Numeracy Section (45–60 minutes)

Tell your child: “Show all your steps. You may not use a calculator unless told.”
Part A: Multi-step math problems (18 questions)

A class has 24 students. One quarter of them are absent.

a) How many students are absent?
b) How many are present?
6 students are missing and 18 students are present

A recipe uses 1.5 litres of juice to serve 6 people.

a) How much juice is needed per person?
b) How much juice is needed to serve 10 people?
is needed per person and

Maya walked 2.75 km on Monday and 3.6 km on Tuesday.

a) How far did she walk in total?
b) How much farther did she walk on Tuesday than Monday?

A shirt costs 28 dollars. It is on sale for 25% off.

a) How much money is taken off the price?
b) What is the sale price?

A box holds 36 muffins. Each row has 6 muffins.

a) How many rows of muffins are in the box?
b) If 2 rows are eaten, what fraction of the muffins are left?

A student scored 18 out of 25 on Test A and 32 out of 40 on Test B.

a) What percentage did they get on Test A?
b) On which test was the percentage mark higher? Show how you know.

A bag holds 120 marbles. 40 are red, 30 are blue, and the rest are green.
a) How many green marbles are there?
b) What fraction of the marbles are blue?
c) What percentage of the marbles are red?

A bookstore sells notebooks for 3 dollars each and pens for 2 dollars each.
a) Write an expression for the total cost CC if a person buys nn notebooks and pp pens.
b) Use your expression to find the cost of 4 notebooks and 5 pens.

A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide.

a) What is its perimeter?
b) What is its area?
c) If the length is doubled but the width stays the same, what is the new area?

There are 48 students and 3 equal groups are needed for a field trip.
a) How many students are in each group?
b) If 2 more students join the class, can you still make 3 equal groups? Explain.
A pizza is cut into 12 equal slices. Adam eats 1331 of the pizza and Bella eats 1441 of the pizza.
a) How many slices does each person eat?
b) How many slices are left?

A water bottle holds 750 mL of water.

a) How many litres is this?
b) How many millilitres are in 3 full bottles?

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections: 3 red, 2 blue, and 3 green.

a) What is the probability of landing on blue?
b) What is the probability of not landing on red?
c) Which colour is most likely? Explain.

A movie starts at 6:45 p.m. and ends at 8:10 p.m.

a) How long is the movie?
b) If there is a 15-minute break in the middle, how much actual movie time is there?

An integer puzzle:
a) The temperature in the morning is 3 degrees. By night it drops 7 degrees. What is the new
temperature?
b) A diver is 4 m below the surface (−4). She then descends 6 more metres. What is her new depth?

A box of cereal weighs 0.75 kg.

a) What is the weight in grams?
b) If a family eats 150 g each day, how many days until the cereal is finished?

A pattern of tiles goes like this:

Figure 1: 4 tiles

Figure 2: 7 tiles

Figure 3: 10 tiles
a) How many tiles will Figure 4 have?
b) Describe a rule to get the number of tiles in any figure.

The sum of two numbers is 45. One of the numbers is 19.

a) Write an equation to represent this situation.
b) Find the other number.

Part B: Quantitative reasoning (7 questions)

Tell your child: “These are pattern and number relationship questions. Try to do them in your head
first, then check with written work.”

What is the next number in the sequence?

4, 9, 14, 19, 24, ___
What number makes this true?
7 × ? = 56

What is the missing number?

3, 6, 12, 24, ___, 96

A rule is “multiply by 3 and then add 2.”

a) If the starting number is 4, what is the result?
b) If the result is 20, what was the starting number?

Which number does not belong in this set: 5, 10, 15, 18, 20, 25? Explain your thinking.

A pattern of shapes repeats every 4 shapes:

Circle, Square, Triangle, Star, Circle, Square, Triangle, Star, ...
What is the 13th shape in the pattern?

Two numbers have a difference of 18. The larger number is 41.

a) What is the smaller number?
b) Check your answer using addition.

Literacy Section (45–60 minutes)

Part A: Reading passage and multiple-choice
Have your child read this non-fiction passage once silently, then a second time more slowly.

Passage: “School Gardens and Learning”

Many schools have started building small gardens on their property. In these gardens, students plant
seeds, pull weeds, and water the soil. They learn how plants grow and what they need to stay healthy.
Teachers connect the garden to subjects such as science, math, and even language.
In science, students observe how a seed changes over time. They may measure the height of plants
each week and record the results in a chart. In math, students use fractions and percentages to show
how many plants survived. For example, if 12 out of 16 plants are still growing, students can describe
this as a fraction or a percentage.
The garden also helps students understand where their food comes from. Many children have only
seen fruits and vegetables in a store. When they watch a tomato grow from a tiny plant to a ripe fruit,
they see the full process. Some schools hold “harvest days” where students taste the food they have
grown.
Besides academic learning, school gardens can improve student well-being. Working outside gives
students a chance to move and get fresh air. They practice patience when waiting for plants to grow.
They also work together to plan, plant, and care for the garden. These experiences can build a sense
of responsibility and community.

Now ask 8–10 multiple-choice questions. Have the student circle A/B/C/D and then explain their
choices orally or in writing.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to buy vegetables at a store
B. Why students dislike gardening
C. Ways school gardens help students learn and grow
D. How to build a garden at home
In the first paragraph, the author shows that students in school gardens mainly:
A. Play games with friends
B. Plant and care for plants
C. Learn only about history
D. Stay indoors to read

Which subject is directly mentioned as being connected to the garden?

A. Music
B. Gym
C. Science
D. Art

In the second paragraph, what do students do with plant heights?

A. Draw pictures of them
B. Ignore them
C. Measure and record them
D. Eat them

If 12 out of 16 plants survive, which fraction shows the surviving plants?

A. 416164
B. 12161612
C. 116161
D. 216162

According to the passage, why do school gardens help students understand food better?
A. They visit many grocery stores.
B. They read recipes during class.
C. They see fruits and vegetables growing from plants.
D. They watch cooking shows online.

What is one example of a special event schools might hold?

A. A test day
B. Harvest days to taste the food
C. A math contest
D. A running race

What does the word “harvest” most closely mean in this passage?
A. To plant seeds
B. To water plants
C. To pick and use grown crops
D. To throw away old plants

Which sentence best shows that school gardens help social skills?
A. “They learn how plants grow and what they need to stay healthy.”
B. “They may measure the height of plants each week and record the results in a chart.”
C. “Some schools hold ‘harvest days’ where students taste the food they have grown.”
D. “They also work together to plan, plant, and care for the garden.”
Which text feature would be most helpful to add to this passage?
A. A picture of a school garden
B. A map of Canada
C. A list of school rules
D. A timetable for buses

Part B: Short writing task

Time: 10–15 minutes. Ask for about 1 solid paragraph (6–8 sentences).
Prompt:
“Would you like your school to have a garden? Explain why or why not.”
Instructions to student:

State your opinion clearly in the first sentence.

Give at least two reasons to support your opinion.

Add details or examples for each reason.

End with a closing sentence.

Part C: Longer writing task (opinion essay)

Time: 20–30 minutes. Aim for 3–5 paragraphs.
Prompt:
“Should students have homework every school night? Explain your opinion.”
Suggested structure:

Paragraph 1: Introduce your opinion (yes or no) and give a general reason.

Paragraph 2: First strong reason with examples.

Paragraph 3: Second strong reason with examples.

Paragraph 4 (optional): Mention what people who disagree might say, and respond.

Final paragraph: Restate your opinion and main reasons.

Remind your child to:

Use complete sentences.

Use linking words (first, also, however, finally).

Check spelling and punctuation at the end.

Reasoning Section (Optional, 20–30 minutes)
For non-verbal reasoning, it helps to draw or print simple patterns. You can sketch these quickly on
paper.
Tell your child: “For each question, circle or write the answer that best completes the pattern.”

Shape sequence:
Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Square, Triangle, Circle, __
a) What shape comes next?

Shape pattern:
Big star, small star, big star, small star, big star, __
a) What comes next?
b) What would the 10th shape be (big or small star)?

Row of arrows:
→, ↑, ←, ↓, →, ↑, ←, __
a) Draw the next arrow.

Shaded squares: Draw 3 boxes in a row. In Box 1, shade the left half. In Box 2, shade the right half. In
Box 3, every second small square is shaded like a checkerboard.
a) Draw what Box 4 might look like to continue the pattern and explain your rule.

Number of sides pattern:

Triangle (3 sides), square (4 sides), pentagon (5 sides), hexagon (6 sides), __
a) What shape comes next and how many sides does it have?

Growing pattern:
Figure 1 has 2 dots.
Figure 2 has 5 dots.
Figure 3 has 8 dots.
a) How many dots would Figure 4 have?
b) Explain the pattern in words.

Rotating shape: Draw a right-pointing arrow in Box 1. In Box 2, draw the same arrow pointing up. In
Box 3, the arrow points left.
a) How should the arrow point in Box 4?

Pattern with letters:

A, C, E, G, I, __
a) What letter comes next?
b) Explain how you know.

Mixed pattern:
Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, Circle, Square, Circle, __, __
a) Fill in the next two shapes.

Odd one out: Which picture does not belong in a set of four triangles?
Triangle with all equal sides

Triangle with one right angle

Triangle with all equal sides

Triangle with one right angle and a small circle drawn next to it
a) Which one is different and why?

Number blocks:
In Pattern A, a block has numbers 2, 4, 6.
In Pattern B, a block has numbers 3, 6, 9.
In Pattern C, a block has numbers 4, 8, 12.
a) If the pattern continues, what three numbers might be in Pattern D?

Shape analogy (you can draw):

Square → Cube
Circle → ?
a) What 3-D shape completes the analogy?

Increasing sections:
A circle is divided into 2 equal parts in Picture 1, 4 equal parts in Picture 2, 6 equal parts in Picture 3.
a) How many parts in Picture 4 if the pattern continues?

Dots in corners:
Picture 1: a square with 1 dot in one corner.
Picture 2: a square with 2 dots in two corners.
Picture 3: a square with 3 dots in three corners.
a) Draw Picture 4.
b) How many dots are there now?

Line pattern:
Short line, long line, short line, long line, short line, __
a) Draw the next line.