NB Grade 10 PIF Reading study plan

Annotate two short French texts daily, underlining every explicit fact (names, dates, numbers, places) and restating each in one French sentence.

Build a 60-item personal lexicon of high-frequency exam vocabulary, recording for each word a French definition and one original sentence.

Distinguish literal statements from guesses by marking 20 true/false items with the exact line of text that justifies each answer.

Paraphrase five explicit paragraphs in French without adding any information absent from the source.

Identify the main idea of eight short texts by writing a single-sentence French summary for each.

Separate main ideas from supporting details in a two-column table for five texts.

Locate explicit information quickly by timing yourself: answer five detail questions in under four minutes total.

State the purpose of four texts (informer, persuade, narrate, instruct) and justify each choice with one textual clue.

Infer unstated meaning by answering ten 'why' and 'how' questions, writing the inference plus the textual evidence behind it.

Interpret tone-bearing words and punctuation to explain a character's feelings in three narrative passages.

Predict the logical next sentence of six paragraphs, then check your prediction against the actual continuation.

Explain implied cause and effect in five passages by connecting two sentences that are not explicitly linked.

Identify the author's stance in six opinion pieces by circling evaluative adjectives and modal verbs.

Classify tone (neutral, ironic, critical, sympathetic, enthusiastic) for eight short excerpts and defend each label with two quotes.

Distinguish the narrator's voice from the author's viewpoint in three texts.

Rewrite three neutral sentences in an ironic and then a critical tone, noting which words carry the shift.

Infer the meaning of 25 unfamiliar words from context, recording the clues used (definition, contrast, example, logic).

Map the structure of six texts by labeling introduction, development, and conclusion and noting the transition words that signal each shift.

Build a reference list of 30 cohesive devices (connectors, pronouns, repetition) and explain the function of each.

Repair five paragraphs in which you replace vague connectors with precise ones and verify the logic still holds.

Complete two full timed practice passages per session, splitting questions into literal, inferential, and main-idea categories before answering.

Review every wrong answer and label the cause: misread detail, unsupported inference, or wrong main idea.

Reduce average time per question to 75 seconds while keeping accuracy above 80 percent.

Write a three-sentence French abstract of each practice passage to confirm global understanding.

Analyze cohesive devices in four dense texts, tracking how pronouns and connectors tie sentences to earlier ideas.

Explain how word choice shifts tone in three passages by swapping one key word and describing the effect.

Answer vocabulary-in-context questions on 20 items and justify each choice with surrounding text.

Outline the argumentative structure of two persuasive texts, marking claim, evidence, and conclusion.

Simulate the full exam twice under strict timing and score each section by domain.

Target your two weakest domains with 30 focused questions each and re-check accuracy.

Consolidate your vocabulary journal and error log into a single one-page review sheet.

Verify readiness by scoring at least 80 percent overall and 70 percent in every domain on the final simulation.