How to learn from your mistakes
A test is not only a mark — it is a map of what you still need to learn. Look at your paper and put every mistake into a group: tenses, words that go together, comparisons or articles.
Then find the rule. If you wrote I’m knowing him, remember that know is a stative verb. If you wrote the film already started, remember that the earlier action needs the past perfect: had already started.
Next, correct your mistakes in a different colour and write one new sentence of your own for each rule. A new sentence is better than copying the right answer, because your brain has to make a decision.
Finally, give yourself a deadline and come back to your list after a week. Don’t worry about one bad mark, and don’t blame the test for it. Everyone makes mistakes; good learners just don’t make the same mistake twice.
Savollar: 1. What can a test show you, apart from your mark? · 2. Into which four groups can you put your mistakes? · 3. Why is ‘I’m knowing him’ wrong? · 4. Why is a new sentence better than copying the right answer?





























