Top 10 Math Topics You Must Master Before Your OMPT Exam

Based on the topic patterns we see across OMPT-style exams, here are the ten areas worth prioritising in your preparation, roughly ordered by how frequently students lose points on each.

1. Algebraic manipulation — simplifying expressions, factoring, and solving equations quickly and without errors.
2. Functions and graphs — reading, transforming, and combining functions.
3. Exponents and logarithms — rules that trip up even strong students under time pressure.
4. Linear and quadratic equations — fast, reliable solving methods.
5. Differentiation — basic rules and their application to real-valued functions.
6. Integration — the inverse operation, including area-under-the-curve interpretation.
7. Systems of equations — solving two or more equations simultaneously.
8. Inequalities — a frequently under-practiced topic that appears more than students expect.
9. Basic probability and statistics — foundational concepts, not advanced statistics.
10. Word problems / applied reasoning — translating a real-world scenario into the correct equation.

Why this list matters for your study plan

Rather than studying every topic in your old textbook cover to cover, focusing your limited prep time on this list mirrors what actually shows up on exam day. Exam.ify's topic-focused drill packs are organized around exactly these ten areas, written by our own team to mirror OMPT-style question patterns, so you can strengthen the topics that matter most instead of guessing where to spend your time. Exam.ify is an independent exam-prep provider and is not affiliated with the official OMPT test.