NB ELPA Reading study plan

Annotate 12 short passages (150-250 words each) to state the main idea in one sentence without looking back at the text

Distinguish topic, main idea, and author's overall point across 20 practice items, writing a one-line justification for each choice

Identify and discard three common trap types (too narrow, too broad, true-but-peripheral) in 15 distractor-analysis exercises

Summarize each of 6 longer passages in a 25-word gist statement that captures scope and stance

Locate and underline the exact sentence(s) supporting the correct answer in 25 detail items

Classify 20 detail questions as literal, paraphrased, or scattered (multi-sentence) and match each to a search strategy

Paraphrase 15 answer choices back into the passage's original wording to confirm equivalence

Build a personal error log categorizing misses as misread-question, wrong-location, or over-inference

Practice scanning for names, dates, numbers, and contrast markers under a 90-second-per-passage time cap across 10 passages

Answer 30 supporting-detail items with zero rereading of the full passage, using targeted lookup only

Compare 12 paired options that differ by one qualifier (all, most, only, rarely) and justify the correct one

Verify every chosen detail answer against the text before checking the key, tracking self-correction rate

Derive 20 unstated conclusions from short passages and label the textual evidence that licenses each inference

Separate 15 valid inferences from plausible-but-unsupported statements, explaining the missing link in each rejection

Predict author attitude or likely next step in 12 passage endings and check predictions against the text

Rewrite 10 overly strong inference choices into appropriately hedged versions to calibrate certainty

Infer the meaning of 40 unfamiliar words from context before consulting a dictionary, then verify and record actual definitions

Distinguish connotation (positive, negative, neutral) in 20 word-choice items where tone decides the answer

Resolve 15 pronoun-like and figurative vocabulary items by substituting candidate meanings back into the sentence

Compile a 60-word personal vocabulary bank of missed or tricky terms with the passage phrase that revealed each meaning

Map pronoun and referent chains in 10 passages by drawing arrows from each reference word to its antecedent

Identify the function of 20 transition words (contrast, cause, addition, concession) and predict what the next sentence must do

Outline 8 passages by labeling introduction, support, counterpoint, and conclusion to expose organizational patterns

Insert 10 removed sentences back into passages using cohesion clues alone, justifying each placement

Label the author's primary purpose (inform, persuade, compare, critique) in 20 passages and cite the phrasing that reveals it

Detect tone shifts within 12 passages by marking where attitude words change from neutral to evaluative

Distinguish author voice from quoted or opposing views in 15 passages to avoid attributing a claim to the wrong speaker

Explain in one sentence why each of 20 incorrect purpose or tone options mischaracterizes the passage

Complete three full timed reading sections under exam conditions and record per-domain accuracy

Re-work every item missed across weeks 1-7 and confirm each is now answered with correct reasoning

Drill the two weakest domains with 20 targeted items each until accuracy reaches 85%

Finalize a one-page test-day strategy sheet covering pacing, question order, and verification habits