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PAAET Nursing and Health Sciences Aptitude Test study plan

PAAET Nursing and Health Sciences Aptitude Test · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Biology (cell biology, human anatomy and physiology, genetics, basic microbiology)

  • Label a hand-drawn eukaryotic cell diagram with at least 8 organelles and write one function beside each.

  • Build a two-column table listing at least 5 structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

  • Sequence the stages of mitosis and state one key event and one checkpoint for each stage.

  • Distinguish bacteria, viruses and fungi by size, genetic material and one example disease each.

  • Summarize three routine infection-control practices and explain the mechanism behind each.

Your checkpoint

A 25-item closed-book self-quiz on cell structure and basic microbiology, scored and corrected to at least 20/25.

Week 2

Biology (cell biology, human anatomy and physiology, genetics, basic microbiology) & Chemistry (general and organic chemistry fundamentals, solutions, acids and bases)

  • Trace the path of blood through the heart from vena cava to aorta, naming chambers, valves and major vessels in order.

  • Explain alveolar gas exchange using diffusion and list three factors that increase the exchange rate.

  • Match the digestive, renal and nervous systems to their primary functions and name one key organ for each.

  • Write electron configurations and assign group and period for the first 20 elements.

  • Balance 10 chemical equations and classify each as synthesis, decomposition, single replacement or double replacement.

Your checkpoint

A two-system anatomy summary sheet (cardiovascular and respiratory) with labelled diagrams redrawn from memory.

Week 3

Biology (cell biology, human anatomy and physiology, genetics, basic microbiology) & Chemistry (general and organic chemistry fundamentals, solutions, acids and bases)

  • Solve 10 monohybrid and 5 dihybrid Punnett-square crosses and state the expected phenotype ratios.

  • Differentiate genotype from phenotype and dominant from recessive using examples you construct yourself.

  • Interpret a pedigree and justify the most likely mode of inheritance in two written sentences.

  • Draw and name the functional groups of alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and amines.

  • Predict the products of an alkane combustion, an esterification and an acid-base neutralization, showing reasoning.

Your checkpoint

A 15-cross genetics problem set with full working shown, scoring at least 12/15.

Week 4

Chemistry (general and organic chemistry fundamentals, solutions, acids and bases) & Mathematics (arithmetic, algebra, ratios and proportions, basic statistics)

  • Calculate molarity, moles and dilution volumes across 15 solution problems with units stated.

  • Convert among pH, pOH, hydrogen-ion and hydroxide-ion concentrations for 10 given values.

  • Classify 12 common substances as acidic, basic or neutral and predict their litmus and pH behaviour.

  • Solve 15 linear equations and systems of two equations, checking each answer by substitution.

  • Set up and solve 10 ratio and proportion problems, including dose-scaling style items.

Your checkpoint

A timed 40-minute mixed chemistry-mathematics set of 25 items, scored, with every missed item reworked in writing.

Week 5

Mathematics (arithmetic, algebra, ratios and proportions, basic statistics) & General Aptitude and Logical Reasoning (data interpretation, problem solving, spatial and verbal reasoning)

  • Compute mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation for 8 small data sets.

  • Answer 10 data-interpretation questions from a table, a bar chart and a line graph without a calculator.

  • Solve 15 percentage, ratio and unit-rate word problems, showing the setup line for each.

  • Complete 20 number-series and pattern items and state the rule you used for each.

  • Solve 10 spatial reasoning items (rotation, folding, mirror image) and justify each choice briefly.

Your checkpoint

A one-page formula and method sheet plus a 30-item reasoning set scored at 80% or higher.

Week 6

Physics (mechanics, fluids, basic electricity, measurement and units) & Mathematics (arithmetic, algebra, ratios and proportions, basic statistics)

  • Solve 15 kinematics and dynamics problems using velocity-time relations, force equals mass times acceleration, and work-energy relations, carrying units throughout.

  • Apply density, pressure and buoyancy relationships to 10 fluid problems including one floating-object case.

  • Convert 20 measurements across SI prefixes and state the correct number of significant figures for each.

  • Extract acceleration and displacement from given distance-time and velocity-time graphs.

  • Check 10 given equations for dimensional consistency and flag the incorrect ones.

Your checkpoint

A worked portfolio of 25 mechanics and fluids problems with units and significant figures marked, at least 20 correct.

Week 7

Physics (mechanics, fluids, basic electricity, measurement and units) & English Language (reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar)

  • Apply Ohm's law and series and parallel resistance rules to 12 circuit problems.

  • Compute electrical power and running cost for 5 appliance scenarios given time and tariff.

  • Find and correct 20 grammar errors covering subject-verb agreement, tense, articles and prepositions.

  • Read two short health-science passages and answer 10 comprehension and inference questions on each.

  • Define 40 high-frequency academic and medical-root vocabulary words and use each in an original sentence.

Your checkpoint

A 20-item English mini-test (grammar, vocabulary, one passage) scored at 75% or higher, with a rewritten error log.

Week 8

General Aptitude and Logical Reasoning (data interpretation, problem solving, spatial and verbal reasoning) & English Language (reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar)

  • Complete 30 data-interpretation and problem-solving items under a 35-minute timer.

  • Complete 15 verbal reasoning and 15 spatial reasoning items and record accuracy separately by item type.

  • Re-solve 30 previously missed items drawn from the week 1 to week 7 error logs, without notes.

  • Write a 250-word timed summary of a health-related passage in under 10 minutes.

  • Sit two full-length timed mocks covering all six domains and list the three weakest topics with a concrete fix plan for each.

Your checkpoint

A scored full-length timed mock plus a one-page final revision sheet of the 20 most frequently missed facts and formulas.

Milestones

Week 4: Score at least 70% on a closed-book, timed 40-question biology and chemistry checkpoint, with every missed item logged alongside a corrected explanation.

Week 6: Finish the mathematics and physics sections of a timed half-mock at 75% accuracy or better with at least 5 minutes left on the clock.

Week 7: Demonstrate baseline coverage of every domain by scoring above 60% in each of the six sections on a section-by-section practice run.

Week 8: Achieve at least 75% overall on a full-length timed mock with no single section below 65%.