Sample Test, Section N: Question

Background Information (Record your answers on the Student Answer Sheet.)
We need to know about your background, so we can see how students with different experiences do on the test.  All responses will be summarized and reported at the school, board and provincial levels.

Read each question carefully. If no answer seems exactly right, fill in the circle on the Student Answer sheet with the response closest to what you want to say.

To earn $1 worth of extra print credits:
1. Print out these 3 sheets and complete your answers on the printed pages.
2. Put your student number and grade at the top of your answered questionnaire
3. Hand in the 3 pages to the Circulation Desk in the Library
The results will be used by the Literacy Team at Cawthra Park only.

Language Background

1.  a) Is English the first language you learned at home?

         Y  Yes         N  No

     b) What languages do you speak at home (choose one only)?

         A  Only or mostly English
         B  Another language (or languages) as often as English
         C  Only or mostly another language (or other languages)

Home Computer Use

2.  Indicate how often you use a computer at home for homework (choose one only).

     A  I don't have a computer at home
     B  I never or hardly ever use the computer for homework.
     C  I use the computer once or twice a month for homework.
     D  I use the computer once or twice a week for homework.
     E  I use the computer almost every day for homework.

Reading

3. Indicate the types of materials you read in English outside school most weeks.

    A   Non-fiction books, e.g., biographies
         Y  Yes         N  No

    B   Comics
         Y  Yes         N  No

    C   Web sites, e-mail, chat messages
         Y  Yes         N  No

    D   Letters
         Y  Yes         N  No

    E  Magazines
         Y  Yes         N  No

    F  Manuals, instructions
         Y  Yes         N  No

    G  Newspapers
         Y  Yes         N  No

    H  Novels, ficiton, short stories
         Y  Yes         N  No

    I  Song lyrics, poems
         Y  Yes         N  No

    J  Religious or spiritual writings
         Y  Yes         N  No

4. Indicate the number of hours a week you read materials written in English outside
    school, not including your homework (choose one only).

    A  One hour or less
    B  More than one hour but less than three hours
    C  More than three hours but less than five hours
    D  Five hours or more

5. Indicate what English-language materials you have at home.

    A   Dictionaires, encyclopedias (print or electronic)
         Y  Yes         N  No

    B   Books
         Y  Yes         N  No

    C   Newspapers
         Y  Yes         N  No

    D   Magazines
         Y  Yes         N  No

Writing

6. Indicate the types of writing you do in English outside school most weeks.

    A   E-mail, chat messages
         Y  Yes         N  No

    B   Letters, journals, diaries
         Y  Yes         N  No

    C   Notes, directions, instructions
         Y  Yes         N  No

    D   Song lyrics, poems
         Y  Yes         N  No

    E   Stories, fiction
         Y  Yes         N  No

    F   Work-related writing
         Y  Yes         N  No

7. Indicate the number of hours a week you write in English outside
    school, not including your homework (choose one only).

    A  One hour or less
    B  More than one hour but less than three hours
    C  More than three hours but less than five hours
    D  Five hours or more

End of Session 2