Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 934 · 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 never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
2. 2.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 6 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 forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) hiding the paper (c) redoing wrong sums (d) listing your mistakes
6. 6.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) throw it away (b) look at the mistakes (c) only see the mark (d) hide it
7. 7.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 5 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) giving up the subject (b) redoing wrong sums (c) praising your effort (d) noting weak topics
9. 9.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
12. 12.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up the subject (b) updating your plan (c) noting weak topics (d) listing your mistakes
15. 15.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) praising your effort (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
17. 17.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to fix the gap (c) to copy answers (d) to change the mark
18. 18.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 You scored 34 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) listing your mistakes
22. 22.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) asking about doubts (c) praising your effort (d) never looking at it
24. 24.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
25. 25.📝 You scored 38 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
26. 26.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) updating your plan (c) giving up the subject (d) never looking at it
28. 28.📝 You scored 20 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks 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?
31. 31.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) blaming the teacher
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) tearing up the paper (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
34. 34.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) asking about doubts (c) listing your mistakes (d) hiding the paper
36. 36.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
39. 39.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) you can never do it (b) quit the subject (c) a chance to improve (d) the end of the year
40. 40.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False

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