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Course units and learning goals

These lessons teach selected course objectives. Check the remaining coverage gaps; the material is not a complete preparation programme.

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V.R · Verbal: reading and argument structure

Analyse discourse and draw conclusions
Distinguish assumptions, evidence and author perspective
Select relevant points and understand text organisation

assumption: An unstated premise needed by an argument
discourse: Connected language with structure and meaning

V.T · Verbal: text completion and sentence equivalence

Complete one-, two- and three-blank passages using context
Select two sentence-equivalence choices yielding coherent equivalent meanings
Use logical cues rather than vocabulary similarity alone

arduous: Requiring much effort
equivalence: Matching meaning in the completed sentence

Q.C · Quantitative comparison and number reasoning

Compare quantities across all allowed values
Use arithmetic, ratios, divisibility and powers
Recognise when the relationship cannot be determined

constraint: A condition limiting allowed values
indeterminate: Not fixed by the given information

Q.P · Quantitative problem solving and data

Solve algebraic, geometric and data-analysis problems
Select all valid options where requested
Enter numerical answers in the required form and use the on-screen calculator appropriately

conditional probability: Probability within a specified condition
numerical entry: An answer entered as a number rather than an option

AW · Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue

Develop a focused response to the specific Issue instruction
Use reasons, examples and qualifications
Organise and revise analytical writing for clarity

qualification: A limit that makes a position more precise
objection: A reason against a position

V.T-multiblank · Text completion: dependent meanings across two and three blanks

Predict each blank from contrast, support and qualification cues
Use one choice from each column and check the completed whole
Distinguish independent answer columns from interdependent passage meanings

conjecture: A proposed explanation not established by the available evidence
dogmatic: Treating a view as certain without allowing appropriate doubt

V.E-pairs · Sentence equivalence: fitting context and matching complete meanings

Select exactly two of six choices for an equivalence task
Check both contextual fit and the meaning of the resulting sentences
Reject synonym pairs that reverse the passage’s logic

modest: Small in amount or degree in the stated context
evasive: Avoiding a direct response to the issue

V.R-selection · Reading comprehension: independent option tests and sentence selection

Evaluate each of three select-all options against the passage
Locate the sentence fulfilling the exact requested rhetorical role
Distinguish a supported inference from an attractive unsupported claim

concession: Acknowledgement of a point while limiting what follows from it
scope: The persons, conditions or degree of certainty covered by a claim

V.A-arguments · Verbal arguments: assumptions, alternative causes and evidence direction

Separate observations, assumptions and conclusions
Choose evidence that strengthens or weakens the precise argument
Use an assumption’s negation to test whether the argument depends on it

self-selection: People’s choice of a group that may create relevant baseline differences
necessary assumption: A premise whose failure undermines the given reasoning

Q.N-response · Quantitative response formats: all valid values and numerical entry

Select every allowed answer without assuming a fixed number
State numerical answers in the requested representation and unit
Use estimation and substitution to verify a computed response

candidate solution: A value produced by a solving step that still needs checking
rounding: Reporting a value at a stated precision after calculation

Q.A-number · Arithmetic: divisibility, remainders and multiplicative change

Use prime factorisation for divisibility, greatest common factors and least common multiples
Interpret remainders with the original divisor
Combine ratios and percentage changes with the correct reference total

least common multiple: The smallest positive integer divisible by each given positive integer
remainder: The nonnegative amount left after division by a positive integer, smaller than that divisor

Q.L-algebra · Algebra: domains, systems, inequalities and functions

Solve equations while preserving denominator and radical restrictions
Analyse inequalities and simultaneous conditions without losing endpoints
Evaluate functions and translate verbal relationships into algebra

domain restriction: A condition identifying inputs on which the original expression is defined
simultaneous solution: Values satisfying every relation in a system at the same time

Q.G-geometry · Geometry: labelled facts, coordinates, circles and solids

Use given relationships rather than a diagram’s apparent scale
Connect coordinate distances, slopes and geometric properties
Distinguish linear, area and volume scale factors

sector: A circle region bounded by two radii and their included arc
scale factor: The multiplier relating corresponding lengths of similar figures

Q.D-data · Data analysis: spread, weighted averages and conditional probability

Distinguish mean, median, spread and a weighted average
Interpret distributions and overlapping or conditional event counts
Use the correct reference total in table-based inference

weighted average: An average that accounts for each group’s contribution or size
mutually exclusive: Events that cannot occur together in the same outcome

A.W-instructions · Analyze an Issue: instruction families and a reasoned qualified position

Match an Issue response to its specific instruction rather than a fixed template
Address reasons, competing views or policy consequences when requested
Develop a qualified position with explained examples within 30 minutes

policy consequence: An intended or unintended result relevant to judging a proposed rule
qualified thesis: A position stating its limits or conditions rather than making an unsupported absolute claim

Preparing for this qualification

One 30-minute Analyze an Issue task. Verbal sections 12/18 min and 15/23 min; Quantitative 12/21 min and 15/26 min. Verbal and Quantitative are section-adaptive. The acquired paper-delivered book has 15/20-item sections and is not the standard computer mock.

Teaching coverage still needed

A full standard computer adaptive mock must use free official POWERPREP, not the differently sized paper book. Dedicated multi-blank, equivalence, reading selection and quantitative response lessons include original free exact-set/numeric checks. Larger item sets and whole-form reviewed bank integration remain.