Provincial Exam

All English 12 students must write a provincial exam worth 40% of their mark. Former exams and answers keys are available at the below site.

 

Exam Date:           February 2, 2015

Exam Time:           8:45am-12pm (3 hours allowed)

Location:              TBA (likely computer lab) electronic exam

 

Exam Website:        http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/

 

Exam Summary:   

• This exam will evaluate your reading comprehension skills, writing skills and ability to draw connections between texts and the world.
• You will read 3 short texts (fiction, non-fiction, poem(s), etc.).
• You will answer 23 multiple choice questions that evaluate your ability to find information, recognize meaning, interpret texts, analyze texts, and connect texts.
• You will write one short response and two essays.

 

Exam Sections:

	Section	Type of Questions	Writing Details	%
A	Stand Alone Text	7 multiple choice1 written response	-2-3 short paragraphs or 1 long one-Analyzing 1 text	23%
B	Synthesis of 2 Texts	14 multiple choice	N/A	17%
C	Analysis of 2 Texts	2 multiple choice1 written response	-Approx. 5 paragraphs-Drawing connections between 2 texts	30%
D	Composition	1 written response	-Approx.. 5 paragraphs-Broad topic / personal	30%