OLSAT study plan
OLSAT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Verbal Comprehension (antonyms, sentence completion, sentence arrangement) & Verbal Reasoning (analogies, classification, following directions)
Build a personal antonym list of 60 high-frequency OLSAT-style word pairs, grouped by difficulty tier
Practice sentence completion by predicting the blank's meaning before reading the answer choices, on 30 items
Diagram 15 sentence-arrangement sets by numbering clauses into logical order and justifying the sequence in writing
Drill 25 analogies using a bridge-sentence method that names the exact relationship (e.g., part-to-whole, cause-effect)
Log every missed item in an error journal with the reason for the miss (vocabulary gap, relationship misread, or careless slip)
Your checkpoint
A 5-column error journal plus a 60-pair antonym list, with at least 100 practice items attempted across Domains 1 and 2
Verbal Comprehension (antonyms, sentence completion, sentence arrangement) & Verbal Reasoning (analogies, classification, following directions)
Expand the antonym list to 120 pairs and self-quiz to 90% accuracy
Complete 40 sentence-completion items under a 45-second-per-item cap to build pacing
Classify 40 verbal-classification items by identifying the shared category and the odd-one-out rule
Practice following-directions tasks by executing 10 multi-step written instructions with zero order errors
Reattempt all Week 1 error-journal items cold and mark which ones recur
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-item mixed Domain 1 and 2 mini-test scored and analyzed, with a written list of the three most frequent error types
Verbal Comprehension (antonyms, sentence completion, sentence arrangement) & Verbal Reasoning (analogies, classification, following directions)
Review the 120-pair antonym list to 95% recall and add 30 advanced pairs
Write a one-paragraph strategy sheet for each Domain 1 task type (antonyms, sentence completion, sentence arrangement)
Complete 30 analogies mixing all relationship types, recording the bridge sentence for each
Practice following directions with 10 items that include negation and exception clauses
Tighten pacing to 40 seconds per verbal item across 50 mixed items
Your checkpoint
A one-page strategy sheet covering all six Domain 1 and 2 task types, plus a scored 40-item mixed set at or above 80% accuracy
Pictorial Reasoning (picture analogies, picture classification, series)
Describe 20 picture analogies in words to convert visual relationships into verbal bridges
Sort 30 picture-classification sets by the attribute that unites them (function, category, or physical feature)
Solve 25 picture-series items by predicting the next frame before checking the options
Identify and record the five most common series rules (rotation, addition, alternation, size change, position shift)
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-item Domain 3 practice set with every missed item explained in a written bridge sentence
Figural Reasoning (figural analogies, figural classification, figural series)
Map transformation rules for 30 figural analogies, naming each rule explicitly (rotation, reflection, shading, element swap)
Classify 30 figural-classification items by the distinguishing feature that separates the odd figure
Track 20 figural series by sketching the expected next figure before reviewing choices
Build a personal checklist of figural rules to scan for on every item
Your checkpoint
A figural-rule checklist of at least 12 named transformations, validated against a scored 30-item Domain 4 set
Pictorial Reasoning (picture analogies, picture classification, series) & Figural Reasoning (figural analogies, figural classification, figural series)
Complete 60 mixed pictorial and figural items under a 50-second-per-item cap
Reattempt every missed Domain 3 and 4 item from Weeks 4 and 5 and record recurrence
Practice translating each visual item into a one-sentence verbal rule before answering
Reduce careless visual misses by double-checking the orientation and shading of the chosen figure
Your checkpoint
A scored 60-item mixed visual-reasoning test with a recurrence report on prior misses
Quantitative Reasoning (number analogies, number series, number classification, numeric inference)
Solve 30 number analogies by writing the arithmetic relationship as an equation before selecting
Complete 40 number-series items and label each series rule (constant difference, ratio, alternating, squares, Fibonacci-style)
Classify 30 number sets by identifying the shared numeric property and the outlier
Practice numeric inference by deriving rules from partial data in 15 items
Memorize squares to 20, common primes, and doubling patterns to speed recognition
Your checkpoint
A one-page numeric-rule reference sheet plus a scored 40-item Domain 5 set at or above 85% accuracy
Verbal Comprehension (antonyms, sentence completion, sentence arrangement) & Verbal Reasoning (analogies, classification, following directions) & Pictorial Reasoning (picture analogies, picture classification, series) & Figural Reasoning (figural analogies, figural classification, figural series) & Quantitative Reasoning (number analogies, number series, number classification, numeric inference)
Take two full-length mixed practice tests under timed conditions and score each by domain
Review every miss across all five domains and rank error causes by frequency
Drill the two weakest domains with 30 targeted items each
Finalize a test-day pacing plan that allocates time per domain and a skip-and-return rule
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length practice tests with a written domain-by-domain score profile and a final test-day pacing plan
Milestones
Week 2: Score at or above 75% on a 30-item mixed Domain 1 and 2 mini-test, with the error journal showing fewer than 8 unresolved items
Week 4: Score at or above 80% on a 40-item mixed verbal set and complete the one-page strategy sheet for all six verbal task types
Week 6: Score at or above 80% on the 60-item mixed pictorial and figural test, with no more than 3 recurring misses from Weeks 4 and 5
Week 8: Score at or above 85% overall on both full-length practice tests, with every domain at or above 75% and a finalized pacing plan