How to take a test

11 short videos, one for each kind of test. Each one is about 20 seconds and shows a real phone screen.

Every day

Short, and marked the moment you finish.

Quick check

You get A score in about 10 minutes, and the topics to fix next.

  1. Open your subject and tap Start quick check.
  2. Tap the answer you think is right.
  3. Tap Next. Marks come at the end, like a real test.
  4. On the last question, tap Finish.
  5. Your score, your grade band and what to fix.
Try quick check

By chapter

You get Ten questions from one chapter, and a bar that fills as that chapter improves.

  1. Tap By chapter.
  2. Pick the chapter you studied today.
  3. All ten questions come from that chapter.
  4. Each chapter keeps its own bar. Fill them all.
Try by chapter

Stuck? Use a hint

You get A nudge first, then two wrong answers removed. You still do the thinking.

  1. Not sure? Tap Show a hint under the question.
  2. Still stuck? Tap again to take away two wrong answers.
  3. Two choices left. Pick one and carry on.
Try stuck? use a hint

Fix my mistakes

You get A second go at only the questions you got wrong, with the reason each time.

  1. After any test, tap Fix your mistakes.
  2. Only your wrong ones come back. Tap an answer.
  3. You see right or wrong at once, and why.
  4. Keep going until every question is green.
Try fix my mistakes

The Daily 5

You get Five quick questions a day, answers at once, and a streak to keep.

  1. The Daily 5 pops up. Tap an answer.
  2. You see the answer straight away. Five in a row.
  3. Done for today. Come back tomorrow for your streak.
Try the daily 5

Exam practice

Longer, timed, and closer to the real paper.

Full paper

You get Forty questions against the clock, then a score, time used and topics to revise.

  1. Tap Full paper when you want exam practice.
  2. Forty questions, with a timer at the top.
  3. Finish for your score, time used and what to revise.
Try full paper

Past papers

You get A real Cambridge paper, marked at once, with the answer sheet.

  1. Tap Past papers.
  2. Pick a year and variant.
  3. Read the question paper, then tap Answer sheet.
  4. Tap A, B, C or D for each question. Practice shows right or wrong at once.
  5. Exam mode marks only at the end, with the real timer.
Try past papers

Mock exam

You get The real paper length, subject split and timing, with a percentile at the end.

  1. Pick Full mock or Half mock.
  2. Timed, in the real subject order. Tap your answers.
  3. Finish for your score, percentile and weakest subjects.
Try mock exam

Written questions

You get Practice for the long-answer paper: write, compare with the mark points, mark yourself.

  1. Tap Written questions, then Start with question 1.
  2. Type your answer in your own words.
  3. Tick each mark point you got. That is your mark.
  4. Saved. Move on to the next question.
Try written questions

Make it yours

Your topics, your scores, on any device.

Build your own test

You get Exactly the topics you choose, as long or short as you like.

  1. Scroll to Chapters and tap Build your own test.
  2. Tick only the topics you want.
  3. Pick how long, then tap Start.
  4. Your own test, your own topics.
Try build your own test

My prep

You get All your subjects and scores in one place, on any device once you sign up.

  1. Tap the menu at the top of any page.
  2. Tap My prep.
  3. Every subject you tried, with its score ring.
  4. Sign up free to keep it all on any device.
Try My prep

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