NB G7 PIF Reading study plan

Identify the narrative arc (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) in three short stories and label each stage with quoted evidence

Distinguish first-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient narration in five passages and justify each identification in one sentence

Annotate how a single author uses dialogue, pacing, and sentence length to build tension in one scene

Define and apply the terms protagonist, antagonist, conflict (internal vs. external), and theme to two texts

Locate and state the central idea of three informational articles in a single sentence each, using only text evidence

Trace how a key idea is developed across paragraphs by mapping supporting details to the central idea

Differentiate fact from opinion and identify loaded or biased language in two persuasive passages

Explain the function of three common text features (headings, captions, sidebars) in one article

Infer word meaning from context for twenty unfamiliar words, then verify each against a dictionary and record any corrections

Analyze how prefixes, suffixes, and roots (e.g., bene-, -cred-, -dict-) reveal meaning in fifteen words

Distinguish denotation from connotation for ten word pairs and explain the effect of each choice in a literary excerpt

Interpret figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole) in one poem and state its effect on tone

Answer mixed literary and informational question sets under timed conditions and classify every miss by error type (evidence, inference, vocabulary, misread)

Write a theme statement for two literary texts and defend it with two pieces of evidence each

Summarize two informational texts in fifty words or fewer without copying source phrasing

Compare how two texts on the same topic treat the same fact differently

Analyze an author's structural choice (chronological, cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution) in three texts and explain why it suits the purpose

Evaluate how word choice and tone shift within a single passage and cite the turning point

Identify the rhetorical purpose of repetition, rhetorical questions, and short sentences in two speeches or essays

Revise five of your own sentences to replace vague words with precise ones and explain each change

Compare two texts on the same topic and state one point of agreement and one point of difference with evidence from each

Evaluate which of two arguments is better supported and name the specific evidence that decides it

Integrate information from a passage and a data table to answer questions that require both sources

Distinguish an author's claim from the evidence offered to support it in two argumentative texts

Complete two full-length timed practice sections and finish within the time limit

Apply a consistent annotation routine (mark claim, evidence, tone shift) to every passage before answering

Reduce error rate on inference and evidence questions by re-checking each answer against the text before committing

Write short constructed responses that cite evidence using a claim-evidence-explanation structure

Review the full vocabulary log and correctly define at least ninety percent of entries without prompts

Re-answer every previously missed question and explain the correct reasoning in writing

Complete one final mixed-domain timed set and hold accuracy steady under time pressure

Build a one-page quick-reference sheet of the most frequent error types and the fix for each