What is the Ministry Exam?

Overview of the Evaluations

	Oral evaluation	Written evaluation
Competency evaluated	C1 - Interacts Orally in English Evaluation	C3 - Writes and Produces Texts Evaluation
Evaluation type	Discussion	Written production: opinion piece
Preparation	• Read preparation booklet • Completed 1 week before evaluation time	• Discussion evaluation previously done in May
Evaluation structure	• 15-minute discussion • Group discussion: 4 students • Individual student results	• 2 hours allowed • 225-word opinion piece for a web magazine • Classic 5-paragraph essay structure including: → 1-paragraph introduction → 3-paragraph body → 1-paragraph conclusion
Evaluation time	Mid-End of May	Beginning of June

The final Core Secondary 5 English as a Second Language Ministry Exam evaluates 2 competencies:

C1 - Interacts Orally in English
C3 - Writes and Produces Texts

There are 2 distinct evaluations. The oral evaluation is usually at the end of May and the written production, at the beginning of June.

Note that C2 - Reinvests Understanding of Texts is not evaluated in the Ministry of Education Final Exam. English teachers prepare local C2 evaluations depending on the different texts (videos, plays, poems, short stories, etc.) and/or books/novels read throughout the year.

For more information on the evaluations, watch part 1 of the Crash Course.

For information on how to prepare for the the oral evaluation,
visit Secondary 5 Ministry Exam (Core): C1–Oral Evaluation Preparation.

For information on how to prepare for the the written evaluation,
visit Secondary 5 Ministry Exam (Core): C3–Written Evaluation Preparation.

Authorized Material

Material	C1 - Oral Evaluation	C3 - Written Evaluation
Electronic devices*	X	X
Preparation Booklet	✔	X
Published Bilingual Dictionary	✔	✔
Published Synonyms Dictionary	X	✔
Published Grammar Resource (must not include any text or part of text that could be used verbatim or as a model)	X	✔
Home-made resources (notes, grammar prepared by a tutor/by the school, personalized documents)	X	X
Any photocopied documents	X	X
Any exercise book or resource document to help with text creation	X	X

*Any adaptation measures linked to an Intervention Plan must be verified and arranged with your school/teacher prior to the evaluations.

What is the Ministry Exam?

Overview of the Evaluations

Authorized Material

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