Provincial assessment · New Brunswick
Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment
- Grade 5
- Written in French
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- Total time
- 1 h
- Marked questions
- 25
- Calculator
- Not allowed
- Format
- On a computer
NB Grade 5 French Immersion Reading practice test
The whole exam or the parts you choose, in its own format, on the clock.
The exam in the app
Its parts, and what you can use in each
A question, timed, with the exam’s tools
The marked result, part by part
A practice run of Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 math assessment.
Free with a MapleMind account
When
Spring assessment window
- May 17 to May 21, 2027School day · Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment (the school sets the day)
The dates are New Brunswick’s own, read on September 29, 2026. See the official schedule (gnb.ca)
What’s on it
3 topics. Inferential/interpretive responses counts most, at 60%.
- Literal responses20%
- Inferential/
interpretive responses 60% - Personal/
critical/ 20%evaluative responses
How it’s built
- Reading comprehension
- Time
- 60 min
- Questions
- 25
- Marks
- 25
- Of the marks
- 100%
- Multiple choice
- Questions in sets
Read literary and informational texts in French and answer multiple-choice questions: some on what the text says, most on what you can infer, and some asking your judgment.
How it’s marked
- Below Appropriate Achievement
- Appropriate Achievement
- Strong Achievement
A computer marks your answers. There's no pass mark: you get an achievement level, and Appropriate Achievement or above counts as successful.
On the day
One online sitting. You can't use a dictionary or thesaurus, and nothing is read aloud to you. Everyone may take up to double the time: 60 minutes plus another 60.
Getting ready
4 official documents to practise with, and 3 tips.
Official practice
Tips from the people who write it
- Try the online practice before the assessment.
- Read each passage carefully before you choose; for true-or-false style items, choose one answer per statement.
- Most questions, 60%, ask you to read between the lines.
After the exam
- Results
Results are published by school, district and province, with summary results in the fall of 2027.
- If you miss it
Barring exceptional circumstances, every student takes part. A student can be exempted when their Personalized Learning Plan says so, in the first stages of learning English, or after a serious illness, a bereavement or another event no one could plan for. Parents are always part of the decision.
From Assessments and evaluations (Anglophone sector), with the information for parents for each grade (gnb.ca) and Provincial Assessment Program: Protocols for Accommodations and Exemptions (gnb.ca), read on October 27, 2026.
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Students
Start with the topics worth the most marks, then write full practice exams under the real time limit.
Practise itParents
Put the dates on the family calendar. The Parent Dashboard shows each practice exam’s result.
See the Parent DashboardEducators
The topic weights and the official practice above make a review plan. Students can write practice exams in MapleMind, free with daily limits.
For schools
Questions about this exam
When is the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment in 2026–27?
The next sitting is May 17 to May 21, 2027.
How long is the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment?
It takes 1 hour in all, over 1 part.
How many questions are on the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment?
It has 25 marked questions.
Can you use a calculator on the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment?
No. Calculators aren’t allowed.
How are Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment results reported?
At 3 levels: Below Appropriate Achievement, Appropriate Achievement and Strong Achievement.
Where can I find practice tests for the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment?
New Brunswick publishes G5 FI Reading Assessment Practice (online). MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.
Practise for the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment
Practice exams for the Grade 5 French Immersion Reading Assessment, written like the real ones.
