English 12 Form A

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Examination Booklet 2008/09 Sample Examination English 12 Form A DO NOT OPEN ANY EXAMINATION MATERIALS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS REFER TO THE RESPONSE BOOKLET. Contents: 17 pages 22 multiple-choice questions 3 written-response questions Examination: 2 hours Additional Time Permitted: 60 minutes © Province of British Columbia You have Examination Booklet Form A. In the box above #1 on your Answer Sheet, fill in the bubble as follows. Exam Booklet Form/ Cahier d’examen A B C D E F G H English 12 – 2008/09 Sample Examination Page 1 7 multiple-choice questions 1 written-response question Value: 23% PART A: READING COMPREHENSION STAND-ALONE TEXT Suggested Time: 25 minutes INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage, “An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil,” and answer the multiple-choice questions. For each question, select the best answer and record your choice on the Answer Sheet provided. adapted from An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil by Bonnie Laing 1 Recently I acquired a computer. Or perhaps I should say it acquired me. My therapist claims that acknowledging the superior partner in a destructive relationship is the first step toward recovery. I should point out that prior to this acquisition, my idea of modern technology at its best was frozen waffles. My mastery of business machines had advanced only as far as the stapler. I was persuaded to make this investment by well-meaning friends who said the word-processing capacity of a computer would make me a better writer, make me a more productive writer, and make me a richer writer. I pointed out that Chaucer was a pretty good writer even though he used a quill, and Dickens managed to produce 15 novels and numerous collections of short stories without so much as a typewriter. But I have to admit that option C got to me, even if I couldn’t figure out how

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