Dear Teachers, I agree with Sharon Tzur that there is no need for 'matkonot' in English as all tests given during the year have the same formats as the final ones. It seems to me scores tend to vary according to the familiarity with the topic. I often use past Bagrut exams as practice rather than tests since students have access to these papers and usually get higher grades on them than on others. Lucille Eilon --------------------------------- Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.