Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 965 · 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 spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
3. 3.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You left the last 2 questions blank as time ran out. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) redoing wrong sums
5. 5.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 8 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
6. 6.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) a chance to improve (b) the end of the year (c) quit the subject (d) you can never do it
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) tearing up the paper (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
10. 10.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) hiding the paper (c) noting weak topics (d) updating your plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) asking about doubts (c) redoing wrong sums (d) never looking at it
14. 14.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) a unit check at the end (b) writing faster (c) hoping for luck (d) skipping numbers
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) tearing up the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) asking about doubts (c) noting weak topics (d) redoing wrong sums
18. 18.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a time problem
19. 19.📝 In a test you lost 3 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 7 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) praising your effort (c) listing your mistakes (d) blaming the teacher
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a misread question
23. 23.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 You scored 12 out of 20 in a class test. What percentage is that?
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) never looking at it (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: updating your plan? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 In a test you lost 6 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) updating your plan (b) listing your mistakes (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) praising your effort
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
35. 35.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
36. 36.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) only see the mark (b) look at the mistakes (c) hide it (d) throw it away
37. 37.📝 You scored 21 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔍 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 careless slip (d) a concept gap
39. 39.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, for hours (b) no, rest and move on (c) yes, and worry (d) argue about each
40. 40.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False

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