A Level mock exams

A Level mocks, timed like the real thing.

Sit a full-length paper built for your syllabus, on a clock that does not stop when you close the tab. Hand it in and get marked question by question on the A* to E scale, so you know exactly where the marks went before the mocks that matter.

Start free, no card How the Exam Hall works

Timed mocks are on Plus (20 a month) and Max (75 a month), with a 7 day Max trial for every new account.

How a mock runs

Pick your subject and sit down
Choose an A Level subject and start. The paper is built for your syllabus, not a generic question set, so the balance of question types matches what you will face in the summer.
The clock runs like the real thing
Full paper length, anchored on the server. Shutting the laptop does not buy you extra minutes. That is the point.
Marked question by question
Not one number at the end. Each question comes back with its own feedback, so you can see which ones cost you and go straight into a lesson on that topic.

Why mocks matter more at A Level

At A Level the mocks are not just a rehearsal. Your teachers set your predicted grades, the predictions carry your UCAS application, and for most sixth forms the Year 13 mocks are the biggest single piece of evidence behind them. One January sitting ends up speaking for two years of work. Walking into it having already sat timed papers is the cheapest advantage available.

Linear exams raised the stakes on technique. Everything rides on final papers that ask you to move across two years of content at speed, and the gap between knowing a topic and producing it in 25-mark essays under time only shows up under a clock. The Exam Hall runs that rehearsal under the same pressure, because a mock without the clock measures the wrong skill.

The marking is where the grade actually moves. A raw mark tells you almost nothing. Knowing you dropped every mark on the essay questions and none on the short answers tells you exactly what to do next. For essays and long answers, Edapt's marking grades your writing the way an examiner would. Not "good effort", but the marks you would have lost, and why.

The boards' own past papers still belong in your plan. AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC all publish them with mark schemes, and nothing beats them for the feel of the real paper. What they cannot do is mark you, or give you a fresh paper once you have memorised the old ones. Use both.

A mock cycle that actually works

One mock is a snapshot. A cycle is a study method. This is the loop worth running from now until the real papers.

Rotate your three subjects rather than binging one. A mock per subject per fortnight beats three mocks in one panicked weekend.
Sit the paper under the clock, in one sitting, phone in another room. Half-timed mocks measure nothing.
Read the marking before you reread anything else. The 25-mark essay you fumbled is the syllabus telling you what to revise next.
Go into a lesson on the topic that cost you most, then write the essay plan again from memory before you look anything up.
Keep the board's real past papers for full-dress rehearsals a few weeks out, when you want the exact wording and mark scheme.

Common questions

Are these real past papers from AQA, Edexcel or OCR?

No, and you should sit those too. Every exam board publishes past papers and mark schemes free on its website, and they are the best picture of the real paper. Edapt's mocks come from a shared question bank plus questions generated against your syllabus, so you never run out of fresh papers once you have memorised the old ones, and every one you sit gets marked. Past papers show you the exam. Mocks here show you your gaps.

Do mocks really affect my predicted grades?

Often, yes. Your teachers set your predicted grades, and for most sixth forms the Year 13 mocks are the biggest single piece of evidence they use. A strong mock can move a prediction, and a prediction can move an offer. That is worth more preparation than one school rehearsal in January, which is exactly what extra timed practice is for.

How does the timer work?

The paper runs the same length as the real one, and the clock is anchored on the server, not in your browser, so closing the tab does not stop it. A mock you can quietly pause while you look something up is a worksheet.

How is it marked?

Question by question, with feedback on each rather than a single score at the end. You can see exactly which questions cost you marks and go straight back into a lesson on that topic. For essays and extended answers, Edapt's marking grades your writing the way an examiner would, on your syllabus's own A* to E scale, with what to fix to climb a grade.

Which plan do I need?

Timed mock exams are on Plus (20 a month) and Max (75 a month), and marking for essays and long answers is on Max. Every new account starts with a 7 day Max trial, no card.

When should I start sitting mocks?

Earlier than feels comfortable. With three subjects and linear exams, the gap between knowing a topic and producing it under time is bigger at A Level than it has ever been at school, and it only shows up under a clock. Sitting a paper once a topic is covered, even badly, tells you what to revise next while that information is still useful.

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A Level mocks, timed like the real thing.

Timed mocks are on Plus (20 a month) and Max (75 a month), with a 7 day Max trial for every new account.

How a mock runs

Pick your subject and sit down

Choose an A Level subject and start. The paper is built for your syllabus, not a generic question set, so the balance of question types matches what you will face in the summer.

The clock runs like the real thing

Full paper length, anchored on the server. Shutting the laptop does not buy you extra minutes. That is the point.

Marked question by question

Not one number at the end. Each question comes back with its own feedback, so you can see which ones cost you and go straight into a lesson on that topic.

Why mocks matter more at A Level

A mock cycle that actually works

One mock is a snapshot. A cycle is a study method. This is the loop worth running from now until the real papers.

Rotate your three subjects rather than binging one. A mock per subject per fortnight beats three mocks in one panicked weekend.

Sit the paper under the clock, in one sitting, phone in another room. Half-timed mocks measure nothing.

Read the marking before you reread anything else. The 25-mark essay you fumbled is the syllabus telling you what to revise next.

Go into a lesson on the topic that cost you most, then write the essay plan again from memory before you look anything up.

Keep the board's real past papers for full-dress rehearsals a few weeks out, when you want the exact wording and mark scheme.