IN State Police study plan

Complete a 20-item reading and grammar diagnostic and label every miss by question type and rule tested.

Annotate 10 short informational passages for main idea, supporting detail, inference, and author’s purpose; write one evidence sentence per answer.

Correct 30 error-containing sentences targeting subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, modifier placement, parallelism, and punctuation.

Write four 100-word incident summaries from fact bullets using chronological order, active voice, and precise past-tense verbs.

Read four 400- to 600-word passages in eight minutes each, answer five questions per passage, and underline the evidence sentence for each answer.

Revise 25 sentences for clarity, concision, and grammar, and explain each correction in 10 words or fewer.

Draft three police-style reports from fact bullets, removing ambiguity and fixing pronoun and modifier errors.

Build a 20-word vocabulary list from practice passages and use each word in an original sentence.

Compute percentages, ratios, averages, and unit conversions without a calculator across 40 drills, showing each step.

Solve 20 word problems involving distance, work rate, and proportional reasoning, and verify each answer by substitution.

Complete 25 logical reasoning items on number sequences, syllogisms, and conditional statements, diagramming premises before answering.

Create a one-page formula and reasoning-fallacy sheet from missed items.

Interpret tables, charts, and schedules across 15 data-reading items, writing the calculation used for each answer.

Solve 30 mixed word problems under a 45-minute timer and classify each miss as setup, calculation, or misread.

Analyze 20 arguments for assumption, conclusion, strengthening, and weakening; state each conclusion in one sentence.

Complete a 30-minute logic section simulation and review every incorrect answer before checking the score.

Complete 10 attention-to-detail drills comparing paired lists, forms, and alphanumeric strings, recording each miss type.

Memorize and recall 20 detail sets containing names, numbers, and descriptions after a two-minute delay.

Apply a five-step situational judgment framework-safety, law and policy, communication, escalation, documentation-to 12 scenarios.

Draft three incident narratives from observation notes without adding facts that were not observed.

Complete 15 interpersonal scenarios involving upset citizens, coworker conflict, and chain-of-command, ranking the best and worst responses with reasons.

Practice eight timed attention drills with changing rules, such as matching digits while ignoring letters, and chart accuracy.

Write four 150-word reports that label each sentence as observed fact or inference.

Review 10 professionalism and ethics dilemmas and map each to policy, safety, and communication priorities.

Take two 60-minute mixed sections covering reading, grammar, math, and logic, and record per-domain accuracy and pacing.

Review every miss from weeks 1 through 6 and rewrite each error as a rule or question-type note.

Practice 10 paired inference and assumption questions, writing the passage evidence and the argument gap for each.

Build a 20-item personal trap list covering scope shifts, extreme wording, misread units, and unstated assumptions.

Complete a full-length timed simulation covering all six domains and score each section separately.

Recompute the 10 most-missed math item types and write a step-by-step solution for each.

Rehearse 10 high-pressure situational scenarios using the five-step framework and a 30-second decision limit.

Create a final one-page review sheet of formulas, grammar rules, and judgment priorities.