Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 919 · 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: asking about doubts? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) hoping for luck (c) a unit check at the end (d) writing faster
5. 5.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
8. 8.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to waste time (d) to fix the gap
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
10. 10.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
14. 14.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) tearing up the paper (c) praising your effort (d) hiding the paper
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) noting weak topics (c) praising your effort (d) asking about doubts
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) redoing wrong sums (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) hiding the paper
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
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.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks 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?
25. 25.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
27. 27.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) only see the mark (c) hide it (d) look at the mistakes
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) never looking at it (c) comparing with friends (d) tearing up the paper
29. 29.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a misread question
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) blaming the teacher (d) giving up the subject
31. 31.📝 You scored 12 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 4 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
37. 37.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.📝 You scored 18 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False

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