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OLSAT study plan

OLSAT · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

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

Week 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

Week 3

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

Week 4

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

Week 5

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

Week 6

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

Week 7

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

Week 8

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