Proficiency Testing for ABQ Mathematics, Intermediate and AQ French as a Second Language, Part 1

Continuing Teacher Education (AQ, ABQ, PQP, IB) Students, If you need to take a Proficiency test, an online test will be administered.

Testing Fee

The cost of taking the test is $50. This is not included in the course fee. The $50 test fee is non-refundable. You must register and pay for the course prior to taking the test.

Candidates who have not paid for the online test or who have not registered in the course will not be permitted to take the test. You can pay for the test using at the Continuing Education course registration site. The option to pay for the test is under Special Requests under your student account options. Contact aq@uwindsor.ca if you need assistance

Registration site - https://register.continue.uwindsor.ca/

Test Duration

Two hours is allowed to complete proficiency tests.

Passing Grade

The minimum passing grade is 70%.

French Proficiency Test

Test Dates

79-100 AQ French as a Second Language Part 1

Winter 2025 testing: Online testing will be set up between January 11, 2025 to January 15, 2025

If you need to take the test, contact aq@uwindsor.ca to be added to the testing site and for details regarding the test.

Test Exemptions

Candidates who believe that they may be eligible for exemption must contact aq@uwindsor.ca at least 5 business days prior to the stated test date with a copy of their applicable university transcripts. Transcripts may be emailed to aq@uwindsor.ca.

If you have attended a Francophone University, such as Montreal, Laval, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Sudbury, Laurentian and Ottawa, where the language of instruction was French for all university courses completed, you may apply for an exemption from writing the test.
Graduated from a French-speaking high school
Graduated from a French Immersion High school with a certificate of completion
Proficiency testing results from other Institutions may be considered for exemptions. Admission offers from other institutions are not considered for exemptions.
In extenuating circumstances, candidates may have an interview with the Continuing Education Program Coordinator concerning the proficiency test.

Preparing for the Test

Candidates are advised to prepare well for the test. To improve oral fluency consider:

listening to a French radio station
watching television, movies, films or plays in French
speaking French with friends or family
taking French classes at post-secondary institutions such as Collège Boréal

To improve written fluency consider:

reviewing all tenses of verbs, spelling, use of specific tenses such as l'imparfait, le conditionnel, le subjonctif, le passé composé
reading in French to review vocabulary
practising a cloze test by photocopying a paragraph and whiting out about twenty words. Later, fill in the blanks and compare your answers with the original copy.
purchasing or accessing multimedia programs such as Success in French
reviewing grammar books that you already have
searching the Internet for sites on French language

You may also wish to contact institutions that offer French courses such as Collège Boréal, your local community colleges or universities. It would also be advisable to seek out immersion French courses offered by travel agencies such as areas in Quebec or other francophone speaking areas.

Here are the websites that may help you in preparing for the test:

Math Proficiency Test

Test Dates

Winter 2025 testing: This ABQ will not be offered for winter 2025. Testing is not available during this semester.
Spring 2025 testing: Online testing will be set up from April 8, 2025 to April 11, 2025
Summer 2025 testing: TBA
Fall 2025 testing: TBA

Print Resources

Grade 7/8
Nelson Mathematics 7-8 (2005)
Pearson Math Makes Sense 7-8 (2005)
Grade 9/10
McGraw Hill Principles of Mathematics 9-10 (2006, 2007)
Nelson Principles of Mathematics 9-10 (2006)
Pearson Math 9 (2005) Online Resources:
- http://www.khanacademy.org/
- http://ca.ixl.com/

Curriculum Topics Covered

Below is a listing of most of the topics in each of the grade 7-10 math curriculums. For the grade 9 and 10 curriculum, the focus will be on the academic versions of those courses. While this is meant to be a good representation of these curricula, not all topics will be covered to the same degree.

Grade 7&8 Curriculum

Strand: Number Sense and Numeration

Ordering decimals, fractions and integers
Generating multiples and factors of numbers
Perfect squares and square roots
Operations with fractions, decimals, and integers
Connecting fractions, decimals, percents and ratios
Solving problems dealing with percents, ratios and unit rates
Exponential Notation
Convert between fractions, decimals and percents
Prime factorization
Order of operations with integers

Strand: Measurement

Convert between metric units for linear, area and volume measurements
Solve problems involving areas of trapezoids
Calculate the area of two dimensional composite figures
Calculate the volume and surface area of right prisms of varying base shapes
solve problems that require conversions involving metric units of area, volume, and capacity
Circumference and Area of Circles
Surface area and volume of cylinders

Strand: Geometry and Spatial Sense

Sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals
Use Triangle theorems to prove congruency
Determine whether two shapes are similar
Plot points on the Cartesian plane
Relationship between perimeter, area and length of similar shapes
Parallel lines, and angle theorems
Use Pythagorean Theorem

Strand: Patterning and Algebra

Understand linear growing patterns
Evaluation of numeric expressions
Solving simple linear equations
Understanding and representing linear patterns numerically, algebraically and graphically
Evaluating algebraic expressions

Strand: Data Management and Probability

Collect and organize categorical, discrete or continuous primary and secondary data
Read, interpret and draw conclusions from primary data
Make predictions based on probability
Represent the outcomes of a probability experiment
Calculate the theoretical probability of events
Organize data in graphs and tables and make inferences based on these
Calculate measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode)

Grade 9&10 Academic Curriculum

Strand: Number Sense and Algebra

Evaluate expressions that include exponents and require order of operations
Understand exponent rules
Solve problems requiring rate, ratio and percent
Understand squaring and square root
Add, subtract, multiply and simplify polynomial expressions
Solve equations
Rearrange formulas

Strand: Linear Relations

Create and interpret scatter plots including creating lines of best fit and making inferences
Represent linear equations numerically, algebraically and graphically and be able to convert between each
Be able to distinguish between linear and non linear relationships numerically, algebraically and graphically
Understand the difference between direct and partial variation
Understand the effects on a linear relationship as the initial value and/or the rate of change varies

Strand: Analytic Geometry

Describe the difference between slope & y-intercept form and standard form of a linear relation and be able to convert between the two forms
Be able to calculate the slope of a line segment in a variety of ways
Interpret the values in the equation y = mx + b and understand the properties of slope
Be able to graph various forms of linear equations and determine the equation of a graph given information about that graph
Determine the point of intersection of two linear relationships graphically, using the method of elimination or substitution
Use the formulas of the midpoint and length of a line segment
Use and understand the equation of a circle x2 + y2 = r2

Strand: Measurement and Geometry

Optimization of perimeter and area of rectangular shapes
Solve problems using the Pythagorean theorem
Solve problems of area and perimeter of 2D composite shapes
Solve problems involving the surface area and volume of prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders and spheres including composite shapes
Determine values of angles in polygons and with parallel lines

Strand: Quadratic Relations in the Form y = ax2 + bx + c

Graph and describe key features of relations in the form y = ax2 + bx + c
Graph and describe key features of relations in the form y = a(x – h)2 + k
Given the graph of a parabola, determine its equation
Expand and factor 2nd degree polynomials
Solve quadratic equations by factoring, completing the square, graphing and the quadratic formula

Strand: Trigonometry

Solve similar triangles and compare similarity and congruence
Use the primary trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles
Use the sine law and cosine law to solve problems

The formulas for perimeter, area and volume will be given on the test paper. All other formulas and conversion factors will not.