move on
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
4. 4.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks 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?
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) never looking at it
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) noting weak topics (c) blaming the teacher (d) updating your plan
10. 10.📝 You scored 15 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
11. 11.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 You scored 16 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
14. 14.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) nowhere (d) a mistakes notebook
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
19. 19.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
22. 22.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
23. 23.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
26. 26.📝 You scored 52 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) writing faster (b) skipping numbers (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
37. 37.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) hide it (c) throw it away (d) look at the mistakes
38. 38.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 You scored 30 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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