How to Take and Review a Mock Exam in RD Study Lab

Start a full mock, work through its two sections and optional break, and turn the completed review into your next study focus.

By Mike Tulk, RD

The RD Study Lab mock exam gives you a longer practice session with a two-section structure. Use it when you want to practise staying with a set of questions, managing your pace, and reviewing the result afterward.

This walkthrough describes the app’s practice mode. For the arrangements for your actual exam, use the current instructions provided for your sitting.

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A condensed, untimed example: two original study-process questions, one per section. The full app mock has 95 + 90 questions and an optional 15-minute break.

Before you start

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The full mock contains 185 questions: 95 in Section 1 and 90 in Section 2, with an optional 15-minute break between them. Read the start screen before beginning and choose a time when you can give the session sustained attention.

Decide what you want to observe. For example: “When I am unsure, can I keep moving and return to the questions that need more thought?” That is an original pacing goal, not a rule about how any particular exam question should be answered.

Work through the session

  1. Choose Start Mock Exam. If you already have an unfinished mock, the app offers Resume Mock Exam.
  2. Work through Section 1. Use the question navigation and review controls available in the session to keep track of your answers.
  3. Check your work before moving to the next section. Treat the section transition as a deliberate decision.
  4. At the break screen, take the break or skip it to begin Section 2 immediately.
  5. Complete Section 2 and submit the mock. Review the answers and rationales afterward.

Review the sitting as well as the score

After submission, separate the things you want to work on:

  • You did not know the underlying idea — Revisit the related lesson and self-checks.
  • You knew the idea but missed what the prompt asked — Write down the wording you overlooked and practise reading another set carefully.
  • You spent too long deciding between options — Review the details that distinguish the options and note how you will handle a similar pause.

Also review correct answers you guessed. A correct selection can still leave a gap worth investigating.

Turn the review into a smaller session

Choose one or two areas from the completed review, then return to targeted practice or a lesson. You do not have to take another full mock immediately to act on what you found.

A mock score describes that practice attempt. It does not guarantee an exam result, and repeated exposure to familiar questions can affect later scores.

Next: Choose targeted practice and adjust your Study Plan.