Provincial Examinations

Grade 12 Provincial Examination Specifications

Communications 12

2009/10 Exam Specifications - Effective September 2009 through August 2010.

Changes and Revisions

  • Refer to the 2009/10 General Examination Information regarding booklet format information and general changes to provincial examinations.

  • There is a minor adjustment to the word length required for written-response question 1 (Informational Text) and questions 4 and 5 (Composition).

Specifications

  • The Provincial examination represents 40% of the student's final letter grade and the classroom mark represents 60%.
  • There may be a difference between school marks and provincial examination marks for individual students. Some students perform better on classroom tests and others on provincial examinations. School assessment measures performance on all curricular outcomes, whereas provincial examinations may evaluate performance on only a sample of these outcomes.
  • A Key Words (PDF, 8KB) list is provided to help students read, analyze and respond to written-response or short-answer questions.
  • Terms and Devices (PDF, 27KB) provides a list of examinable terms relating to literary and stylistic forms and devices.

Samples

  • Sample Questions (PDF, 1.05MB) illustrate the categories and range of questions students may need to answer. In Part B, the Information passage on the Greater Vancouver Zoo is included, but with questions that are different from those used in the Sample Examination.
  • Released Examinations show the format of an examination and the balance of questions across the curriculum organizers.