dMAT guides

How to solve it

Method, not theory. One page per Core Module task type, and what full-length practice should actually look like.

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1

How hard is the dMAT? What your first mock score really means

Most first attempts measure pace, not reasoning. What each band usually means, and the one change that moves it fastest.

7 min read

2

dMAT Sample Paper: What Exists, and What to Use Instead

No official paper is published for download. Here is what the questions actually look like, and how to sit them properly.

6 min read

3

dMAT Exam Questions: What They Actually Look Like

Every Core Module question type explained with worked examples and the solving method for each.

7 min read

4

The seven rules behind every Figure Sequences question

The rule set is closed and small. Once you can name all seven, the subtest stops being a puzzle and becomes a checklist.

7 min read

5

Mental math shortcuts for dMAT Mathematical Equations

Why the answer format is not multiple choice, and the substitution order that turns four unknowns into arithmetic.

7 min read

6

How to solve dMAT Latin Squares without pen and paper

Scanning order, forced deductions, and why the fixed A-E answer column changes how you should guess.

7 min read

7

The Seven Question Shapes in a General Academic Module Set

A passage plus questions is not one task type. Telling the seven apart is what turns 90 minutes into enough time.

8 min read

8

Reading a General Academic Module Passage Under Time

You are not reading to understand the passage. You are reading to know where things are when a question asks.

7 min read

9

How to Prepare for the dMAT Exam

A four-week plan built around the no-notes rule and the 75-seconds-per-item clock.

8 min read

10

dMAT Mock Test: Free Full-Length Practice

Why timed browser practice beats PDF papers, and how to use mock tests properly rather than just collecting scores.

7 min read

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Mock 1 is free and takes 70 minutes. It will tell you more than another hour of reading.

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