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: Friday, June 20th, 2014

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

Location: TBA (likely computer lab)

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 choice 1 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 choice 1 written response	-Approx. 5 paragraphs -Drawing connections between 2 texts	30%
D	Composition	1 written response	-Approx.. 5 paragraphs -Broad topic / personal	30%