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Nunavut Grade 8 English Language Arts Practice Tests

Five free, full-length practice tests for Grade 8 english language arts in Nunavut, written to the Nunavut curriculum (Alberta programs with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit). Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 121 questions · Grammar · Key details · Vocabulary
Practice Test 221 questions · Inference · Vocabulary · Usage
Practice Test 321 questions · Vocabulary · Key details · Compare and contrast
Practice Test 421 questions · Key details · Vocabulary · Usage
Practice Test 521 questions · Key details · Usage · Grammar

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

Nunavut curriculum strands:

Reading and viewingWriting and representingSpeaking and listeningLanguage conventions

Skills across all five tests: Vocabulary (15) · Grammar (13) · Key details (13) · Usage (9) · Punctuation (6) · Inference (6) · Theme (5) · Sentence structure (5) · Writing (5) · Evidence (4)

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 “Chanie Wenjack”

    Why did Chanie run away?
    A. He was lost on a school trip.   B. He was going to Kenora.   C. He was trying to walk home to his father.   D. He wanted to find a job.
    Show answerHe was trying to walk home to his father.
  2. What does "exposure" mean in paragraph 2?
    A. being photographed   B. telling a secret   C. harm from being outside in cold weather without protection   D. a type of illness from food
    Show answerharm from being outside in cold weather without protection
  3. Which detail shows how residential schools tried to separate children from their cultures?
    A. He walked beside railway tracks.   B. He was twelve years old.   C. The school was in Kenora.   D. Children were punished for speaking their own languages.
    Show answerChildren were punished for speaking their own languages.
  4. Why does the author mention that the last federally run school closed in 1996?
    A. to describe Ogoki Post   B. to explain railway routes   C. to show the system continued long after Chanie’s death   D. to celebrate a new school
    Show answerto show the system continued long after Chanie’s death

More Grade 8 practice in Nunavut

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

Frequently asked questions

What is in these Nunavut Grade 8 English Language Arts practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 21 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 Nunavut curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the Nunavut curriculum (Alberta programs with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit) — the strands are Reading and viewing, Writing and representing, Speaking and listening, Language conventions. 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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