Kent Test study plan

Sit one timed English paper and one timed mathematics paper under exam conditions to establish a baseline score for each.

Classify every incorrect answer into one of five error types: knowledge gap, misread question, timing, careless slip, or guess.

Record each error in a one-page log with the question number, the error type, and the rule or method that was missed.

Set a target score for each domain and write it at the top of the error log.

Convert fluently between fractions, decimals, and percentages across a 20-item drill with no calculator.

Solve 15 two-step word problems involving money, measures, and ratio inside a 25-minute window.

Recall times tables to 12x12 and the squares and cubes of 1 to 12 on a timed oral check.

Re-work every mathematics question missed in the week 1 log until each is solved correctly twice.

Answer inference and author's-choice comprehension questions using a three-step quote-evidence-explain routine across three passages.

Correct 20 grammar and punctuation items covering apostrophes, commas in clauses, and tense consistency.

Compose one sentence for each of 20 new vocabulary words to confirm meaning in context.

Cut completion time on a comprehension passage to under 12 minutes without losing accuracy.

Sit a combined English and mathematics paper totalling 50 minutes with no break between sections.

Score at least 80% on the combined paper and re-teach any question type that drops below that level.

Reduce average time per mathematics question to under 45 seconds.

Write a one-page method sheet for the five slowest question types, listing the first step for each.

Complete three timed 15-minute verbal reasoning sections covering codes, analogies, and odd-one-out.

Apply a fixed letter-code decoding routine to 20 code questions and check each answer against the routine.

Compile a 50-word vocabulary bank drawn from every unfamiliar word met in the week's papers.

Bring average time per verbal reasoning question down to 25 seconds.

Solve 30 non-verbal reasoning items on rotation, reflection, and sequences using a track-one-feature-at-a-time technique.

Complete two timed 15-minute non-verbal sections and score each separately.

Re-test the verbal reasoning questions missed in week 5 and confirm each is now correct.

Identify the three weakest non-verbal question types and write the rule for each.

Work through 40 spatial items across cube nets, paper folding, plan-and-elevation, and hidden shape.

Apply a written net-to-cube checklist to 15 folding questions under timed conditions.

Complete one timed 20-minute spatial paper without skipping any question.

Re-drill the weakest non-verbal type from week 6 until 90% accuracy is reached on a 10-item set.

Sit two full mock tests with every section timed exactly as in the real Kent Test.

Mark each section separately and re-teach the top three error types found.

Re-drill the two weakest question types across all domains until both reach 80% accuracy on a 10-item set.

Finalise a one-page exam-day checklist covering section timings, when to skip, and when to guess.