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We help students attain their best exam scores.
Practice is the route to excellence. Open School BC Provincial Exam Preparation Packages help students prepare for the big exam. More than just a practice test, these preparation packages provide study suggestions, explanations, notes on answers, and in some cases, writing tips. Prep packages give students an understanding of exam expectations and how to approach questions in order to optimize their answers. They can help struggling students get a better grade or improve an advanced learners’ score.
Open School BC Provincial Exam Preparation Packages are created by BC teachers, piloted in BC classrooms, and reflect up-to-date BC provincial exam specifications. They offer flexibility, allowing students to prepare independently, or in a traditional classroom setting.
Schools can take advantage of classroom sets, which offer great savings. Receive a 15% discount when 20 or more copies of any one exam package are ordered. If ordering online,
the shopping cart will automatically discount your total. If ordering by phone or fax, your discount will be applied to your invoice. This offer excludes the Principles of Math 12 class sets.
“This is cheaper than photocopying” exclaimed one veteran teacher, “when you factor in the cost of the paper and staff time, what a deal!”
We now offer previews of our Exam Prep Packages. We have collected an assortment of pages from each of the packages for your assessment.
Exam Preparation Packages are available for: |
- Open School BC develops courses and exam packages by
using resources recommended by the BC Ministry of Education
- Packaged into convenient course or classroom packages
- Print based - no computer or extra equipment required
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- Strategies for responding to the different exam question types
- Sample questions of each type, with detailed solutions
- Complete glossary of terms and definitions
- Practice exam with answer key
- Study tips
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Biology 12
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Biology 12 Provincial Examination Preparation Package (PEPP) was developed to help students prepare for the Biology 12 Provincial Exam. It includes general information about the provincial exam, a pre-test with an answer key, and tips for studying, and reviewing. The test writing strategies section covers the two types of exam questions: multiple choice and written responses. Also included in the package is a previously released Provincial Examination and a comprehensive glossary of terms that are very useful for studying.
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Essentials of Math 10
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The Essentials of Math 10 Provincial Exam Preparation Package (PEPP) provides tips for studying, reviewing, and test writing. These packages are designed to help students prepare to write the provincial exam with added confidence. This resource also features a pre-test with detailed solutions to each question, tips on preparing for the exam’s multiple-choice and short, answer questions. The package also includes a follow up test that mirrors the provincial examination.
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Principles of Math 10
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The Principles of Math 10 Provincial Exam Package provides tips for studying, reviewing, and test writing which are all designed to help students write the provincial exam with confidence. Exam packages also include a pre-test with detailed solutions to each question, tips on preparing for the types of multiple-choice and short answer questions used in the exam, and a post-test that mirrors the provincial examination.
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English 12
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Getting it Write with Open School BC’s newest version of the English 12 Provincial Exam Preparation Package. This resource rich package contains everything a student needs to prepare for the exam:
- a set of two practice tests with answer keys;
- strategies for answering different question types;
- glossary of terms and definitions;
- sample written responses.
Students will also be able to take the pre-test to identify areas they might be struggling with. The English 12 Provincial Exam Preparation Package meets all the current exam specifications (08-09 school year) set by the Ministry of Education.
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English 10
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Practice
makes perfect! The English 10 Provincial Exam Preparation Package is
an ideal way of gaining the tools you will need to write this exam
successfully. Write the pre-test to discover which areas you need
to brush up on. Learn strategies for answering different types
of questions including: multiple choice, composition, and paragraph
writing. Take the test twice – as two practice tests are
included with answer keys. The package also includes a glossary
of terms and definitions as well as general study tips. The English
10 Provincial Exam Preparation Package meets all the current
exam specifications set by the Ministry of Education.
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Social Studies 11
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This new
product was designed to meet the latest exam specifications from
the BC Ministry of Education's Social Studies 11 IRP, published
in September 2005. Written and reviewed by members of the IRP
and Exam Specs Committees to ensure relevance and accuracy, it
provides a wealth of strategies to help students better prepare
and includes how to answer multiple choice, true and false, matching,
and essay questions. Furthermore, it uses actual content from
the course to teach these skills so that this package can be used
on its own or in combination with the new OSBC Social
Studies 11 course.
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History
12
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The History 12 Exam Preparation Package has been updated to reflect the changes in the Integrated Resource Package and the Exam Specifications for September 2007. The exam
package allows your students to test their subject comprehension
while building familiarity and confidence in exam taking.
The
preparation package will help identify areas requiring additional
learning with immediate and low-risk feedback. The Provincial
Exam Preparation Package for History 12 includes comprehensive
notes on answers for sample paragraph and essay questions, an
explanation of the evidence question, study suggestions, exam
writing tips specific to History 12, an extensive glossary, one
mock Provincial exam,
and the answer key.
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Communications
12
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A four-part exam that
covers Literary Prose, Informational Text, Visual Design and Original
Composition. The guide informs students about how the exam is structured
to assess their English reading and writing standards and provides
strategies and tips on how to be successful in each section. This
package also includes two practice exams with answer keys and examples
as well as a comprehensive glossary of terms, including literary
and poetic.
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Practice Exams, with answer keys, are available for:
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Principles
of Math 12
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The Practice Exam for Principles of Math 12 contains four exams resembling full-length
BC Provincial Exams, with one important difference: each exam
tests one-quarter of the course. Exam packages include test-taking
tips specific to Math 12. A master set with answer keys is also
available to instructors.
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Chemistry 12
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The exam
package is set up for students to get an early start on their provincial
exam preparation because each course section corresponds to an exam
part. For instance, as soon as they finish the Kinetics and Principles
of Equilibrium topics, students can take the first preparation exam
and experience the multiple-choice and problem-solving formats.
There are four separate exams available in one bound booklet or
a complete teacher version for use in a classroom.
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