The phrase "a mock game" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a simulated or practice game, often for training or entertainment purposes.
Example: "The team organized a mock game to prepare for the upcoming championship."
Alternatives: "a practice game" or "a simulated game".
Wearing wigs and golfing visors, the demonstrators staged a mock game of golf with plastic clubs and balls.
Instead, he called a mock game with Rose, and his performance convinced station executives he was the man to replace Wayne Hagin.
Shaw credits Gruden for teaching him to think like a play caller, especially after Gruden berated him for failing to think through a mock game plan he had drawn up.
Ms. Stewart-Cousins was also featured on a Web site that uses a mock game of "Jeopardy!" to lampoon several Democratic senators as part of a campaign to discredit them in advance of the elections.
In 1984, Jesse Jackson recited Dr. Seuss and shouted down guests on a mock game show titled "The Question Is Moot!" The former New York mayors Ed Koch and Rudolph W. Giuliani have made numerous pit stops -- Mr. Giuliani famously in drag -- and the presidential candidate Steve Forbes appeared in 1996.
Its inaugural television advertisement, which began airing this week in California and New York, accuses Vice President Al Gore of political hypocrisy, in a mock game show in which contestants answer questions on various topics, including Mr. Gore's support for campaign finance overhaul despite his appearance at an illegal fund-raiser at a Buddhist temple.
EXTRA POINTS The Jets held a 70-play mock game in front of 2,000 fans.
The mock game uses only a few questions per group, with rapidly changing categories and made-up dollar amounts, not the 6 categories of 5 questions each that make up the show's actual game board.
Passing the test and playing the mock game doesn't guarantee a slot on the show, so relax and have fun in this sterile hotel environment with the other anxious geeks who should really try to get a life someday.
After the mock game, you'll receive a short personal interview asking about your career, family, interests, and what you'd do with your winnings.
You do not have to concern yourself with whether your clothes will clash with the show's set, however, as the mock game does not include a traveling version of the set.
