Show What You Know


  Exam 1:  Reading Comprehension 


It is now time to show what you have learned and practise for your required provincial English 30-2 diploma examination, which you will write at the end of your course.   This exam is designed to follow the same format as your diploma exam, and it will be written in the same amount of time you will have on the actual exam.  There are two major exams in this course, a Exam 1: Reading Comprehension, and Exam 2: Written Response.  You will write Exam 1 now.  You will write Exam 2 at the end of this course.

This exam will test your understanding of the content in the Reading Comprehension diploma exam tutorial you studied in Unit 3.

Exam 1 is worth 15% of your overall mark in the course, so it is important that you take time to study and prepare.

Just as on the provincial diploma exam, you will be allowed three hours to write the Reading Comprehension exam and three hours for Written Response exam.  You have the option of taking up to six hours on each exam, but only if your exam supervisor is able to accommodate this additional time.  If you anticipate going over the three hours,  please discuss this with your exam supervisor in advance.  Remember, each portion of the exam is written on a different day.  

This exam will require supervision.  You must write your in-course exams at your local school.  If your school is not in session, or there are other reasons why you need to write your in-course exams elsewhere, you must arrange for a certified teacher or librarian to supervise your exams elsewhere in your community.  It is important to make these arrangements well before you intend to write your exams to avoid negative consequences.  Contact your teacher for more information about this process.

NOTE:  If you are allowed to have a scribe, a reader, or any other accommodations on exams, let your teacher know right away. There must be a documented record that you have used accommodations in this course in order to be allowed to have accommodations on your provincial diploma exam.
Study the following course content to help you prepare for this exam.  Take notes so you can review them later.