KS POST study plan
KS POST · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Reading Comprehension & Writing and Grammar
Diagnose baseline reading speed and comprehension accuracy with two timed 500-word passages, recording accuracy percentage and time per question
Identify the four most common inference-question stems and write a one-line strategy for each
Review subject-verb agreement and pronoun reference rules, then correct 20 deliberately faulty sentences
Build a personal error log with three columns: error type, correct rule, and a self-written example
Your checkpoint
A one-page diagnostic sheet showing baseline scores for reading accuracy, reading speed, and grammar error count, plus the first 20 entries in the error log
Reading Comprehension
Practice main-idea and author's-purpose questions across six short passages, writing a one-sentence summary of each passage before answering
Distinguish fact-based questions from inference questions by labeling 25 practice questions by type
Apply a two-pass reading method: skim for structure, then read question stems before close reading
Define five unfamiliar vocabulary items per session from context clues rather than dictionary lookup, then verify
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of first-pass versus second-pass accuracy on 30 reading questions, with a written note on which question types improved most
Reading Comprehension & Report Writing
Summarize three multi-paragraph passages into exactly three bullet points each, preserving names, numbers, and sequence
Convert one narrative incident into a chronological report outline with who, what, when, where, and outcome
Identify and eliminate vague wording such as 'several', 'some time later', and 'a number of' in your own drafts
Practice writing an objective incident summary that separates observed facts from personal opinion
Your checkpoint
One 250-word factual incident report written from a supplied set of notes, checked against a five-point completeness checklist
Writing and Grammar & Report Writing
Master punctuation rules for commas, semicolons, and colons, then fix 25 punctuation errors in sample sentences
Rewrite ten wordy sentences to cut at least 25 percent of words without losing meaning
Draft a report using past tense and third-person voice consistently, then self-audit for tense shifts
Proofread your own writing for the five error types most frequent in your log
Your checkpoint
A revised 300-word report with a tracked before-and-after word count and a list of every correction made, categorized by error type
Situational Judgment and Human Relations & Observation and Memory
Classify ten workplace scenarios by the core issue: conflict, safety, procedure breach, or ethical dilemma
Write a ranked-response rationale for five scenarios, justifying why the top choice beats the runner-up
Practice observation drills by studying a written scene description for 60 seconds, then recalling ten details without looking
Identify your two weakest observation categories, such as names, numbers, or spatial layout, and drill those specifically
Your checkpoint
A scenario response log covering ten cases with ranked options and written justifications, plus a recall accuracy score from three observation drills
Situational Judgment and Human Relations & Mathematics
Apply a de-escalation sequence to three written conflict scenarios and state the first action to take in each
Distinguish procedural compliance from personal judgment in five scenarios where the two conflict
Solve ratio, percentage, and rate problems under a two-minute-per-question limit
Check arithmetic answers using an independent estimation method before committing
Your checkpoint
A timed math set of 20 problems scored for accuracy and pace, plus three written de-escalation sequences
Mathematics & Observation and Memory
Solve multi-step word problems involving averages, proportions, and unit conversion, showing each step
Memorize and apply the formulas for percentage change, rate, and simple interest without reference
Run daily five-minute memory drills on number sequences and paired details, tracking recall accuracy
Reduce careless errors by re-reading each word problem once before solving and once after
Your checkpoint
A scored 25-question math practice set with an error analysis identifying whether each miss was conceptual, computational, or misreading
Reading Comprehension & Situational Judgment and Human Relations & Report Writing
Complete two full-length timed mixed-domain practice sets under exam conditions
Review every missed question and assign it to a domain and error type in the log
Rewrite the two weakest report drafts using the checklist and compare versions side by side
Finalize a one-page quick-reference sheet of rules, formulas, and response priorities for exam-day review
Your checkpoint
A full-length practice score report by domain with a written remediation note for every question missed, plus the completed one-page quick-reference sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Reading accuracy on timed passages reaches at least 70 percent, and you can correctly label question types in a mixed set of 20
Week 4: Grammar and punctuation error count in a self-written 300-word report drops by at least half from the week 1 baseline
Week 6: You can rank and justify responses to scenario questions with a written rationale in under 90 seconds per question, and math accuracy reaches 75 percent
Week 8: Full-length practice scores meet or exceed 75 percent in every domain, with no domain below 65 percent