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WPS Written Test study plan

WPS Written Test · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

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

Week 2

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

Week 3

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

Week 4

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

Week 5

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

Week 6

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

Week 7

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

Week 8

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