ERIC Number: ED280047
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Jan
Pages: 28
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Grade 12 Diploma Examination, English 33. Part B. Reading (Multiple Choice). Readings Booklet. 1987 Edition.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton.
Intended for students taking Grade 12 Diploma Examinations in English 33 in Alberta, Canada, this reading test is designed to be administered with a questions booklet. The following short selections taken from fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and day-to-day functional materials are included: (1) "Interpreter" (Gary Hyland); (2) an excerpt from "Sibir" (Farley Mowat); (3) "Indian Fighter" (Richard Erno); (4) an excerpt from "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" (Bertolt Brecht); (5) several materials which the student is required to evaluate, including a journal entry, an instructor's reply, an excerpt from a textbook, a pamphlet, an excerpt from "The Professional Photographer's Journal," a letter to the editor, a time table, and a list of social activities; (6) a student's composition in first draft form; (7) "The Dumb Look" (Dorothy O'Connell); (8) "Incident of the Coast" (Wilbert Snow); and (9) "How I Learned to Make Bread" (as reported to Barry Broadfoot). (JD)
Publication Type: Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton.
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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