Do mock GCSE exams actually matter?

Question

I've gone from sleep losingly worried, to not caring anymore about my GCSE mock exams I've got in three weeks. They're not my actual exams and they don't actually count but everyone else is getting worried. My R.E teacher told me and my friend personally not to worry but should I?

Answer 1

Your RE teacher may not worry, but what about the other teachers?
My son sat his a year ago, he did so bad in one subject, they moved him down 2 sets fearing he would not be able to cope with the GCSE........bear this in mind and get your books out!

Answer 2

Don't get in a panic over your mock exams, but if for some reason you did unexpectedly badly in the real exams, the results from the mocks or prelims can be used as the basis for an appeal. Also prelims tend to be slightly harder than the finals, so if you do well in them it is a great morale boost. Conversely, if you do badly just remember that the finals will not be as bad.

Answer 3

aha we have the same problem but yeah they do count as if you muck up ur mocks u'll be entered in the lower gcse exams meaning the highest you can get is a C and if you want to get into a good 6form/college they accept A's or at the least b's so it starts with the mocks (Y) im in year 10 btw Lol we have our science exam on the 15th jan argh =[ toodel (: x

Answer 4

I did not study for my preliem, and actually not really study hard for my real GCSE too. I did quite badly on my preliems, but got good grades on my GCSE. The preliems are always harder than the real GCSE. But actually, when I totally gave up on my Physics, which I thought that I will not be majoring in Sciences in college anyway, so I got a D in the GCSE. Fortunately, in my preliem, I got a C, so I could transfer the credit from my preliem score to get to a class which is a prerequisite of Physics. Anyway, do not worry too much, as long as you pass you GCSE or your preliem, you can still get to univeristy.

Answer 5

Mock exams are used to gauge what level you are working at. Higher or Foundation (in the case of English)... The reality is that any teacher worth their pay already has a good idea of what you will be getting anyway....
It's all a game - the government decide where the pass level is when you come to your GCSE exam in June.... a movable pass mark... great.... that's the reality.

Answer 6

They matter a lot they are aimed at putting you into exam mode and to produce the requirements of the examining board, your method and success in answering the mock exams, will have a great bearing on the way you will handle the actual exams and the results that you may get.
So get stuck in.

Answer 7

i have got Mocks in about 3 weeks and i am not putting too much effort in to them because they are not worth anything. but my teachers say that if i miss my actual GCSE exams, then they can use these, but i think that is a load of Bull! Whereas Module tests you do need to revise for because i had some today, and i don't think i have done too well!!

hope this helps you!!!

Answer 8

I suppose they're only really meant to get you in the mood for the real ones. If you revise loads for your mocks then when it comes to doing the real thing you won't have to do as much mad cramming so it won't be half as bad. Plus you'll know the style of the questions, so you can bear that in mind when revising for the real exams.

Answer 9

Not really, I mean, they give you and your teachers a guide as to how your doing and what you could use some help on.
My mock G.C.S.E results were in fact sent to the colleges I applied to.
They are not worth losing sleep over however and you never hear about them again.

Answer 10

no, but for some colleges (King Edward IV) they go on your mock results but most dont. But you still need to do well incase you arent able to do teh real exams they use the mock ones.