diff --git a/src/components/PracticeModal.tsx b/src/components/PracticeModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82ebc779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PracticeModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import Button from "./Low/Button";
+import Modal from "./Modal";
+
+interface Props {
+	open?: boolean
+}
+
+export default function PracticeModal({ open }: Props) {
+	const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState<boolean>(open || false)
+
+	return (
+		<Modal title="Practice Questions" isOpen={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
+			<div className="py-4 flex flex-col gap-4 items-center">
+				<span className="w-full">
+					To acquaint yourself with the question types in this section, please respond to the practice questions provided.
+					<br />
+					<b>Do note that these questions are for practice purposes only and are not graded.</b>
+					<br />
+					You may choose to skip them if you prefer.
+				</span>
+				<Button onClick={() => setIsOpen(false)} className="w-full max-w-[200px]">Understood</Button>
+			</div>
+		</Modal>
+	)
+}
diff --git a/src/exams/Listening.tsx b/src/exams/Listening.tsx
index 86721643..a7b4a277 100644
--- a/src/exams/Listening.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Listening.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import RenderAudioInstructionsPlayer from "./components/RenderAudioInstructionsP
 import RenderAudioPlayer from "./components/RenderAudioPlayer";
 import SectionNavbar from "./Navigation/SectionNavbar";
 import ProgressButtons from "./components/ProgressButtons";
+import PracticeModal from "@/components/PracticeModal";
 
 
 const Listening: React.FC<ExamProps<ListeningExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false, preview = false }) => {
@@ -83,8 +84,11 @@ const Listening: React.FC<ExamProps<ListeningExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = f
 			userSolutions: userSolutions.find((x) => x.exercise === exercise.id)?.solutions || [],
 		}))
 
+		const hasPractice = exercises.some(e => e.isPractice)
+
 		return (
 			<div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+				<PracticeModal open={hasPractice} />
 				{formattedExercises.map(e => showSolutions
 					? renderSolution(e)
 					: (!startNow && !showPartDivider && !isBetweenParts && !showSolutions) && renderExercise(e, exam.id, registerSolution, preview))}
@@ -93,8 +97,6 @@ const Listening: React.FC<ExamProps<ListeningExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = f
 		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 	}, [partIndex, startNow, showPartDivider, isBetweenParts, showSolutions]);
 
-
-
 	const confirmFinishModule = (keepGoing?: boolean) => {
 		if (!keepGoing) {
 			setShowBlankModal(false);
@@ -129,12 +131,12 @@ const Listening: React.FC<ExamProps<ListeningExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = f
 			timesListened={timesListened}
 			setShowTextModal={setShowTextModal}
 			setTimesListened={setTimesListened}
-			// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+		// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 		/>, [partIndex, assignment, timesListened, setShowTextModal, setTimesListened])
 
-	const memoizedInstructions = useMemo(()=> 
+	const memoizedInstructions = useMemo(() =>
 		<RenderAudioInstructionsPlayer />
-	, [])
+		, [])
 
 	return (
 		<>
@@ -180,9 +182,9 @@ const Listening: React.FC<ExamProps<ListeningExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = f
 
 							{/* Exercise renderer */}
 							<>
-							{(!startNow && !showPartDivider) && progressButtons}
-							{renderPartExercises}
-							{(!startNow && !showPartDivider && !isBetweenParts) && progressButtons}
+								{(!startNow && !showPartDivider) && progressButtons}
+								{renderPartExercises}
+								{(!startNow && !showPartDivider && !isBetweenParts) && progressButtons}
 							</>
 						</div>
 
diff --git a/src/exams/Reading.tsx b/src/exams/Reading.tsx
index e9d7f094..95f1b28c 100644
--- a/src/exams/Reading.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Reading.tsx
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import { countExercises } from "@/utils/moduleUtils";
 import PartDivider from "./Navigation/SectionDivider";
 import ReadingPassage from "./components/ReadingPassage";
 //import ReadingPassageModal from "./components/ReadingPassageModal";
-import {calculateExerciseIndex} from "./utils/calculateExerciseIndex";
+import { calculateExerciseIndex } from "./utils/calculateExerciseIndex";
 import useExamNavigation from "./Navigation/useExamNavigation";
 import { ExamProps } from "./types";
 import useExamStore, { usePersistentExamStore } from "@/stores/exam";
 import useExamTimer from "@/hooks/useExamTimer";
 import SectionNavbar from "./Navigation/SectionNavbar";
 import ProgressButtons from "./components/ProgressButtons";
+import PracticeModal from "@/components/PracticeModal";
 
 const Reading: React.FC<ExamProps<ReadingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false, preview = false }) => {
 	const updateTimers = useExamTimer(exam.module, preview || showSolutions);
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ const Reading: React.FC<ExamProps<ReadingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 		startNow
 	} = useExamNavigation({ exam, module: "reading", showBlankModal, setShowBlankModal, showSolutions, preview, disableBetweenParts: showSolutions });
 
+	const hasPractice = useMemo(() => {
+		if (partIndex > -1 && partIndex < exam.parts.length) {
+			return exam.parts[partIndex].exercises.some(e => e.isPractice)
+		}
+		return false
+	}, [partIndex, exam.parts])
+
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (finalizeModule || timeIsUp) {
 			updateTimers();
@@ -130,7 +138,7 @@ const Reading: React.FC<ExamProps<ReadingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 	const progressButtons = useMemo(() =>
 		// Do not remove the ()=> in handle next
 		<ProgressButtons handlePrevious={previousExercise} handleNext={() => nextExercise()} />
-	, [nextExercise, previousExercise]);
+		, [nextExercise, previousExercise]);
 
 	return (
 		<>
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ const Reading: React.FC<ExamProps<ReadingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 					/>
 				</div> : (
 					<>
+						<PracticeModal key={partIndex} open={hasPractice} />
 						<div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full gap-8">
 							<BlankQuestionsModal isOpen={showBlankModal} onClose={confirmFinishModule} />
 							{/*<ReadingPassageModal text={exam.parts[partIndex].text} isOpen={showTextModal} onClose={() => setShowTextModal(false)} />*/}
diff --git a/src/exams/Speaking.tsx b/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
index 4205ee87..4801a931 100644
--- a/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Speaking.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import useExamNavigation from "./Navigation/useExamNavigation";
 import ProgressButtons from "./components/ProgressButtons";
 import { calculateExerciseIndexSpeaking } from "./utils/calculateExerciseIndex";
 import SectionNavbar from "./Navigation/SectionNavbar";
+import PracticeModal from "@/components/PracticeModal";
 
 
 const Speaking: React.FC<ExamProps<SpeakingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false, preview = false }) => {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const Speaking: React.FC<ExamProps<SpeakingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = fal
 	const { finalizeModule, timeIsUp } = flags;
 
 	const timer = useRef(exam.minTimer - timeSpentCurrentModule / 60);
+	const hasPractice = useMemo(() => exam.exercises.some(e => e.isPractice), [exam.exercises])
 
 	const {
 		nextExercise, previousExercise,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ const Speaking: React.FC<ExamProps<SpeakingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = fal
 					onNext={handlePartDividerClick}
 				/> : (
 					<>
+						<PracticeModal open={hasPractice} />
 						{exam.exercises.length > 1 && <SectionNavbar
 							module="speaking"
 							sectionLabel="Part"
diff --git a/src/exams/Writing.tsx b/src/exams/Writing.tsx
index 75bba4cd..39894502 100644
--- a/src/exams/Writing.tsx
+++ b/src/exams/Writing.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import useExamTimer from "@/hooks/useExamTimer";
 import useExamNavigation from "./Navigation/useExamNavigation";
 import SectionNavbar from "./Navigation/SectionNavbar";
 import ProgressButtons from "./components/ProgressButtons";
+import PracticeModal from "@/components/PracticeModal";
 
 const Writing: React.FC<ExamProps<WritingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false, preview = false }) => {
 	const updateTimers = useExamTimer(exam.module, preview || showSolutions);
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const Writing: React.FC<ExamProps<WritingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 	} = !preview ? examState : persistentExamState;
 
 	const timer = useRef(exam.minTimer - timeSpentCurrentModule / 60);
+	const hasPractice = useMemo(() => exam.exercises.some(e => e.isPractice), [exam.exercises])
 
 	const { finalizeModule, timeIsUp } = flags;
 	const { nextDisabled } = navigation;
@@ -80,8 +82,8 @@ const Writing: React.FC<ExamProps<WritingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 
 	const progressButtons = useMemo(() =>
 		// Do not remove the ()=> in handle next
-		<ProgressButtons handlePrevious={previousExercise} handleNext={() => nextExercise()} nextDisabled={nextDisabled}/>
-	, [nextExercise, previousExercise, nextDisabled]);
+		<ProgressButtons handlePrevious={previousExercise} handleNext={() => nextExercise()} nextDisabled={nextDisabled} />
+		, [nextExercise, previousExercise, nextDisabled]);
 
 
 	return (
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ const Writing: React.FC<ExamProps<WritingExam>> = ({ exam, showSolutions = false
 					onNext={handlePartDividerClick}
 				/> : (
 					<div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full gap-8 items-center">
+						<PracticeModal open={hasPractice} />
 						{exam.exercises.length > 1 && <SectionNavbar
 							module="writing"
 							sectionLabel="Part"
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSessions.tsx b/src/hooks/useSessions.tsx
index 756f08bb..2718786c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSessions.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useSessions.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import {ExamState} from "@/stores/exam/types";
+import { ExamState } from "@/stores/exam/types";
 import axios from "axios";
-import {useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-export type Session = ExamState & {user: string; id: string; date: string};
+export type Session = ExamState & { user: string; id: string; date: string };
 
 export default function useSessions(user?: string) {
 	const [sessions, setSessions] = useState<Session[]>([]);
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ export default function useSessions(user?: string) {
 
 	useEffect(getData, [user]);
 
-	return {sessions, isLoading, isError, reload: getData};
+	return { sessions, isLoading, isError, reload: getData };
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/(exam)/ExamPage.tsx b/src/pages/(exam)/ExamPage.tsx
index 5cb5829f..922e7c1b 100644
--- a/src/pages/(exam)/ExamPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/(exam)/ExamPage.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import ShortUniqueId from "short-unique-id";
 import { ExamProps } from "@/exams/types";
 import useExamStore from "@/stores/exam";
 import useEvaluationPolling from "@/hooks/useEvaluationPolling";
+import PracticeModal from "@/components/PracticeModal";
 
 interface Props {
 	page: "exams" | "exercises";
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export default function ExamPage({ page, user, destination = "/", hideSidebar =
 							if (exercise.type === "writing")
 								await evaluateWritingAnswer(user.id, sessionId, exercise, index + 1, userSolutions.find((x) => x.exercise === exercise.id)!);
 
-							if (exercise.type === "interactiveSpeaking" || exercise.type === "speaking"){
+							if (exercise.type === "interactiveSpeaking" || exercise.type === "speaking") {
 								await evaluateSpeakingAnswer(
 									user.id,
 									sessionId,
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export default function ExamPage({ page, user, destination = "/", hideSidebar =
 		}
 	}, [exam, showSolutions, userSolutions, sessionId, user?.id, flags]);
 
-	useEvaluationPolling({pendingExercises, setPendingExercises});
+	useEvaluationPolling({ pendingExercises, setPendingExercises });
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (flags.finalizeExam && moduleIndex !== -1) {
diff --git a/src/pages/api/sessions/index.ts b/src/pages/api/sessions/index.ts
index 267ae57b..a352ea78 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/sessions/index.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/sessions/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Next.js API route support: https://nextjs.org/docs/api-routes/introduction
-import type {NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse} from "next";
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
 import client from "@/lib/mongodb";
-import {withIronSessionApiRoute} from "iron-session/next";
-import {sessionOptions} from "@/lib/session";
-import {Session} from "@/hooks/useSessions";
+import { withIronSessionApiRoute } from "iron-session/next";
+import { sessionOptions } from "@/lib/session";
+import { Session } from "@/hooks/useSessions";
 import moment from "moment";
 
 const db = client.db(process.env.MONGODB_DB);
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@ async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
 async function get(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 	if (!req.session.user) {
-		res.status(401).json({ok: false});
+		res.status(401).json({ ok: false });
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const {user} = req.query as {user?: string};
+	const { user } = req.query as { user?: string };
 
-	const q = user ? {user: user} : {};
-	const sessions = await db.collection("sessions").find<Session>(q).limit(10).toArray();
+	const q = user ? { user: user } : {};
+	const sessions = await db.collection("sessions").find<Session>({
+		...q,
+	}).limit(12).toArray();
+	console.log(sessions)
 
 	res.status(200).json(
 		sessions.filter((x) => {
@@ -37,12 +40,12 @@ async function get(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 
 async function post(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
 	if (!req.session.user) {
-		res.status(401).json({ok: false});
+		res.status(401).json({ ok: false });
 		return;
 	}
 	const session = req.body;
 
-	await db.collection("sessions").updateOne({id: session.id}, {$set: session}, {upsert: true});
+	await db.collection("sessions").updateOne({ id: session.id }, { $set: session }, { upsert: true });
 
-	res.status(200).json({ok: true});
+	res.status(200).json({ ok: true });
 }