Week 1
Diagnostic week
Baseline each section
A full-length baseline test across all areas and a starter error log organised by topic.
Week-by-week prep plan
12-week roadmap
A clear 12-week study plan from baseline diagnostic to two full mock exams in the final week.
Week 2
Fractions, decimals, percentages
Fluent conversions
Automatic conversions between forms and confident percentage-of-quantity word problems.
Week 3
Ratio and rates
Ratio, best buys, unit rates
Solve ratio problems without guesswork; compare unit prices quickly.
Week 4
Algebra from words
Expressions and equations
Turn worded situations into expressions and solve one- and two-step equations cleanly.
Week 5
Geometry core
Angles, area, perimeter, volume
Triangle and quadrilateral angle facts, transversals and measurement in real contexts.
Week 6
Circle geometry
Circumference, area, part-circles
Circle reasoning with π, including semicircles, quarter-circles and compound shapes.
Week 7
Quantitative patterns
Sequences, rules, visual transforms
Spot the rule fast, work backwards and handle dot-pattern and shape transformations.
Week 8
Verbal reasoning
Analogies, logic, vocabulary
Comfortable with analogies, odd-one-out, must-be-true logic and fine vocabulary choice.
Week 9
Reading reasoning
Main idea, inference, viewpoint
Read short passages for implication, tone, assumption and competing viewpoints.
Week 10
Writing intensives
Two timed pieces a week
Plan, draft and edit under time; improve paragraph structure and precise vocabulary.
Week 11
Mixed timed sets
Combined blocks under pressure
Full Maths/QR and Reading/Verbal blocks back-to-back with pacing discipline.
Week 12
Mock exam week
Two rehearsals + targeted review
Two full mock exams, pattern-based error review, no new topics introduced.
Ready to practise
Put this guide into action
Pi Leo Academy members get year-level quizzes, worked solutions, Selective-style quantitative and verbal items and a parent progress portal.