Skill Gym
Drill one skill at a time
The papers show you where you're weak. The gym is where you fix it. 11 skills, drawn from the FRV papers, 10 questions a day with a free account.
See where you stand first
The free 12-question FRV literacy diagnostic shows which reading processes and ACSF levels to drill.
Reading
Comprehension & main ideas
Understanding what a text says: main ideas, sequence, summarising, and connecting what you read to what comes next.
Evaluating claims & evidence
Critical reading: does the evidence actually support the claim? Spotting assumptions, bias and overreach.
Purpose, audience & tone
Why was this written, for whom, and in what register? Reading intent, not just content.
Finding information in documents
Fast, accurate retrieval from forms, notices, rosters, infographics and other real-world documents.
Language & sentence patterns
How sentence structure carries meaning: referents, connectives, and what complex sentences are actually saying.
Vocabulary in context
Working out what a word means from how it's used: the skill the real test loves.
Handling complex texts
Dense, layered passages at the top ACSF levels: keeping track of ideas across a demanding read.
Language conventions
Grammar & sentence structure
Agreement, tense, sentence boundaries: the conventions the technical-writing section tests hardest.
Text organisation & cohesion
Ordering ideas, linking paragraphs, and choosing the sentence that fits the flow.
Spelling
The typed-answer classics: commonly misspelled words in professional contexts.
Word choice & register
The right word for the job: commonly confused pairs, formality, and precision.