EQAO CONTENTS

A grade of 75% (300/400) or higher on both booklets is needed to pass.

EQAO: Booklet 1

Booklet 1 of the EQAO contains the following:

1. Non-fiction reading sections with:

• Multiple Choice Questions based on Reading Comprehension Skills

• Written Paragraph Responses (information or opinion) in response to the Reading

2. Multiple Choice Questions based on Grammar, Punctuation, Vocabulary and Sentence Structure Skill

3. Writing of a News Report based on a photographic prompt

EQAO: Booklet 2

Booklet 2 of the EQAO contains the following:

1. An Opinionated Writing Response in a Series of Paragraphs (Essay)

2. Multiple Choice Questions based on Grammar, Punctuation, Vocabulary and Sentence Structure

3. Non-Fiction Reading Sections with:

• Multiple Choice Questions based on Reading Comprehension

4. Fiction Reading Section with:

• Multiple Choice Questions based on Reading Comprehension

• Written Paragraph Responses

5. Graphic Text with Multiple Choice Questions

EQAO: Grammar Component

The EQAO Grammar Component tests your knowledge of the following:

1. Correct Use and Function of Punctuation

2. Correct Noun/Verb Agreement

3. Correct Complete/Incomplete Sentence Structure

4. Correct Use Capitalization

5. Correct Paragraph Form

6. Correct Vocabulary Definition of Grammatical Terms

THE GRAMMAR COMPONENT IS FEATURED IN BOTH BOOKELETS AND IS IN MULTIPLE CHOICE FORMAT.

EQAO: Writing Component

The EQAO Writing Component tests your knowledge of the following:

1. The WRITING of an INFORMATION PARAGRAPH

2. The WRITING of an OPINION PARAGRAPH

3. The WRITING of a NEWS REPORT

4. The WRITING of a PERSUASIVE ESSAY

BOOKLET 1 FEATURES PARAGRAPH WRITING and the NEWS REPORT.

• The paragraph may accompany a non-fiction or fiction based reading or, may be a free-standing independent write with its own prompt.

• The news report will be written in response to a photographic prompt included in the booklet.

BOOKLET 2 FEATURES PARAGRAPH WRITING and the PERSUASIVE ESSAY.

• The paragraph may accompany a non-fiction or fiction based reading or may be a free-standing independent write with its own prompt.

• The persuasive essay will be written in response to a topic given that will elicit an "agree" or "disagree" thesis construction further supported by an intro, body, and conclusion paragraphs.

EQAO: Reading Component

The EQAO Reading Component tests your knowledge of the following:

• Reading Comprehension Skills

The EQAO Reading Component Features Multiple Choice Questions that accompany both non-fiction and fiction reads. There are a variety of questions:

1. Questions based on the W5H (who, what, when, where, why/how)

2. Questions based on Chronological Sequence of Events (Datelines, Timelines, Past/Present/Future Logic)

3. Questions based on Vocabulary (definition of words of definition of punctuation used in the passage)

4. Questions based on Punctuation (definition or use of key punctuation in the passage)

5. Questions based on Inference (deducting the importance or significance of the passage, lesson leaned or simply, conclusions drawn from the ideas presented)

This document is incomplete. For the full document, please contact Ms. Mancini at carla.mancini@tdsb.on.ca