TEAS English study plan

Build a 60-item root, prefix, and suffix deck from a self-made list of high-frequency academic and healthcare terms, and drill it in three spaced sessions.

Apply the four context-clue types (definition, contrast, example, inference) to 30 unfamiliar words drawn from science and social-studies passages, writing the clue type beside each answer.

Distinguish denotation from connotation for 20 word pairs by ranking each pair on a formality scale.

Record every missed word in an error log with its meaning, part of speech, and one original sentence.

Expand the deck to 120 terms, adding 30 figures of speech and 30 commonly confused word pairs (affect/effect, imply/infer).

Identify and correct 25 commonly confused word pairs inside full sentences rather than isolated pairs.

Classify 20 sentences by structure (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex) before attempting any punctuation edits.

Use three reading passages per session to practise inferring word meaning from surrounding sentences under a 90-second-per-question limit.

Write and self-check 40 sentences applying subject-verb agreement rules, including inverted order, collective nouns, and indefinite pronouns.

Resolve 30 pronoun-reference and pronoun-antecedent agreement items, underlining the antecedent each time.

Conjugate 15 irregular verbs across six tenses and correct 20 tense-shift errors inside paragraphs.

Distinguish singular from plural possessive forms in 25 sentences, including plural nouns ending in -s.

Punctuate 30 sentences using commas, semicolons, colons, and apostrophes, then justify each mark with the rule it satisfies.

Repair 20 run-ons, comma splices, and fragments by rewriting rather than by adding a single comma.

Place and correct 20 dangling or misplaced modifiers, identifying what each modifier was intended to describe.

Edit a 250-word paragraph for all conventions errors and track how many of your own errors you caught unaided.

Rewrite 20 informal or wordy sentences into concise formal academic prose for an assigned audience and purpose.

Identify and delete 25 instances of redundancy, circumlocution, and empty phrasing.

Choose among four words with similar meanings to fit a stated audience and tone in 20 items, defending each choice in one sentence.

Apply transition and cohesion strategies to join 20 pairs of short sentences into logically connected ones.

Reorder and restructure three multi-paragraph drafts so that topic sentences and supporting details are logically sequenced.

Evaluate 15 revision questions that ask which sentence should be added, removed, or moved, and state the reason each time.

Vary sentence length and structure across a 200-word piece to eliminate monotonous patterns.

Match language register to three distinct scenarios (patient instructions, academic essay, workplace email).

Complete three timed 20-question mixed sets that interleave conventions and language-knowledge items, keeping a per-question log.

Re-sort your error log by domain and rule, then re-teach yourself the three most frequent error rules.

Reduce average time per question to 45 seconds while holding accuracy above 80%.

Answer 20 vocabulary-in-context items drawn from mixed passages to keep domain 3 skills active.

Take two full-length timed English sections under exam conditions and score them against the official content categories.

Drill only the two weakest rules identified in the prior week until each reaches 90% accuracy on a 20-item check.

Recite from memory the ten punctuation and agreement rules you most often missed, without looking at notes.

Finalize a one-page exam-day checklist covering timing, elimination strategy, and the order you will attack question types.