OLSAT Level A study plan
OLSAT Level A · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning
Define the four verbal task types on Level A (following directions, opposites, classification, similarity) and label one example of each from a practice set
Build a 60-word vocabulary bank of Level A opposites and sort them into 15 antonym pairs
Complete 40 following-directions items with 90% accuracy, reading each prompt aloud once before answering
Record every missed item with the reason (misread instruction, unknown word, rushed) in a running error log
Your checkpoint
A one-page verbal task-type map plus a 15-pair antonym list and an error log with at least 10 entries
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning
Expand the vocabulary bank to 120 words covering opposites, category words, and function words
Drill classification items: sort 50 words into 10 given categories and justify each placement in one sentence
Practice similarity items by naming how two words go together (category, function, part-whole, use) for 40 pairs
Time 25 verbal items under a 5-minute cap to build pacing
Review the error log and rewrite the three most frequent mistake patterns as personal rules
Your checkpoint
A 120-word vocabulary bank and a written set of three personal answering rules derived from the error log
Verbal Reasoning
Work 30 verbal analogy items and label the relationship type before choosing an answer
Practice sentence-completion items using context clues, underlining the clue word in each stem
Eliminate answer choices systematically: cross out two wrong options per item for 25 items
Self-explain out loud why each chosen answer fits and each rejected one does not
Your checkpoint
A completed 30-item analogy worksheet with relationship labels and a scored accuracy percentage
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning
Take a full 40-item verbal timed section and score it against the answer key
Reclassify all missed items by task type to see which verbal subtype is weakest
Re-teach the weakest subtype by writing five original practice items of that type
Memorize the 20 highest-frequency Level A vocabulary words still marked unknown
Your checkpoint
A timed verbal section score with an item-type breakdown table and five self-written practice items
Pictorial Reasoning
Identify the pictorial reasoning task types (classification, analogy, sequencing, series) and describe the rule behind 20 picture puzzles in words
Practice sequence items by stating the transformation between each step (size, position, count, rotation)
Solve 30 pictorial analogy items and explain the mapping from the first pair to the second
Build a checklist of common picture rules to scan for on every item
Your checkpoint
A one-page picture-rule checklist plus 20 written rule descriptions from solved puzzles
Pictorial Reasoning & Figural Reasoning
Work 30 figural series items, writing the numeric or positional pattern for each before answering
Practice figural classification by finding the shared attribute across four of five figures
Drill matrix-style puzzles where two rules (shape and shading, or size and position) apply at once
Complete 20 items combining pictorial and figural rules to practice switching between rule types
Your checkpoint
A 50-item mixed pictorial/figural worksheet with written rules for each item and an accuracy score
Pictorial Reasoning & Figural Reasoning
Run two timed 30-item figural sections and compare scores for improvement
Review every figural miss and tag it as rule-missed, rule-misapplied, or careless error
Practice drawing the next figure in a series from scratch to confirm rule understanding
Revisit the picture-rule checklist and add any new rules discovered
Your checkpoint
Two timed figural section scores with a tagged error summary and an updated checklist
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning & Pictorial Reasoning & Figural Reasoning
Take two full-length mixed practice tests under exam timing and record both scores
Review all remaining errors and confirm each is understood and corrected
Re-drill the 30 highest-miss items from weeks 1 through 7
Finalize a one-page test-day strategy sheet covering pacing, elimination, and rule-scanning
Your checkpoint
Two full-length practice test scores plus a completed one-page test-day strategy sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 85% on a 25-item untimed verbal set and show a vocabulary bank of 120 words
Week 4: Score at least 80% on a timed 40-item verbal section and identify the single weakest verbal subtype
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a 50-item mixed pictorial/figural worksheet with written rules for each item
Week 8: Score at least 85% on both full-length practice tests and show a completed test-day strategy sheet