ASSEB HSLC First Language Khasi (MIL) study plan

Read every prescribed prose lesson once aloud, then write a 3-sentence Ka jingthoh kaba kren shaphang (summary) of each in your own Khasi words

Build a personal vocabulary register of 40 unfamiliar Khasi words drawn only from the prose texts, with Khasi definitions and one example sentence each

Identify and label the main theme, setting, and central character of each prose lesson on a one-page chart

Answer 8 short-answer questions on two prose lessons in 20 minutes without looking at the text

Write character sketches of the three most examinable prose characters, each 120-150 words in Khasi, citing one textual detail per claim

Distinguish and practise the four prose question types: fact retrieval, inference, character analysis, and personal-response, two of each

Compare and contrast two prose lessons on a single organising idea (for example duty, tradition, or education) in 150 words

Memorise and correctly quote 10 short key lines from the prose texts with lesson name and speaker

Read all prescribed poems aloud twice, marking stress and line breaks, then note the rhyme scheme of each

Write a 4-line paraphrase in plain Khasi for each stanza of every poem

Name and illustrate with one example each of the five most common poetic devices found in the syllabus poems (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, repetition)

State the central message of each poem in one sentence of no more than 15 words

Answer 10 appreciation questions on poetry (tone, mood, imagery, poet's purpose) in full sentences

Classify 60 words drawn from the poems into noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, and conjunction, and justify five tricky ones

Parse and correct 15 faulty sentences from your own writing, naming the error type each time

Explain in writing how a poet's word choice creates feeling, using two specific lines as evidence

Drill Khasi noun-class and gender markers, plural formation, and pronoun forms by writing 40 original example sentences

Conjugate 20 common Khasi verbs across tense and aspect forms and use each in a sentence

Complete five unseen passages of 200-250 words each, answering vocabulary-in-context and inference questions

Build a 30-item synonym and antonym list from unseen-passage practice and test yourself twice

Summarise each chapter or section of the Rapid Reader in 5 bullet points, keeping the plot order accurate

Write 8 short-answer questions on the Rapid Reader covering character, event, and moral, then answer them from memory

Practise skimming: complete three unseen passages in 8 minutes each, then check answers and record accuracy

Identify the main idea and two supporting details in each of five unseen paragraphs without rereading the whole text

Plan and write three full Khasi essays of 250-300 words: one narrative, one descriptive, one argumentative, each within 40 minutes

Build a reusable essay toolkit: 10 opening lines, 8 linking phrases, and 6 closing lines in Khasi

Translate 15 English sentences into Khasi and 15 Khasi sentences into English, focusing on tense, number, and idiom

Self-mark each essay against a checklist of structure, vocabulary range, grammar accuracy, and relevance, then rewrite one weak paragraph

Sit two full-length timed mock papers under exam conditions and score them against the domain weightings

Rework every question missed in the mocks and write the corrected reasoning beside each

Recite and re-test the poetry key lines, prose quotations, and Rapid Reader facts from weeks 2, 3, and 6

Revise the grammar error log and vocabulary registers, retesting only the items you previously got wrong