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SCMP Reporter

ENTHUSIASM is running high to put oneself to the test - as indicated in the record number of students who took the recent mock examination in preparation for the HKCEE.

  About 10,000 secondary students from over 150 schools sat the exam, an annual event organised by the Hok Yau Club to prepare students for the big exam.

  Mr Ng Tak-kay, director of the Hok Yau guidance centre, said the number of students taking individual subjects had increased by 10 per cent.

  To accommodate the greater numbers, 13 mock exam centres were made available this year. The venues were the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the City University of Hong Kong and 11 secondary school campuses.

  'The idea behind the mock exam is to help students in their HKCEE preparations, as well as to familiarise them with the real exam situation.'   Mr Ng said that over 90 per cent of this year's HKCEE students were taking the exam for the first time.

  'The mock exam is very similar to the real HKCEE. It gives students a good idea of actual exam conditions,' he said.

  The candidates sat for papers in English, Chinese and Mathematics.

  'We put emphasis on English Paper 5, Chinese Paper 2 and Mathematic Paper 1, as the students are extra concerned about these core subjects,' Mr Ng said.

  The questions and answers were prepared by veteran teachers from different schools. The results of the English paper were announced after the mock exam.

   Ricky Wong Siu-kuen, a student of St Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School, found the experience 'valuable'.

  'It's shown up my strong and weak points in my study strategy,' the science student said.

       Tammy Wong Yuk-fan of Chinese YMCA Secondary School said the exam was 'certainly worthwhile'.

  'It gave me a chance to practise answering papers in a serious exam atmosphere, before taking the real HKCEE. It is definitely a useful experience. I picked up a lot of ideas, and I have learnt how to spread my time over the questions.

  'The only difference was in the seating. It's quite different at the actual HKCEE,' Tammy said.

  Mr Ng explained that the seating arrangements for the 'mock' exercise had to be limited to the size of the exam centres.

    For instance, some students had to answer papers in lecture rooms at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

  Mr Ng said the Hok Yau Club would be using more examination centres next year in view of the growing popularity of the mock exam.



Pupils tune up for the big exam