Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 927 · 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 knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to waste time (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) hiding the paper (d) praising your effort
4. 4.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) hiding the paper (d) updating your plan
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) never looking at it (c) tearing up the paper (d) hiding the paper
7. 7.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 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?
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a time problem
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) hiding the paper (c) praising your effort (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) comparing with friends (d) praising your effort
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.📝 You scored 19 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
17. 17.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
21. 21.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) writing faster (d) skipping numbers
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a concept gap (b) a careless slip (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) noting weak topics (c) redoing wrong sums (d) comparing with friends
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
27. 27.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
32. 32.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) tearing up the paper
34. 34.📝 You scored 44 out of 80 in a class test. What percentage is that?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) redoing wrong sums (c) asking about doubts (d) blaming the teacher
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
37. 37.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
38. 38.📝 You scored 22 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
39. 39.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) the end of the year (d) a chance to improve
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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