Provincial assessment · Newfoundland & Labrador
Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment: Reading, Grade 6 (PRMA)
- Grade 6
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- Total time
- 2 h
- Marked questions
- 18
- Parts
- 2
- Calculator
- Not allowed
- Format
- On paper
NL Grade 6 Reading Assessment (PRMA) 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
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 retrieving20%Cognitive Level I
- Understanding and interpreting60%Cognitive Level II
- Reflecting and responding20%Cognitive Level III
The skills it tests · 11 skills
- Analyzing the impact of language in texts
- Comparing alternate points of view
- Evaluating messages in texts
- Examining how responses to texts affect social change
- Explaining how features help the audience make meaning
- Explaining how structures help the audience make meaning
- Explaining thinking using personal connections
- Explaining thinking using support from texts
- Integrating cueing systems to construct meaning
- Integrating effective reading and viewing strategies
- Organizing reliable information
How it’s built
Multiple-choice questions, questions in sets and written answers.
- 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 an article or a story, and answer its questions: multiple choice with four choices, and written answers with details from the text.
- 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
- Not Meeting Expectations
- Approaching Expectations
- 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
- Session 1Part 1: the first text and its questions, up to an hour.
- 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 and examples from the text.
More for you
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 and the skills that need another look.
See the Parent DashboardEducators
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.
For schools
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.
Practise for the PRMA
Every skill on the PRMA, taught one at a time, then practised on questions written like the real ones.
