PagineQuebec Secondary V English Language Arts Practice Tests
Five free, full-length practice tests for Secondary V english language arts in Quebec, written to the Québec Education Program (QEP) and Progression of Learning. Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.
- 5 full tests
- ~16 questions each
- Answer keys
- Free
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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
Quebec curriculum strands:
Course: English Language Arts, Secondary V
Skills across all five tests: Grammar (14) · Vocabulary (9) · Literary terms (9) · Writing (8) · Rhetoric (5) · Key details (5) · Author’s craft (3) · Vocabulary in context (3) · Usage (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
From the passage “Uncertain Ground: Japanese Canadian Internment”
Which detail most directly challenges the claim that internment was a security measure?
A. The protected zone was 160 kilometres wide. B. Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. C. About 4,000 people were sent to Japan. D. Neither the RCMP nor senior military officers considered Japanese Canadians a threat.Show answer
Neither the RCMP nor senior military officers considered Japanese Canadians a threat.- Why does the author note that many internees had been born in Canada?
A. to explain why they spoke Japanese B. to show they were recent immigrants C. to describe the camps D. to emphasize that citizens were treated as enemiesShow answer
to emphasize that citizens were treated as enemies - What is the irony in how the internment was funded?
A. Japan paid for the camps. B. The government paid them generously. C. The camps were free. D. Money from selling Japanese Canadians’ property paid for their internment.Show answer
Money from selling Japanese Canadians’ property paid for their internment. - 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 answer
The word is misleading, since many had never lived in Japan.
Provincial assessments in Secondary V
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Also useful: printable worksheets · Canadian reading levels · Canadian classics · Quebec curriculum guide
Frequently asked questions
What is in these Quebec Secondary V 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 Quebec curriculum?
Yes. They are written to the Québec Education Program (QEP) and Progression of Learning — the strands are Reading and listening to literary, popular and information-based texts, Writing a variety of genres, Talking to learn and communicate, Representing literacy in different media. 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.