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Provincial assessment · Newfoundland & Labrador

Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment: Reading, Grade 3 (PRMA)

  • Grade 3

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Total time
2 h
Marked questions
18
Parts
2
Calculator
Not allowed
Format
On paper

NL Grade 3 Reading Assessment (PRMA) practice test

The whole exam or the parts you choose, in its own format, on the clock.

  • Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment: Reading, Grade 3 (PRMA) in the MapleMind app: the exam in the appThe exam in the app
  • Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment: Reading, Grade 3 (PRMA) in the MapleMind app: its parts, and what you can use in eachIts parts, and what you can use in each
  • A multiple-choice question in a practice exam in the MapleMind app, with its timer and toolsA question, timed, with the exam’s tools
  • A practice exam’s marked result in the MapleMind app: the score, how the real exam reports it, and each part’s pointsThe marked result, part by part

A practice run of Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 math assessment.

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When

Newfoundland & Labrador’s schedule for 2026–27, read on September 29, 2026, has no sitting of this exam. See the official schedule (gov.nl.ca)

What’s on it

3 topics. Understanding and interpreting counts most, at 60%.

  • Locating and retrieving
    Cognitive Level I
  • Understanding and interpreting
    Cognitive Level II
  • Reflecting and responding
    Cognitive Level III
The skills it tests · 10 skills
  • Expressing opinions about texts
  • Interpreting intended messages in texts
  • Making connections to texts
  • Organizing information
  • Providing alternative perspectives on texts
  • Responding critically to messages
  • Selecting relevant information from sources
  • Supporting responses with text and experience
  • Using strategies to make sense of texts
  • Using text features to construct meaning
From the courseEnglish Language Arts, Grade 3Its Course CompanionEnglish Language Arts, Grade 3

How it’s built

Multiple-choice questions, questions in sets and written answers.

  1. Part 1: first text
    Time
    60 min
    Questions
    9
    Marks
    9
    Of the marks
    50%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets
    • Written answers

    Read a text, such as a story, a poem or an article, and answer its questions: multiple choice with four choices, and written answers with details from the text.

  2. Part 2: second text
    Time
    60 min
    Questions
    9
    Marks
    9
    Of the marks
    50%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets
    • Written answers

    Read a second text and answer its questions the same way. Reread it as often as you need: it isn't read aloud.

How it’s marked

  1. Not Meeting Expectations
  2. Approaching Expectations
  3. Meeting Expectations

A computer marks the multiple-choice answers, and teachers on a provincial panel mark your written answers. There's no individual result: your school gets the share of students at each level, and Meeting Expectations is the expected level.

On the day

  1. Session 1Part 1: the first text and its questions, up to an hour.
  2. Session 2Part 2: the second text and its questions, up to an hour. It comes later the same day after a break, or on another day.

Two classroom sessions of up to an hour each, on one day with a break or over two days. You read two texts on your own: nothing is read aloud, and your teacher can only explain the directions. Extra time is available for everyone.

Getting ready

5 official documents to practise with, and 4 tips.

Official practice

Tips from the people who write it

  • You don't need to prepare: the results don't affect your marks or report card, so just do your best.
  • Reread the question and the text as often as you need.
  • If you're not sure, cross out the wrong choices first, and answer every question.
  • For a written answer, use complete sentences and explain your thinking with details from the text.

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  • Students

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  • Parents

    Put the dates on the family calendar. The Parent Dashboard shows each practice exam’s result and the skills that need another look.

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  • Educators

    The topic weights and the official practice above make a review plan. Students can practise each skill on its own in MapleMind, free with daily limits.

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Questions about this exam

When is the PRMA in 2026–27?

Newfoundland & Labrador isn’t giving it in 2026–27.

How long is the PRMA?

It takes 2 hours in all, over 2 parts.

How many questions are on the PRMA?

It has 18 marked questions: 9 in Part 1: first text and 9 in Part 2: second text.

Can you use a calculator on the PRMA?

No. Calculators aren’t allowed.

How are PRMA results reported?

At 3 levels: Not Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Meeting Expectations.

Where can I find practice tests for the PRMA?

Newfoundland & Labrador publishes Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment Framework (sample texts and items in Appendix 4). MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.

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Practise for the PRMA

Every skill on the PRMA, taught one at a time, then practised on questions written like the real ones.