Mission 14 of 14Final30 minutes

Exam Trainer

Combine skills, show working, and answer exam-style questions clearly.

Big Idea

Exam success comes from choosing the right method, showing working, and checking the final answer.

Understand it first

Command words

Words like calculate, explain, compare, and estimate tell you what the answer must include.

Method marks

Good working can earn marks even if the final arithmetic has a small error.

Checking

A final check catches impossible answers before you submit.

Method Ladder

Use this same ladder every time you meet this topic.

  1. Underline key numbers and command words.
  2. Choose the topic and method.
  3. Show each step clearly.
  4. Check units, reasonableness, and final sentence.

Worked example: A test has 80 marks. A student scores 68. Find the percentage.

  1. Write the fraction: 68/80.
  2. Convert to out of 100: 68 ÷ 80 x 100.
  3. 68 ÷ 80 = 0.85.
  4. 0.85 x 100 = 85%.

Fix It Lab

Read these before the quiz. They are the traps that lose marks.

  • Common mistakeAnswering a different question from the one asked.
  • Common mistakeWriting only the final answer without method.
  • Common mistakeForgetting units or final statements.

Top-mark challenge

Open challenge

Create your own mixed exam question using two topics from this course.

Write full working and one sentence explaining the method.

10-question unlock quiz

The quiz is now on separate pages. You answer one question, then the next question opens. Finish Question 10 to complete this mission.

Start Question 1