Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 926 · 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.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming the teacher (b) never looking at it (c) giving up the subject (d) updating your plan
3. 3.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to waste time
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) listing your mistakes
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
8. 8.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) the end of the year (d) you can never do it
9. 9.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) asking about doubts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) listing your mistakes
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
14. 14.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
18. 18.📝 You scored 8 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
22. 22.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
26. 26.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) look at the mistakes (b) only see the mark (c) throw it away (d) hide it
27. 27.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) in your head only (c) a mistakes notebook (d) nowhere
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
30. 30.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
31. 31.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 You scored 46 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
34. 34.📝 You scored 18 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) listing your mistakes (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) updating your plan (c) hiding the paper (d) redoing wrong sums

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