NB Grade 10 FI Reading study guide
NB Grade 10 FI Reading · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The New Brunswick Grade 10 French Immersion Reading Assessment measures how well students in the French immersion pathway can read, understand, and respond to French texts near the end of Grade 10. It is intended for students enrolled in New Brunswick's French immersion program and for the teachers and parents who support them. The NB Grade 10 FI Reading study guide has 5 sections and about 1,727 words.
01Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts
Informational texts in Grade 10 French immersion include news articles, opinion pieces, reports, biographies, and explanatory texts. You must locate explicit information, follow the structure of ideas, and distinguish main ideas from supporting details.
368 words, about 2 min02Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts
Literary texts include short stories, excerpts from novels, poems, and plays. You must identify setting, characters, conflict, plot stages, narrative point of view, and theme, and explain how literary devices create effect.
343 words, about 2 min03Vocabulary and Language Conventions in Context
This domain asks you to determine word meaning from context, recognize register and connotation, and apply French grammar and conventions to reading passages. Concepts include synonymes / antonymes , sens propre / sens figuré , connotation positive / négative , registre soutenu / courant / familier , and grammatical agreement: accord du verbe avec le sujet , accord de l'adjectif , accord du participe passé , pronoun reference, and punctuation such as the use of deux-points and guillemets .
327 words, about 2 min04Interpretation and Inference
Inference questions ask you to draw conclusions that are implied but not stated. You must combine textual evidence with logical reasoning, identify assumptions, and read between the lines of tone and word choice.
334 words, about 2 min05Critical Response and Analysis
Critical response asks you to evaluate an author's choices and argument: Is the evidence sufficient? Is the reasoning sound?
355 words, about 2 min