Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 979 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) listing your mistakes (c) noting weak topics (d) comparing with friends
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
6. 6.📝 You scored 30 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) asking about doubts (c) hiding the paper (d) blaming the teacher
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) never looking at it (d) blaming the teacher
9. 9.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a misread question
11. 11.📝 You scored 11 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
12. 12.📝 In a test you lost 2 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?
13. 13.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
14. 14.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: if you wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 You get your test paper back. What first? (a) hide it (b) throw it away (c) look at the mistakes (d) only see the mark
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a misread question (b) a careless slip (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) comparing with friends (d) noting weak topics
20. 20.📝 You scored 14 out of 40 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: giving up the subject? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
22. 22.📝 You scored 18 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 In a test you lost 6 marks to careless slips, 1 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
26. 26.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) on your hand (b) a mistakes notebook (c) in your head only (d) nowhere
27. 27.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
28. 28.🔍 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 time problem (d) a careless slip
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: redoing wrong sums? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You forgot to carry the 1 in an addition. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
32. 32.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: if you forgot to carry the 1 in an addition, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) hiding the paper (c) listing your mistakes (d) never looking at it
35. 35.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a time problem (d) a careless slip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) listing your mistakes (c) comparing with friends (d) giving up the subject
37. 37.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
39. 39.True or false: if you spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 You scored 39 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?

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