WPS Written Test study plan
WPS Written Test · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Grammar, usage, and sentence correction & Punctuation, mechanics, and style
Diagnose baseline grammar accuracy by completing a 40-item self-written error-identification set and logging every miss by error type
Classify each missed item into one of six categories: subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, modifier placement, tense consistency, parallelism, or idiom
Rank the six error categories from most to least frequent and commit the top three to a written remediation list
Review the eight most common punctuation marks and write one original sentence demonstrating each correctly
Your checkpoint
A one-page error-profile sheet listing your six grammar categories, miss counts, ranked priorities, and eight original punctuation-model sentences
Grammar, usage, and sentence correction & Exam structure and written expression
Drill subject-verb agreement and pronoun reference by correcting 60 original sentences and recording the rule violated in each
Rewrite 20 run-on or fragmented sentences into grammatically complete versions
Map the exam's section order, timing, and item counts into a one-page timing table with per-item second budgets
Take one timed 30-item mixed grammar set and compare accuracy against your week-1 baseline
Your checkpoint
A timing table plus a scored 30-item timed grammar set with a written comparison to baseline accuracy
Grammar, usage, and sentence correction & Exam structure and written expression
Correct 50 sentences involving dangling and misplaced modifiers, stating the intended logical subject for each
Apply parallelism rules to 30 list and comparison sentences and rewrite each faulty one
Practice the sentence-correction strategy of reading the full sentence before comparing answer choices on 25 items
Identify and eliminate three recurring distractor patterns you personally fall for, with a written example of each
Your checkpoint
A distractor-pattern log describing three personal traps with one worked example and the correction for each
Reading comprehension and passage analysis & Vocabulary, word choice, and idiom
Annotate five 400-word passages by marking main idea, supporting evidence, and author's attitude in the margin
Answer 40 inference and main-idea questions while writing a one-line justification for each chosen answer
Build a 60-word vocabulary log of exam-level words with original context sentences rather than dictionary definitions
Practice eliminating answer choices that are true but not supported by the passage on 20 questions
Your checkpoint
A 60-entry vocabulary log with original sentences plus a scored 40-question reading set with justifications
Reading comprehension and passage analysis & Vocabulary, word choice, and idiom
Analyze passage structure across four text types: argument, narrative, expository, and business memo
Answer 30 vocabulary-in-context questions and record why each distractor fails
Distinguish tone and attitude words by sorting 40 adjectives into positive, neutral, and negative columns
Summarize three passages in exactly two sentences each to test comprehension compression
Your checkpoint
Three two-sentence passage summaries plus a scored 30-question vocabulary-in-context set with distractor notes
Business and workplace writing conventions & Punctuation, mechanics, and style
Draft four workplace documents: a status email, a meeting summary, a short proposal, and a policy notice
Revise each draft for conciseness by cutting at least 20 percent of word count without losing meaning
Apply formal register conventions by removing contractions, slang, and hedging from all four drafts
Proofread the drafts for comma splices, apostrophe errors, and inconsistent capitalization
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of four revised workplace documents with before-and-after word counts and a proofreading checklist
Exam structure and written expression & Business and workplace writing conventions
Complete two full-length timed practice exams under strict time limits and record section-by-section scores
Audit every wrong answer from both exams and tag it to a domain and an error category
Practice the exam-day sequence of skipping and returning to hard items on at least 10 flagged questions
Rewrite two business documents to match audience and purpose shifts, such as peer versus executive
Your checkpoint
A two-exam score report with every error tagged by domain and a prioritized final-week fix list
Exam structure and written expression & Punctuation, mechanics, and style
Re-drill only the top five error categories from your week-7 fix list across 50 targeted items
Take one final timed full-length exam and compare each section against week-7 scores
Review your punctuation and style rules sheet and correct 20 deliberately flawed sentences
Finalize a one-page exam-day strategy card covering timing, guessing policy, and review order
Your checkpoint
A final score comparison table plus a one-page exam-day strategy card
Milestones
Week 2: Complete a timed 30-item grammar set and score at least 70 percent, with a written error profile naming your top three categories
Week 4: Score at least 75 percent on a 40-question reading set and show a vocabulary log of 60 entries with original sentences
Week 6: Submit four revised workplace documents each cut by at least 20 percent in word count with no remaining punctuation errors on self-proofread
Week 8: Score at least 80 percent overall on a final timed full-length exam and show improvement in every section versus week 7