Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 94 · 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) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) redoing wrong sums (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
4. 4.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a misread question
8. 8.📝 You scored 18 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with friends (b) giving up the subject (c) noting weak topics (d) hiding the paper
10. 10.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
12. 12.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) a unit check at the end
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
14. 14.True or false: if you left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) never looking at it (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, for hours (d) argue about each
20. 20.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
21. 21.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
22. 22.True or false: if you had never practised map questions, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 6 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
24. 24.🔍 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 misread question (d) a time problem
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) tearing up the paper (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
29. 29.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to waste time (b) to copy answers (c) to fix the gap (d) to change the mark
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) updating your plan (d) hiding the paper
31. 31.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
32. 32.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listing your mistakes (b) blaming the teacher (c) comparing with friends (d) never looking at it
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) comparing with friends (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) asking about doubts (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) giving up the subject
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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) in your head only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) blaming the teacher (c) tearing up the paper (d) never looking at it
39. 39.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: tearing up the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) blaming the teacher (b) comparing with friends (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics

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