CA POST PELLETB study plan
CA POST PELLETB · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading Comprehension & CLOZE (cloze reading)
Take one untimed diagnostic set of reading passages to record a baseline accuracy percentage per question type
Annotate every passage for main idea, supporting detail, and author's purpose before reading the questions
Practice eliminating answer choices that are true but not stated in the passage
Complete three timed 8-minute reading sets and log missed-question reasons in an error log
Your checkpoint
A one-page baseline report listing accuracy by question type (main idea, detail, inference, tone) plus 12 logged error entries with a stated cause for each miss
Reading Comprehension & CLOZE (cloze reading)
Paraphrase each paragraph of a passage in five words or fewer to confirm comprehension before answering
Identify the sentence or clause that supplies context clues for each blank in a cloze passage
Distinguish contrast, cause-effect, and addition signal words and use them to predict cloze answers
Complete four timed cloze passages and one timed reading set without re-reading the entire passage
Your checkpoint
A completed cloze strategy sheet listing 15 signal words with the prediction each one triggers, plus timed scores for 4 cloze passages recorded in the log
Writing - Clarity & Reading Comprehension
Combine choppy sentence pairs into single clear sentences without changing meaning
Rewrite 20 wordy or passive sentences into concise active-voice versions
Place modifying phrases so each clearly attaches to the intended noun
Read two report-style passages and summarize each in one clear paragraph of three sentences
Your checkpoint
A 25-item revision portfolio of before-and-after sentences, each labeled with the clarity problem fixed (wordiness, passive voice, misplaced modifier, or faulty parallelism)
Writing - Clarity & Writing - Vocabulary
Select the most precise word among four near-synonyms in 30 context sentences
Replace vague verbs and nouns (do, thing, get) with specific alternatives in 15 sentences
Maintain a running vocabulary notebook of 40 unfamiliar words with a personal example sentence for each
Complete two timed mixed clarity-and-vocabulary sets under 10 minutes each
Your checkpoint
A 40-word vocabulary notebook and a scored log of two timed mixed sets, with a written note on which error type (word choice vs. sentence structure) cost more points
Writing - Vocabulary
Break 30 unfamiliar words into prefix, root, and suffix and infer meaning before checking a dictionary
Distinguish 20 commonly confused word pairs (affect/effect, imply/infer, comprise/compose) by writing a sentence for each word
Infer word meaning from surrounding context in 25 sentences without using outside knowledge
Review the week 1-4 error log and re-attempt every vocabulary-related miss
Your checkpoint
A two-column reference sheet of 20 confusable word pairs with original example sentences, plus a re-test score on previously missed vocabulary items
Writing - Spelling
Apply the i-before-e, doubling, and silent-e rules to spell 40 frequently tested words correctly
Distinguish 15 homophone sets (their/there, principal/principle, stationary/stationery) in sentence context
Proofread 10 short paragraphs and correct every misspelling within a two-minute limit per paragraph
Build a personal misspelled-word list and rewrite each entry three times in a sentence
Your checkpoint
A personal spelling list of at least 30 words previously misspelled, each used correctly in an original sentence, with proofreading accuracy above 90 percent across the 10 paragraphs
Reading Comprehension & Writing - Clarity & CLOZE (cloze reading)
Rotate through all five domains in 20-minute blocks to rebuild retention across skills
Complete one full mixed practice set under official time pressure and mark every guess
Analyze guess patterns to identify whether time, vocabulary, or comprehension caused the uncertainty
Re-drill the two weakest question types identified in the analysis
Your checkpoint
A full-length mixed practice score with a guess-analysis tally and a ranked list of the two weakest question types plus the drill plan used to address them
Reading Comprehension & Writing - Clarity & Writing - Vocabulary & Writing - Spelling & CLOZE (cloze reading)
Complete two full-length timed simulations under test-day conditions
Review each simulation within 24 hours and re-solve every missed item without looking at the answer key
Confirm pacing by checking that no section is left unfinished in either simulation
Finalize a one-page test-day checklist covering pacing, elimination strategy, and proofreading steps
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed simulation score sheets showing improvement or stability over the week 4 and week 7 checkpoints, plus a one-page test-day checklist
Milestones
Week 4: Reading and cloze accuracy is at or above 70 percent on timed sets, and the revision portfolio shows correct fixes on at least 20 of 25 clarity items.
Week 6: Vocabulary notebook has 40 entries plus 20 confusable pairs, spelling proofreading accuracy is above 90 percent, and previously missed vocabulary items are re-answered correctly.
Week 8: Both full-length simulations are finished within the time limit with overall accuracy at or above 80 percent and no domain below 70 percent.