PrepSim study guides

Practical advice for better mock-test practice

Short, useful guides for the parts of exam preparation that are easy to get wrong: timing, question strategy and reviewing mistakes.

These guides are written for PrepSim candidates and link directly to the relevant free practice tests.

Latest guide

A practical way to use the 60 minutes in IELTS Academic Reading, including when to move on and how to review mistakes after a mock test.

A simple post-test routine for finding why PTE Academic answers went wrong, with separate checks for speaking, writing, reading and listening.