EPT Study Plan: 4 Weeks or 2 Weeks

Last verified: 1 November 2026. Our source is Qiyas centre page on the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) website. Fees and procedures can change, so confirm them on the site before you pay. This guide is independent: it is not affiliated with the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC), Qiyas (the National Center for Assessment) or any government body.

In short: start with 10 free questions to see what you would score if you took the test today. Half the test is Structure, so start there, then split Listening and Reading evenly, and practise listening every day. Two days before the test, take a full timed mock exam.

Know what you are facing

• Format: 80 four-option multiple-choice questions, in English.
• Time: the full mock exam here is 90 minutes, about 67 seconds per question.
• Calculator: not allowed, and you will not need one.
• Your target: there is no single pass mark, so ask your university for the minimum it requires. Prince Sultan University, for example, asks for at least 50%.

Where the questions go

Details of each part are in what the test covers and its weights.

Four-week plan

The plan assumes 45 to 75 minutes a day, and reviewing your mistakes the same day. Listening for 10 minutes every day in all four weeks.

Week 1: find your starting point, then the core of Structure

1. On day one take the 10 free questions: you will see what you would score today and which part is weakest.
2. Days 2 to 6: tenses, then modals and conditionals, then passive voice. One topic a day, 15 to 20 questions.
3. Day 7: go through the questions you got wrong in the mistakes notebook.

Week 2: the rest of Structure

1. Days 1 to 3: nouns, pronouns and agreement, then adjectives, adverbs and comparison.
2. Days 4 and 5: prepositions, connectors and relative clauses.
3. Days 6 and 7: vocabulary and word forms, then review your mistakes.

Week 3: compositional analysis and Reading

1. Days 1 and 2: error spotting and word order. Find the subject and the verb first.
2. Day 3: punctuation, spelling and sentence order.
3. Days 4 to 6: two or three passages a day. Start with main idea and vocabulary in context, then details, inference and pronoun reference.
4. Day 7: review the mistakes notebook.

Week 4: measure, then the weakest part

1. Day 1: a full timed mock exam (80 questions, 90 minutes), phone away. It needs paid access.
2. Day 2: review every mistake and see which part cost you the most.
3. Days 3 to 5: practise your two weakest parts from the result.
4. Two days before the test: a second full timed mock exam.
5. The day before: review the mock exam mistakes only, an hour at most, then sleep well.

Two-week plan

If you have two weeks, Structure is half the score, so it gets half your time.

1. Day 1: the 10 free questions, and pick your weakest part. Listening for 10 minutes.
2. Days 2 to 7: Structure: 40 questions a day, about two topics, starting with tenses, conditionals, passive voice and prepositions. Listening for 10 minutes every day.
3. Days 8 to 10: Reading: two or three passages a day. Listening for 15 minutes.
4. Day 11: a full timed mock exam, then review every mistake.
5. Days 12 and 13: only your weakest part from the result, and the mistakes notebook. No new topics.
6. Day 14: a second full timed mock exam in the morning, then rest. If you can, move it to two days before your test.

If your test is only two days away: the free questions, then a full mock exam on day one, and review its mistakes on day two.

How to practise listening

• Play each recording once only, then answer, as in the test.
• After answering, read the transcript to see the sentence you missed.
• Check that your headphones work before the real test.

Using the site

• The 10 free questions show your level now, with no sign-up and every option explained.
• Practice by part in the practice area, with the mistakes notebook to redo what you got wrong.
• Listening questions with audio that you play on the same page, with the full transcript shown after you answer.
• The full mock exam with the test's question count and time, and your score split across the three parts.

This plan is a suggestion for organizing your time and does not guarantee any result, and your mock exam score is not an official result. For booking see how to register, then start from practice by part.