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Structured Math Practice for a High-Stakes Test

10-week, exam-aligned math practice for rising 8th graders preparing for the Chicago Public Schools selective-enrollment high school admissions test (CPS HSAT/PreACT 9).

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Strengthen the foundation -- then build.

Locked-In is the perfect supplemental practice to self-study, tutoring, or formal test-prep courses. No searching for relevant practice problems, no guesswork, just a clear, 10-week plan to help students recall and strengthen the foundational math skills that together make up the PreACT 9 Secure   problems. Strengthen the skills, build on them, and then practice, practice, practice. Our approach ensures that students walk in to test day well prepared. 

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Exam aligned

We focus on the math skills students will use on the PreACT 9 Secure and give them consistent, rigorous practice.

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10-week plan

Students advance through a clear, 10-week path: targeted foundational topic review, weekly cumulative review, and full cumulative practice in the final weeks. See the full program >

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Detailed reports 

Detailed reports show practice pacing and student performance by topic and subtopic so you can celebrate progress and identify areas for improvement. 

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34 problems in 45 minutes

Daily 34-problem practice helps students build stamina and confidence under PreACT 9 Secure timed-testing conditions.

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Smart feedback

Detailed explanations and step-by-step solutions turn incorrect answers into learning opportunities.

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Built for retention

Repeated exposure and cumulative reviews keep older math topics fresh.

How It Works

Weekly Subjects + Daily Topics

Weeks 1 - 7

Students complete topic-related practice problems for a single subject: Foundations and Number Theory; Operations and Expressions; Algebra; Data, Probability, and Applications; or Geometry. For example, a student might complete Geometry > Area and Perimeter problems on Week 5, Day 3 practice.

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Weeks 8 - 10

Students complete daily, exam-aligned, mixed-topic practice.

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Daily Practice

  • Log in to the practice portal and select the week and day of your practice.

  • Days 1 - 4: Practice a foundational topic related to the subject of the week (ex: Algebra > Inequalities, or Geometry > Triangles).

  • Day 5: Complete a cumulative weekly practice that covers all topics from the week.

  • Day 6: Complete a cumulative review that covers topics from the current week as well as from all previous weeks. This keeps foundational topics fresh and ensures that nothing is left behind. 

  • Day 7: Use this day to rest and reset.

Explanations, Reports, and Analytics

At the end of each practice, view practice-session results as well as detailed explanations and step-by-step solutions.

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Finally, review detailed reports and analytics that show progress for subjects, topics, and even time taken--an important factor when building stamina. 

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