First, find your starting point
Take one practice part from each category before you begin your plan. Note your scores and the question types you missed. This tells you where to spend your time. You can use our reviewer, which shows your score, status and time for every part.
The 4-week plan
- Week 1 - Foundations: Review grammar rules, basic arithmetic and fractions, and the main topics of the Constitution. Do two short practice parts every day.
- Week 2 - Build skill: Add number series, analogies and filing practice. Retake any part you scored below 80% on and read every explanation.
- Week 3 - Build speed: Do timed practice and aim to finish each part within the time you would have in the exam. Spend extra time on your weakest section.
- Week 4 - Full review: Go through all the categories, redo the parts you failed and take a final timed run a few days before the exam. Rest the day before.
Daily habits that help
- Study at the same time each day, even if only for 45 to 60 minutes.
- Practice a little in each category every week instead of one subject at a time.
- Keep an error notebook where you write the question types you miss and the rule or fact behind each one.
- Read English news or articles daily to build vocabulary and reading speed.
- Sleep well. Memory and focus both depend on it.
Use practice tests the right way
A practice test is useful only if you learn from it. After each part, read the explanations for the questions you got wrong and the ones you guessed. Then retake the part later. Our reviewer reshuffles the questions and choices every time you retake it, so you practice the idea behind each question instead of memorizing its position.
Know your goal
Do not stop at 80% on a single attempt. Aim to pass every part more than once, so that a bad day on the exam does not drop you below the mark.