NB G7 PIF Reading exam-day guide
NB G7 PIF Reading · Prepare for the day ahead.
Your checklist
Admission ticket or registration confirmation
Print or download the confirmation showing your name, test site, and reporting time. Confirm with the provider whether a printed copy is required or an electronic version is accepted.
Acceptable photo ID
Bring the exact ID type named in your registration instructions, with a signature and photo. Confirm with the provider which ID types are accepted and whether the name must match your registration exactly.
Permitted writing materials
Bring pencils and an eraser only if your test center allows them; some centers supply materials and prohibit personal ones. Confirm with the provider what is supplied versus what you must bring.
Site location and travel plan
Verify the address, building, and entrance in advance, and plan to arrive well before the reporting time to absorb delays. Check whether parking or public transit requires extra lead time.
Reporting time and late-arrival policy
Note your exact reporting time and the cutoff after which entry may be refused. Confirm with the provider how late arrivals are handled, since policies vary by site.
Prohibited-item plan
Leave phones, smartwatches, and other electronics outside the testing room or secured as instructed. Confirm with the provider where personal items can be stored during the test.
Break and snack expectations
Plan for scheduled breaks and bring water or a snack only if the site permits access to them. Confirm with the provider whether breaks are offered and whether items may be retrieved.
Rest and logistics the night before
Protect sleep, eat a normal breakfast, and avoid last-minute intensive study that increases anxiety. Set two alarms and lay out ID and confirmation the night before.
Reading-test pacing plan
Decide in advance how you will allocate time across passages and questions, and how you will flag and return to uncertain items. Practice this pacing at least once before test day.
Accessibility or special arrangements
If you requested accommodations, confirm approval and logistics with the provider ahead of time and bring any required documentation.
Plan the day
Shift from new content to consolidation: review passage types, question formats, and your error patterns from practice sets. Do one timed reading section under realistic conditions, then review every wrong answer to identify whether the cause was misreading, time pressure, or vocabulary. Confirm site logistics, ID requirements, and reporting time with the provider. Stop heavy study by the evening before.
Do light review only: skim a short strategy sheet covering main-idea, detail, inference, and vocabulary-in-context questions. Prepare clothing layers and materials, pack your ID and confirmation, and check travel time and weather. Eat a normal dinner, avoid screens late, and go to bed at your usual hour. Do not attempt a full practice test.
Eat a normal breakfast and limit caffeine to your usual amount. Recheck that ID, confirmation, and permitted materials are packed. Arrive early enough to complete any check-in and security screening without rushing. Use the waiting time for calm breathing rather than last-minute cramming.
Read the directions carefully, then work at a steady pace with your pre-planned time allocation. Answer easier questions first, flag uncertain items, and return to them if time allows. For reading questions, locate the supporting text before choosing an option and eliminate clearly wrong choices. Keep track of remaining time and reserve the final minutes to transfer or confirm answers as the format requires.
Rules to check
Bring and present the ID type specified in your registration instructions; confirm with the provider which documents are acceptable and whether the name must match exactly.
Arrive by the reporting time. Entry after the cutoff may be refused, so confirm with the provider how late arrivals are handled.
Follow all instructions about prohibited items. Electronics and personal belongings generally must be stored or left outside the testing room; confirm with the provider where items are kept.
Follow the site's rules on breaks. Do not leave the testing area during a section unless instructed, and confirm with the provider whether breaks are scheduled and what access you have to personal items.
Do not communicate with other candidates during the test, and do not attempt to copy, photograph, or remove test materials.
Answer questions according to the format's scoring rules; confirm with the provider whether wrong answers are penalized before deciding whether to guess on unanswered items.
Report any equipment or environment problem to the proctor immediately rather than trying to resolve it yourself.
If you requested accommodations, confirm approval and procedures with the provider in advance and follow the proctor's directions on test day.