SQU English Exit study plan

Annotate three expository passages per session, marking the main idea, the supporting details for each paragraph, and any inference cues such as contrast or cause-effect signposts.

Classify every practice item by question type (main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary in context, tone, author's purpose) and record the result in a running log.

Practice pacing at roughly 1.5 minutes per question, timing each passage and writing down your finish time.

Memorize 20 discourse signal words (however, therefore, in contrast, for instance, nevertheless) and note what each one signals about the following sentence.

Apply definition, contrast, example, and general-sense context clues to infer the meaning of 40 unfamiliar words met in reading passages, and write the inferred meaning before checking a dictionary.

Compress four passages into 25-word summaries that keep the main claim and the strongest support.

Run skim-and-scan drills: locate 10 named details (dates, names, figures) in under 60 seconds each.

Re-test every item missed in the Week 1 log, and retire a question type once you reach 80% accuracy on it.

Draft three multi-paragraph essays (opinion, problem-solution, compare-contrast) in 40 minutes each, and use the first 5 minutes for planning.

Write 10 thesis statements that each name the topic, state a position, and preview two reasons.

Insert 15 different transition and cohesion devices into your own drafts, and check that each one marks a real logical link.

Self-edit each draft against a six-point rubric covering task response, organization, development, cohesion, sentence variety, and mechanics.

Diagnose the eight error types that recur most in your own writing (subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, articles, run-ons, fragments, parallelism, pronoun reference, prepositions) and count their frequency.

Repair 20 run-on sentences and 15 fragments, then label the rule you applied to each fix.

Cut each Week 3 essay by 10% of its word count without losing meaning, and log which words were redundant.

Split 20 complex sentences into their clauses so you can verify that each sentence has one main clause and correctly attached subordinate clauses.

Drill conditionals, relative clauses, passive voice, and gerunds/infinitives, completing 15 items per structure and reaching 80% on each set.

Complete 100 mixed error-identification items, and write the governing rule beside every miss.

Compose 20 original sentences, each deliberately embedding one target structure correctly.

Review punctuation rules for comma splices, semicolons, colons, and appositives, and fix 15 punctuation errors in sample sentences.

Learn 150 academic words in 15 sets of 10, and record for each word its part of speech, a common collocation, and one synonym.

Write an original sentence for each word in which the surrounding context makes the meaning unambiguous.

Distinguish 30 commonly confused pairs (affect/effect, rise/raise, economic/economical) with a one-line usage note for each.

Practice word-form changes across noun, verb, and adjective for 40 headwords, since exam items often test form rather than meaning.

Take two-column notes (main claim on the left, supporting details on the right) on six short academic lectures, and write the notes only once, without pausing and replaying.

Answer 30 detail and inference questions from audio material, and classify each miss as a decoding problem, a vocabulary problem, or a attention problem.

Shadow 15 minutes of spoken English daily to build decoding speed for connected speech, including reductions and linking.

Pair each listening passage with a reading passage on the same topic, and compare how each source words the same concept.

Sit two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions, with no pauses and no notes.

Transfer every error into a single last-look sheet of no more than two pages, and rank items by how often they recur.

Rehearse the essay routine twice: 5 minutes planning, 30 minutes writing, 5 minutes editing for agreement, tense, and punctuation.

Set the section time budget according to weighting, and spend the largest share on Reading (30%) and Writing (25%) in both mocks.