How to use a weekly mock exam to raise your score
Many candidates take a mock exam, look at the score, feel good or bad, and move on. The score is the least useful part of a mock. The useful part is the list of questions you got wrong and why.
Take it like the real exam
Sit at a desk, switch off your phone and keep to the time limit. If the real exam has negative marking, mark the mock the same way. Practising under the real rules is the whole point. A relaxed mock gives you a comfortable number that the exam hall will not repeat.
Sort every mistake into one of three groups
- Did not know: a concept or formula you had not studied or had forgotten.
- Knew it, but made a slip: a unit, a sign, a calculation or a misread question.
- Guessed: you were not sure and picked an option. If negative marking applies, these cost you twice.
Each group needs a different fix. Gaps in knowledge need study. Slips need slower, more careful working and a habit of checking units. Guesses need a rule: decide in advance when a guess is worth the risk.
Keep a mistake log
Write each wrong question in a notebook with the correct method and a one-line reason you missed it. Read the log before the next mock. After a few weeks you will see your own patterns, and those patterns are more useful than any general advice.
Revisit the topic, not only the question
If you missed a question on transformers, do not just read its answer. Study the topic again and solve a few more questions on it. One wrong answer usually points to a weak area, not a one-off error.
Track your own trend
Compare each mock with your previous one, not with other people. A steady rise in accuracy matters more than one high score. If accuracy rises but your score does not, work on speed. If speed is fine but accuracy falls, slow down.
Make it a weekly habit
One mock every week, reviewed properly, is better than three mocks taken and forgotten. That is why every course at Engineering PSC includes a weekly mock exam in the real pattern, with negative marking. Choose your level on the courses page, or message us on WhatsApp and we will help you pick.