NLESD ENGLISH 1201 & ENGLISH 2201
FINAL COMMON EXAM
JUNE 2015
A. NOTES:
 The same common final exam will be given on the same day and at the same time to
all English 1201 students across the province. Specifically:
o
The NLESD-designed English 1201 Final Exam will be in the afternoon of Monday, June 15.
 The same common final exam will be given on the same day and at the same time to
all English 2201 students across the province. Specifically:
o
The NLESD-designed English 2201 Final Exam will be in the morning of Monday, June 15.
 Both English 1201 and English 2201 final exams will have the same specifications. The
material, and its complexity, will differ.
 Section 1, the Listening portion of the exams, will be given outside of exam week,
during class time. Specifically:
o
The NLESD-designed English 1201 Listening Test will be at 9 am on Thursday, June 11.
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The NLESD-designed English 2201 Listening Test will be at 10 am on Thursday, June 11.
 In the specifications below, SR is short for Selected Response, also known as a Multiple
Choice question.
 In the specifications below, CR is short for Constructed Response, also known as a
Short-Answer question.
 In the specifications below, a Sight Passage is also known as “Unseen” piece, because
it will be something not covered in class.
 In the specifications below, prose refers to any piece of text which is not poetry,
including but not limited to a short story, an essay, a letter, an excerpt from a novel,
and so forth.
 Section 4, the Analytical Essay, will require students to compose a demand analytical
literary essay in response to the prose selection provided on the exam. Please refer to
the links for possible questions, terms, and marking rubric.
B. EXAM SECTION SPECIFICATIONS:
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Section 1: Listening – 10 Marks Total:
4 SRs @ 1mark each + 1 CR @ 6 marks
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Section 2: Sight Passage #1 Prose – 20 Marks Total:
8 SRs @ 1 mark each + 2 CRs @ 6 marks each
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Section 3: Sight Passage # 2 - Visual (Media) - 10 Marks Total:
4 SRs @ 1mark each + 1 CR @ 6 marks
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Section 4: Analytical Essay – 20 Marks:
One demand essay written by students, and to be graded according to the NLESD’s
rubric.