Weeks 1 to 4: audit and repair
Start by finding out where you actually stand:
- List all 13 chapters and rate each honestly as strong, shaky or weak.
- Attack the weak chapters first, when your energy and time are greatest.
- For each weak chapter, relearn the core ideas, rebuild the formulas from memory, and redo two or three key experiments on paper.
Do not spend these early weeks reviewing what you already know well; that feels productive but changes little.
Weeks 5 to 8: drill skills
Now shift from learning to doing:
- Work sets of calculation questions across chapters until the method is automatic.
- Practise Paper 3 graphs and experiment questions weekly.
- Practise matching command words to answer depth on structured questions.
Keep one weekly slot for Form 4 so it never goes cold, since SPM tests both years.
Weeks 9 to 12: timed past papers
In the final stretch, simulate the exam:
- Do full past papers under timed conditions, not loose questions.
- Mark them strictly and keep an error log of every repeated mistake.
- Use trial and past-paper results to decide where the last hours go.
Make the plan stick
Short daily sessions, spaced across the week, retain far more than one long weekend cram. Track chapters as you complete them so you can see progress. If one or two chapters stay stubborn as the exam nears, focused one-to-one help on exactly those topics is an efficient use of limited time.
Written by the spmphysics.com.my editorial team.· Updated 5 Sept 2026