CBSA OTEE study plan

Complete a 30-item untimed reading diagnostic spanning main idea, supporting detail, inference, and tone, and record raw accuracy for each category.

Apply a three-pass reading routine (skim structure, locate the claim, verify against the question stem) to six short passages.

Write one-sentence paraphrases of every paragraph in four passages to build structural tracking.

Open a personal error log using six fixed error codes and code at least fifteen missed items.

Separate supported inference from unsupported speculation across twenty practice items and justify each rejection in one line.

Draft four written responses of 100 to 150 words that each state a position and cite two supporting details from the prompt.

Revise every draft against a four-point rubric covering clarity, structure, evidence, and concision.

Correct the ten most common concision faults (redundancy, buried verbs, stacked qualifiers) in your own drafts.

Rank competing priorities in twelve work scenarios using an urgency-impact-rule framework and justify each ranking in two sentences.

Apply a written policy to eight scenarios and cite the specific rule that drives each decision.

Identify stakeholders and downstream consequences in ten decision scenarios before choosing a course of action.

Distinguish mandatory, recommended, and optional requirements in fifteen policy excerpts by locating the governing verb.

Complete two timed mixed sets of 25 questions in 20 minutes each, combining reading and judgment items.

Write the specific reasoning error behind every incorrect answer rather than labeling it as a careless mistake.

Produce three short decision memos under a ten-minute limit, each naming the rule applied and the risk of the alternative.

Reduce average time per reading item to 60 seconds or less without dropping accuracy.

Translate conditional statements using if-then, only if, and unless into formal notation across forty items.

Distinguish necessary from sufficient conditions in twenty-five items and state why the reverse fails.

Test assumptions in fifteen arguments by negating each candidate and checking whether the argument collapses.

Classify flawed reasoning in twenty arguments by flaw type, including circularity, false dilemma, and hasty generalization.

Solve thirty table and chart items involving percentages, ratios, and rates.

Compute percentage change, reverse percentage, and weighted averages across twenty items without a calculator.

Identify the assumption a data-supported conclusion depends on in ten items.

Practice front-end estimation to eliminate answer choices within thirty seconds per item.

Solve thirty multi-step word problems involving unit conversions, currency formats, and date arithmetic.

Proofread twenty short passages for transposed digits, mismatched names, and inconsistent units.

Compare one hundred paired strings of identifiers, dates, and amounts and flag every discrepancy.

Build and apply a five-point detail-check checklist under a self-imposed time limit.

Sit two full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions with no pauses or notes.

Map every missed item to a domain and error code and compute accuracy per domain.

Re-drill the two weakest categories until each reaches 85 percent or better.

Finalize a one-page pacing plan with target minutes per question and a checkpoint at the halfway mark.