Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 99 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking at it (b) praising your effort (c) comparing with friends (d) hiding the paper
2. 2.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You gave three points when it asked for five. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) tearing up the paper
4. 4.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a concept gap (d) a careless slip
6. 6.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) listing your mistakes (b) noting weak topics (c) tearing up the paper (d) updating your plan
8. 8.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: asking about doubts? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
9. 9.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) a mistakes notebook (c) nowhere (d) on your hand
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) listing your mistakes
11. 11.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You did not know how to find an average. (a) a time problem (b) a concept gap (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
12. 12.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a time problem (d) a concept gap
13. 13.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a careless slip (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
14. 14.📝 You scored 23 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
15. 15.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a time problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote advantages when it asked for disadvantages. (a) a concept gap (b) a misread question (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
19. 19.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: praising your effort? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
20. 20.📝 You scored 23 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
21. 21.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) comparing with friends (b) noting weak topics (c) updating your plan (d) praising your effort
23. 23.📝 You scored 25 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
24. 24.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 2 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You spent 25 minutes on one 2-mark question. (a) a careless slip (b) a misread question (c) a concept gap (d) a time problem
26. 26.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to copy answers (b) to fix the gap (c) to change the mark (d) to waste time
27. 27.🔍 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 misread question (d) a careless slip
28. 28.🔁 A low mark in one test means… (a) quit the subject (b) a chance to improve (c) you can never do it (d) the end of the year
29. 29.📝 In a test you lost 5 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?
30. 30.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a careless slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 2 marks to careless slips, 2 to questions you ran out of time for and 1 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.📝 You scored 17 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tearing up the paper (b) blaming the teacher (c) asking about doubts (d) hiding the paper
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) hiding the paper (b) praising your effort (c) redoing wrong sums (d) noting weak topics
36. 36.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) skipping numbers (b) writing faster (c) a unit check at the end (d) hoping for luck
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting weak topics (b) redoing wrong sums (c) blaming the teacher (d) asking about doubts
38. 38.True or false: if you could not explain how a lever works, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) never looking at it (b) hiding the paper (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
40. 40.True or false: if you knew the method but wrote 6 × 7 = 48, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True

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