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Strategy 4 min read · 2026-01-25

How to Use Mock Papers Effectively

Mocks are powerful when used well and useless when used badly. Here's the difference.

Most parents over-use mock papers, treating them as drills. They're actually most valuable as diagnostic tools — to find weak areas, not to grind through.

The ratio that works

For every mock paper sat, spend roughly equal time reviewing it. A 50-minute mock deserves a 50-minute review afterwards.

Review the wrong ones, not the right ones

Go through every wrong answer. Why was it wrong? Misread? Genuine gap? Silly slip? Categorise them. Practice now a free mock to start this process.

Pattern-spot across mocks

If your child gets every ratio question wrong across two mocks, ratio is the problem — not "maths". Drill the specific topic before moving on.

Don't over-mock

One mock a week is plenty. More than that and reviewing time disappears. Mocks without review are just expensive guesses.

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