Exam Preparation Worksheet: Learning from Mistakes

Exam preparation lesson 23: After the exam: learn from mistakes · Set 995 · 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.🔁 Where should you note your common mistakes? (a) in your head only (b) nowhere (c) on your hand (d) a mistakes notebook
2. 2.🔁 Why redo the questions you got wrong? (a) to change the mark (b) to waste time (c) to copy answers (d) to fix the gap
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.🔁 After the exam, should you discuss every answer with friends? (a) yes, and worry (b) yes, for hours (c) argue about each (d) no, rest and move on
5. 5.🔁 You keep losing marks for missing units. What helps? (a) hoping for luck (b) a unit check at the end (c) skipping numbers (d) writing faster
6. 6.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: comparing with friends? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
7. 7.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had never practised map questions. (a) a concept gap (b) a time problem (c) a misread question (d) a careless slip
8. 8.📝 In a test you lost 3 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?
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) comparing with friends (c) asking about doubts (d) noting weak topics
11. 11.True or false: if you wrote the right answer in the wrong box, it is a concept gap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: if you gave three points when it asked for five, it is a misread question. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about doubts (b) redoing wrong sums (c) hiding the paper (d) noting weak topics
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You could not explain how a lever works. (a) a misread question (b) a time problem (c) a careless slip (d) a concept gap
16. 16.True or false: if you did not know how to find an average, it is a concept gap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: never looking at it? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
18. 18.📝 You scored 10 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding the paper (b) giving up the subject (c) blaming the teacher (d) redoing wrong sums
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You had no time to finish the essay. (a) a misread question (b) a concept gap (c) a careless slip (d) a time problem
21. 21.🔍 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 concept gap (d) a careless slip
22. 22.🔍 What kind of mistake was this? You wrote the right answer in the wrong box. (a) a time problem (b) a careless slip (c) a misread question (d) a concept gap
23. 23.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: noting weak topics? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
24. 24.True or false: if you wrote about rivers when it asked about lakes, it is a misread question. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising your effort (b) tearing up the paper (c) updating your plan (d) redoing wrong sums
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful step after a test? (a) updating your plan (b) noting weak topics (c) asking about doubts (d) giving up the subject
27. 27.📝 You scored 37 out of 50 in a class test. What percentage is that?
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: listing your mistakes? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
30. 30.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
31. 31.📝 You scored 14 out of 25 in a class test. What percentage is that?
32. 32.📝 In a test you lost 4 marks to careless slips, 3 to questions you ran out of time for and 6 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
33. 33.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: hiding the paper? (a) an unhelpful step (b) a helpful step
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) never looking at it (c) updating your plan (d) blaming the teacher
35. 35.📝 In a test you lost 5 marks to careless slips, 5 to questions you ran out of time for and 3 to topics you had not learned. How many marks did you lose in all?
36. 36.📝 In a test you lost 1 mark 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?
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful step after a test? (a) tearing up the paper (b) praising your effort (c) giving up the subject (d) hiding the paper
38. 38.🔁 Helpful or unhelpful step after a test: blaming the teacher? (a) a helpful step (b) an unhelpful step
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: if you had no time to finish the essay, it is a time problem. (a) False (b) True

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