Year 3 · Unit 11 · Lesson 5 of 5
After the Mock: Turn Scores into Targets
Your mock score: 62%
A score on its own changes nothing. What should you do with it?
Treat it as a map, not a verdict. Find which sections lost the most marks, trace each one back to the lesson that teaches it, and set two or three specific targets for the weeks before the exam.
Master the essentials
Step 1 · Score by section
Record your Paper 1 score for each section and your Paper 2 marks for each part.
The lesson page shows Paper 1 section scores when you submit.
Step 2 · Find the pattern
Where did you lose the most marks?
Several wrong in one section = a topic to revise.
Step 3 · Map to lessons
A → Unit 6 (L1, L2, L5) · B, D → Unit 6 L3 · C → Unit 6 L4 · E → Unit 9 · Oral → Unit 11 L2
Writing → Units 8 and 10 · Reading → Unit 9 · Summary → Unit 5 · Literature → Unit 7
Step 4 · Keep an error log
For every wrong answer: the question, your answer, the right answer, and why.
Reread it before every practice session.
Step 5 · Set targets
Two or three specific actions with a time frame.
"Learn the -ed rules and do ten oral items a day this week."
Exam day
Sleep well; bring two pens and a watch; read every instruction; answer every objective question; watch the time.
Leave five minutes to check each paper.
See it done
1. A student scores 12/15 in Section A, 3/5 in B, 2/5 in C, 4/5 in D, 5/5 in E and 2/5 in Oral. What should she revise first?
Her weakest sections are idioms (C) and oral English, each 2/5. First targets: Unit 6, Lesson 4 and Unit 11, Lesson 2.
2. Write an error-log entry for a wrong answer to "Hardly had we arrived ___ the rain started."
My answer: than. Right answer: when. Why: "hardly" and "scarcely" pair with "when"; only "no sooner" pairs with "than".
Common mistake: Only looking at the total. Two students with 60% may need completely different revision.
10 questions with instant feedback
Choose the best answer.
1.You lost most marks on idioms (Section C). What should you revise?
Correct. Section C tests idioms.
Not quite. Section C tests idioms. Answer: A. idioms and phrasal verbs (Unit 6, Lesson 4).
Not quite. Section C tests idioms. Answer: A. idioms and phrasal verbs (Unit 6, Lesson 4).
Not quite. Section C tests idioms. Answer: A. idioms and phrasal verbs (Unit 6, Lesson 4).
2.You lost reading marks for copying sentences from the passage. What should you revise?
Not quite. Copying is "lifting"; Unit 9, Lesson 2 teaches own-word answers. Answer: B. answering in your own words (Unit 9, Lesson 2).
Correct. Copying is "lifting"; Unit 9, Lesson 2 teaches own-word answers.
Not quite. Copying is "lifting"; Unit 9, Lesson 2 teaches own-word answers. Answer: B. answering in your own words (Unit 9, Lesson 2).
Not quite. Copying is "lifting"; Unit 9, Lesson 2 teaches own-word answers. Answer: B. answering in your own words (Unit 9, Lesson 2).
3.Your composition was marked down for "we was" and "their/there". Which criterion and unit?
Not quite. Those are accuracy errors, covered in the composition clinic. Answer: C. accuracy, Unit 10 Lessons 1–2.
Not quite. Those are accuracy errors, covered in the composition clinic. Answer: C. accuracy, Unit 10 Lessons 1–2.
Correct. Those are accuracy errors, covered in the composition clinic.
Not quite. Those are accuracy errors, covered in the composition clinic. Answer: C. accuracy, Unit 10 Lessons 1–2.
4.Your composition was only 120 words. Which criterion suffers most?
Not quite. Ideas cannot be developed in so few words. Answer: D. content.
Not quite. Ideas cannot be developed in so few words. Answer: D. content.
Not quite. Ideas cannot be developed in so few words. Answer: D. content.
Correct. Ideas cannot be developed in so few words.
5.An error log should include:
Not quite. Knowing why is what stops the mistake happening again. Answer: B. each wrong answer, the right answer and why.
Correct. Knowing why is what stops the mistake happening again.
Not quite. Knowing why is what stops the mistake happening again. Answer: B. each wrong answer, the right answer and why.
Not quite. Knowing why is what stops the mistake happening again. Answer: B. each wrong answer, the right answer and why.
6.Which is the best target?
Not quite. It is specific and has a time frame. Answer: C. "Learn the -ed rules and do ten oral items a day this week.".
Not quite. It is specific and has a time frame. Answer: C. "Learn the -ed rules and do ten oral items a day this week.".
Correct. It is specific and has a time frame.
Not quite. It is specific and has a time frame. Answer: C. "Learn the -ed rules and do ten oral items a day this week.".
7.You missed 5 of 15 in Section A, mostly concord. What next?
Correct. Target the weak topic, then practise it.
Not quite. Target the weak topic, then practise it. Answer: A. revise concord (Unit 6, Lesson 1) and redo similar items.
Not quite. Target the weak topic, then practise it. Answer: A. revise concord (Unit 6, Lesson 1) and redo similar items.
Not quite. Target the weak topic, then practise it. Answer: A. revise concord (Unit 6, Lesson 1) and redo similar items.
8.The night before the exam, you should:
Not quite. Rest and preparation matter more than last-minute cramming. Answer: B. sleep well and prepare your materials.
Correct. Rest and preparation matter more than last-minute cramming.
Not quite. Rest and preparation matter more than last-minute cramming. Answer: B. sleep well and prepare your materials.
Not quite. Rest and preparation matter more than last-minute cramming. Answer: B. sleep well and prepare your materials.
9.In the exam, an objective question is very hard. What should you do?
Not quite. Keep moving, and never leave an objective answer blank. Answer: C. mark your best guess, move on, and return later.
Not quite. Keep moving, and never leave an objective answer blank. Answer: C. mark your best guess, move on, and return later.
Correct. Keep moving, and never leave an objective answer blank.
Not quite. Keep moving, and never leave an objective answer blank. Answer: C. mark your best guess, move on, and return later.
10.Why sit a full mock under timed conditions?
Not quite. Timed practice shows you both your pace and your gaps. Answer: D. to practise timing and find weak areas.
Not quite. Timed practice shows you both your pace and your gaps. Answer: D. to practise timing and find weak areas.
Not quite. Timed practice shows you both your pace and your gaps. Answer: D. to practise timing and find weak areas.
Correct. Timed practice shows you both your pace and your gaps.
Build your revision plan
Using your mock results, fill in your plan: your two weakest sections, the lessons to revise, and two specific targets with dates. Then compare with the example.
My plan
Example: Weakest: Section C (2/5) and Oral (2/5). Revise: Unit 6 Lesson 4; Unit 11 Lesson 2. Target 1: learn ten new idioms a week, testing myself every Friday. Target 2: do the oral practice items daily for a week and sort twenty -ed and -s words by sound. In two weeks, redo every question in my error log without looking at the answers.
Next: Unit 12, Final revision. Take the exit quiz first.