OLSAT Level G study plan
OLSAT Level G · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Verbal Comprehension
Define and distinguish the eight verbal-comprehension item types (synonyms, antonyms, analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension, following directions, verbal classification, verbal absurdities)
Build a personal vocabulary log of 60 high-frequency exam words with definitions, part of speech, and one original sentence each
Practice sentence-completion items using the two-pass method: predict the blank, then eliminate by connotation and tone
Annotate three short passages for main idea, supporting detail, and inference markers
Your checkpoint
A 60-word vocabulary log plus a 20-item untimed verbal-comprehension practice set scored and error-coded by item type
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning
Convert the vocabulary log into 30 antonym and synonym pairs and self-quiz them from memory twice
Solve analogies by explicitly naming the relationship bridge before checking answer choices
Sort analogy bridges into categories (cause-effect, part-whole, degree, function, category) and label 25 practice items
Read four passages under a 4-minute cap each and write a one-sentence summary of each
Your checkpoint
An analogy-bridge cheat sheet with at least eight relationship categories, each illustrated by two original examples, plus a timed 15-item analogy quiz scored for accuracy and speed
Verbal Reasoning & Figural Reasoning
Solve verbal-classification and verbal-absurdity sets by stating the odd-one-out rule in writing before selecting
Learn the figural-reasoning move set: rotation, reflection, translation, addition/subtraction of elements, size change, shading change
Label the transformation in each step of 20 figural sequence items
Time yourself at 45 seconds per figural item across a 25-item set
Your checkpoint
A written transformation inventory covering all six figural moves applied to 20 solved sequence items, with a log of the three moves you missed most
Figural Reasoning
Drill matrix and analogy-grid figural items using a row-rule/column-rule checklist
Identify and correct your top two recurring figural errors from the week 3 log
Complete two 20-minute timed figural sections without breaking the checklist order
Build a one-page visual reference of figural patterns you personally get wrong
Your checkpoint
Two timed figural sections completed with scores recorded, plus a one-page personal error reference sheet listing your five most frequent traps
Pictorial Reasoning & Figural Reasoning
Classify pictorial-reasoning item types (paper folding, hole punching, pattern completion, hidden figures, series) and list the rule for each
Solve paper-folding and hole-punching items by sketching the unfold steps backward from the final state
Practice hidden-figure and embedded-shape scanning with a systematic left-to-right, top-to-bottom sweep
Mix 30 pictorial and figural items in one sitting to practice switching rule sets
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-item mixed pictorial/figural set with every missed item re-solved correctly on a second pass and annotated with the rule you missed
Quantitative Reasoning
Review arithmetic fundamentals: fractions, ratios, percentages, averages, and unit conversions
Solve number-series items by testing difference, ratio, alternating, and second-difference patterns in a fixed order
Translate word problems into equations using an explicit given/unknown/relationship table
Practice quantitative-comparison items by testing values and avoiding unnecessary computation
Your checkpoint
A formula-and-strategy card (one page) plus a 25-item quantitative reasoning set scored, with each miss tagged to a specific arithmetic or reasoning gap
Quantitative Reasoning & Verbal Comprehension
Re-drill the two weakest quantitative subtopics identified in week 6 until each reaches 80% accuracy
Re-quiz the full vocabulary log and retire mastered words, keeping a residual list of 20 hard words
Complete two 15-minute timed quantitative sections and one timed verbal-comprehension section
Review all error logs from weeks 1 to 6 and group errors by root cause
Your checkpoint
An updated error log showing root causes, current accuracy percentages per domain, and a trimmed 20-word residual vocabulary list
Verbal Comprehension & Verbal Reasoning & Pictorial Reasoning & Figural Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions with no interruptions
Review every missed item and write the correct reasoning path in one sentence each
Re-drill only the three lowest-accuracy subtopics across all five domains
Finalize a test-day pacing plan by allocating target minutes per domain
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed practice test scores with a written one-page test-day pacing and strategy plan
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a 20-item mixed verbal-comprehension and analogy quiz, and recite 30 vocabulary pairs from memory
Week 4: Score at least 75% on two timed 20-minute figural-reasoning sections and show a shrinking error log across weeks 3 to 4
Week 6: Score at least 70% on a 25-item quantitative-reasoning set and confirm every missed item is tagged to a named arithmetic or reasoning gap
Week 8: Score at least 80% overall on both full-length timed practice tests with no domain falling below 70%