Nara Public High School Entrance Examination - English study plan

Build a 120-item personal vocabulary log drawn from past-style short passages, tagging each word with part of speech and one original example sentence.

Review and drill the ten grammar points that most often appear in entrance-style items (tense agreement, comparatives, relative pronouns, infinitives, gerunds, passive voice, conditionals, modal verbs, prepositions, conjunction use) by writing two original sentences per point.

Complete three timed 10-minute listening sets of short dialogues and note every item missed, labeling the cause as sound confusion, unknown word, or speed.

Shadow one 2-minute dialogue recording daily for five days, focusing on linking and weak forms that caused listening errors.

Complete four full-length timed listening sections (roughly 15 minutes each) and score them, tracking accuracy per question type: detail, inference, number/time, and speaker intent.

Transcribe two short audio passages word for word and compare against the script to identify missed reductions and contractions.

Apply the 120 logged words in 30 original fill-in-the-blank items and self-check grammar accuracy.

Drill grammar items at a rate of 20 per 15 minutes, targeting 80 percent or better.

Read six short passages (150 to 250 words each) under a 6-minute limit per passage and answer detail, main-idea, and inference items.

Mark every unknown word during timed reading without stopping, then define them afterward to build scanning tolerance.

Practice phonics and stress by sorting 60 common exam words by syllable stress and reading them aloud into a recording.

Identify and correct five of your own habitual pronunciation errors by comparing recordings to a dictionary audio reference.

Read four longer passages (300 to 450 words) and answer 5 items each, practicing paragraph-mapping before answering.

Interpret three graphs or charts by writing two factual sentences and one inference sentence for each, using comparative language correctly.

Complete two mixed reading sets combining short and long passages under exam timing.

Summarize each long passage in three sentences to verify comprehension of structure and author purpose.

Complete three full reading sections under strict time limits and record time spent per passage versus accuracy.

Analyze every wrong answer, labeling it as vocabulary gap, misread detail, over-inference, or time pressure.

Practice skimming for main idea in 60 seconds per passage across five passages.

Rework the graph and chart items missed earlier and rewrite the sentences to fix comparative or data-reading errors.

Practice 40 situational English items (requests, invitations, apologies, directions, shopping) and write the natural response for each before checking.

Role-play six short conversations aloud, practicing appropriate register and follow-up questions.

Complete two cross-skill tasks that require listening to a short passage and then writing a response or completing a form.

Build a phrase bank of 25 functional expressions for common exam situations.

Write five timed compositions (15 minutes each, 80 to 120 words) on common entrance topics, using a clear introduction-body-conclusion structure.

Self-edit each composition against a checklist covering tense consistency, subject-verb agreement, spelling, and connective use.

Review the grammar notebook and re-test the ten core grammar points at 85 percent or better.

Rewrite two earlier compositions to improve clarity and reduce errors, comparing drafts side by side.

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and score every section.

Review all error logs and redo every missed item until each can be explained correctly.

Re-record the pronunciation list and compare against week 3 to confirm improvement.

Finalize a one-page personal checklist of the five most frequent error types to review before the exam.