A week of deliberate practice.

Set aside 30 to 45 minutes a day. Learn a concept, attempt questions and review what happened. This is a starting routine you can adapt to your students and their target exams.

Suggested by AISEA · Published 12 October 2026. Completing the plan does not imply readiness for every exam.

  1. Day 1

    Find your starting point

    35 minutes

    • Try the 15 starter questions for about 20 minutes without opening the answers.
    • Spend 15 minutes reviewing. Write down two topics that need attention.
    Starter questions
  2. Day 2

    Work with percentages and ratios

    40 minutes

    • Read the theory for percentages and ratios for 10 minutes.
    • Choose one topic exercise in learning mode for 20 minutes. Spend 10 minutes explaining two answers in your own words.
    PercentagesRatio and proportion
  3. Day 3

    Make the reasoning visible

    40 minutes

    • Read the number-series and direction-sense examples for 10 minutes.
    • Practise for 20 minutes. Use a sequence rule or sketch before choosing an answer. Review for 10 minutes.
    Number seriesDirection sense
  4. Day 4

    Read carefully, answer precisely

    40 minutes

    • Spend 10 minutes reviewing sentence-correction rules.
    • Practise sentence correction or reading comprehension for 20 minutes. Use the final 10 minutes to explain why the other options are wrong.
    Sentence correctionReading comprehension
  5. Day 5

    Review the technical foundations

    40 minutes

    • Choose data structures or databases and read for 10 minutes.
    • Practise for 20 minutes, then review for 10. If your target role has no technical section, use this session for one of your weaker aptitude topics.
    Data structuresDatabasesAptitude topics
  6. Day 6

    Practise with a timer

    35 to 45 minutes

    • Check your target exam guide and its official source to choose a relevant topic.
    • Open an exercise and select timed mode before starting. Follow its displayed timer and marking settings. Use the remaining time to review errors and skipped questions.
    Exam guidesChoose a practice topic
  7. Day 7

    Revisit mistakes and choose next steps

    30 minutes

    • Spend 15 minutes retrying questions you missed, without referring to the explanations first.
    • Review for 10 minutes, then spend 5 minutes choosing two topics for next week. Keep a brief note of concept errors, misreading and time pressure.
    Saved exercise progressPractice library

Using this plan with students

Share this page through your class resource list. Ask students to keep a short error log and discuss one difficult question each day. Students can use the site without an account; topic-exercise progress is saved in their browser on that device.

For a classroom session, use the printable starter questions and keep the answer booklet for the discussion afterwards.

Get the starter packAll college resources