The Wrong Questions Bank: Why Tracking Mistakes Changes Everything

Most candidates do practice questions. They get some right, some wrong. They move on.

That is not a system. That is just spinning your wheels.

If you have read about breaking through the practice plateau, you know that tracking mistakes matters. Here is the exact system for doing it - the Wrong Questions Bank.

What Is a Wrong Questions Bank?

It is simple: every time you get a question wrong, you save it. You collect them in one place - a document, a spreadsheet, an app, wherever works for you.

Then you revisit them. Weekly. You do the same question again. You see if you got it right this time. You watch your pile get smaller.

That is it. But the effects are massive.

Why It Works

First: It reveals your actual gaps. When you do 500 practice questions and get 60% right, you feel like you are making progress. But you do not know what you are actually struggling with. A Wrong Questions Bank forces you to face your weak spots. You cannot ignore them.

Second: It gives you proof of improvement. Watching that pile shrink is motivating. In week one, maybe you have 50 wrong questions. In week four, maybe you have 30. That is concrete evidence you are learning. No guessing. No hoping. Just numbers.

Third: It teaches you how YOU learn. Once you start tracking, patterns emerge. Maybe you always miss questions about criminal procedure. Maybe you misread questions under time pressure. Maybe you understand the law but struggle with application. A Wrong Questions Bank shows you these patterns. Then you can fix them.

Fourth: It makes revision efficient. Instead of redoing random questions or re-reading textbooks, you focus only on what you actually got wrong. Your study time becomes targeted. No wasted effort.

How to Build One

Step 1: Create a tracking system. Use whatever works for you: a Google Doc, a spreadsheet, a folder in your prep app. It does not matter. Just make it easy to access and update.

Step 2: Log every wrong question. Include: the question number, the subject, why you got it wrong (misread? knowledge gap? careless mistake?), and the correct answer. This detail matters.

Step 3: Revisit weekly. Once a week, go back to your wrong questions. Do them again. Mark whether you got it right this time. If you got it wrong again, note why. If you got it right, you can remove it or keep it as a "finally got this one" win.

What Happens Over Time

In the beginning, your Wrong Questions Bank feels overwhelming. You have dozens of questions you got wrong. It feels like proof you are failing.

But then something shifts.

In week two, you revisit those questions. Some of them you get right this time. The pile is smaller. It feels good.

In week three and four, the pile gets noticeably smaller. You start to see the same questions appearing less often. Your weak topics start to feel less weak. You start to see what mastery actually looks like.

The Real Power

The Wrong Questions Bank is not magic. It is not going to make you pass if you do not put in the work. But here is what it does:

It turns vague studying into targeted studying. It turns hope into proof. It turns "I feel like I am improving" into "I have concrete evidence I am improving."