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Northwest Territories Grade 11 English Language Arts Practice Tests

Five free, full-length practice tests for Grade 11 english language arts in Northwest Territories, written to the NWT curriculum (moving from Alberta to B.C.). Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 116 questions · Usage · Rhetoric · Grammar
Practice Test 216 questions · Grammar · Figurative language · Inference
Practice Test 316 questions · Writing · Key details · Main idea
Practice Test 416 questions · Analyze argument · Usage · Rhetoric
Practice Test 516 questions · Key details · Vocabulary · Literary terms

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any ministry or department of education, EQAO, CMEC or any assessment body. Not official tests.

What these tests cover

Northwest Territories curriculum strands:

Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing)Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

Course: English 11 electives (Literary Studies 11, Composition 11…)

Skills across all five tests: Grammar (9) · Rhetoric (8) · Literary terms (8) · Vocabulary (8) · Writing (7) · Usage (5) · Key details (5) · Author’s craft (3) · Vocabulary in context (3) · Main idea (3)

Each test has an original Canadian reading passage (and, for most grades, a second text), language and conventions questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes.

Sample questions from Practice Test 1

  1. From the passage “Uncertain Ground: Japanese Canadian Internment”

    Which detail most directly challenges the claim that internment was a security measure?
    A. Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941.   B. About 4,000 people were sent to Japan.   C. The protected zone was 160 kilometres wide.   D. Neither the RCMP nor senior military officers considered Japanese Canadians a threat.
    Show answerNeither the RCMP nor senior military officers considered Japanese Canadians a threat.
  2. Why does the author note that many internees had been born in Canada?
    A. to describe the camps   B. to explain why they spoke Japanese   C. to show they were recent immigrants   D. to emphasize that citizens were treated as enemies
    Show answerto emphasize that citizens were treated as enemies
  3. What is the irony in how the internment was funded?
    A. The camps were free.   B. Money from selling Japanese Canadians’ property paid for their internment.   C. The government paid them generously.   D. Japan paid for the camps.
    Show answerMoney from selling Japanese Canadians’ property paid for their internment.
  4. What does the use of quotation marks around "repatriate" suggest?
    A. It means returning home willingly.   B. It is a direct quote from a poem.   C. The word is misleading, since many had never lived in Japan.   D. It is a scientific term.
    Show answerThe word is misleading, since many had never lived in Japan.

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Also useful: printable worksheets · Canadian reading levels · Canadian classics · Northwest Territories curriculum guide

Frequently asked questions

What is in these Northwest Territories Grade 11 English Language Arts practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 16 questions each. Each test has an original Canadian reading passage (and, for most grades, a second text), language and conventions questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.

Do these tests follow the Northwest Territories curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the NWT curriculum (moving from Alberta to B.C.) — the strands are Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing), Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing). Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.

Can I print them?

Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key, so you can use it in class or at the kitchen table.

Are these official tests?

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any ministry or department of education, EQAO, CMEC or any assessment body. Not official tests.

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