What to do after a timed mock
Turn your mock results into a short revision list by separating topic gaps, reading mistakes, and questions that took too long.
The score at the end of a mock shows how one sitting went. The review shows what to practise next. Set aside time to go through the results while you still remember which answers you guessed and which questions slowed you down.
Review a small set first
Open the results for your timed mock in ExamTraq and start with a few missed questions from the same subject. Read each question again before looking at the answer. Try to say what the question was asking and how you reached your choice. If you guessed and got it right, review that question too.
Group the questions by the kind of mistake. For a topic gap, revise the rule or idea. For a reading mistake, mark the clue you missed. For a timing problem, practise the method without the clock first, then try a short timed set.
Ask a more specific question
If you still don’t see why an answer works, open the topic in Learn and ask the ExamTraq tutor about the step you’re stuck on. Give it your reasoning. “I chose B because I treated the two quantities as directly proportional. Where did that assumption fail?” makes your confusion easier to address.
Write the explanation in your own words and check it against the lesson or your class notes. For a calculation, work it through with fresh numbers. For a reading question, point to the part of the passage that supports the answer.
Turn the review into your next session
- Pick the mistake that appeared most often and write one specific task for it.
- Practise a short set on that topic. Check whether you can explain your answer before marking it.
- Return to the original question a day or two later and try it from memory.
- Take another timed mock after you’ve worked through the main gaps. Compare the kinds of mistakes you make alongside the scores.
For example, if three questions on fractions went wrong during conversions, your next session could be ten minutes of converting fractions, decimals and percentages. Follow it with five mixed questions. That gives you a clearer test of progress than retaking the same mock immediately.
