NSW Check-in Assessment study plan
NSW Check-in Assessment · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Literacy
Identify the main idea and supporting details in three short unseen texts per session
Annotate two texts per session by underlining claims and circling evidence
Summarise a 250-word passage in no more than 40 words
Define and apply five inference terms (imply, suggest, infer, conclude, assume) in written answers
Your checkpoint
A one-page reading log covering six unseen texts, each with main idea, two supporting details and a 40-word summary
Literacy
Classify five question types (literal, inferential, vocabulary-in-context, author purpose, structure) and match a strategy to each
Resolve the meaning of eight unfamiliar words per session using surrounding context clues
Distinguish fact from opinion across three opinion pieces
Draft answers that cite the exact sentence supporting each claim
Your checkpoint
A question-type strategy table with at least five rows and one worked example answer per row
Literacy & Numeracy
Edit three short drafts to correct punctuation, subject-verb agreement and tense consistency
Compute with fractions, decimals and percentages in ten mixed problems per session
Convert between fractions, decimals and percentages without a calculator
Explain each arithmetic error found in a self-marked set of ten items
Your checkpoint
An error journal listing at least fifteen numeracy mistakes with the corrected working shown for each
Numeracy
Solve ratio and rate problems including unit pricing and scaling recipes
Set up and solve one- and two-step algebraic equations
Translate five word problems per session into equations before solving
Check each answer by substitution or estimation
Your checkpoint
A timed 20-question ratio, rate and algebra quiz scored and corrected, with a percentage recorded
Numeracy
Calculate perimeter, area and volume for rectangles, triangles and circles
Apply the Pythagorean theorem to eight right-triangle problems
Interpret tables, bar graphs and line graphs to answer comparison questions
Estimate answers before calculating to catch implausible results
Your checkpoint
A formula sheet plus eight fully worked measurement and geometry problems with diagrams sketched by hand
Numeracy
Compute mean, median, mode and range for five data sets
Read and interpret timetables, scales and simple maps
Solve multi-step problems involving money, time and measurement units
Justify each step of three multi-step solutions in writing
Your checkpoint
A worked solutions booklet of ten multi-step numeracy problems, each with written reasoning for every step
Literacy & Numeracy
Complete two full-length mixed practice sets under timed conditions
Mark each set against the answer key and tabulate errors by question type
Rewrite three weak written responses to raise clarity and precision
Re-drill the two weakest numeracy topics identified in the error tabulation
Your checkpoint
A diagnostic score report showing accuracy by domain and sub-topic across both practice sets
Literacy & Numeracy
Re-attempt every previously missed question until each is correct without prompts
Run two final timed simulations and compare scores against week 7
Consolidate a one-page cue sheet of reading strategies and numeracy formulas
Rehearse pacing so each section is completed with five minutes to spare
Your checkpoint
A final simulation score sheet with week 7 versus week 8 accuracy compared per domain
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on a self-marked ten-question reading comprehension set covering all five question types
Week 4: Score at least 75% on the timed 20-question ratio, rate and algebra quiz, with all corrections logged
Week 6: Complete all ten multi-step numeracy problems with correct final answers and written reasoning for every step
Week 8: Achieve at least 80% accuracy in both Literacy and Numeracy on the final timed simulation, exceeding the week 7 baseline