Language test preparation checklist

For IELTS, TOEFL, JLPT and similar: short daily practice for each skill, mistakes revisited days later, and full mock tests at the end.

12 tasks

How to use it

Add the test date when you copy it, and write down your target score. Rotate skills through the week and keep the last two weeks for full mock tests. Some steps are adapted from HowToLiveBetter by eternity4719 and contributors (CC BY 4.0). Full method and sources: https://todoandtimer.com/en/blog/plan-spaced-review

What's inside

Start 3

Register and confirm the test date and version
Take one full practice test to see where you are
Write down the score you need

Daily 3

Vocabulary: learn a new set and recall yesterday’s words without looking
Listening: do one section, then check against the transcript
Reading: one passage against the clock

Weekly 3

Writing: write one essay and revise it against a model or the scoring guide
Speaking: record yourself answering two questions and listen back
Redo this week’s mistakes a few days later

Last two weeks 3

Take two full mock tests under test conditions
Go through every mistake question by question
Confirm the test centre, ID and check-in time