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Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année

Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année (CSAP, French reading and writing)

  • Grade 8
  • Written in French

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Total time
3 h
Marked questions
52
Parts
2
Calculator
Not allowed
Format
On a computer

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When

2 sessions this school year: Échantillons and Évaluation.

Échantillons

Évaluation

  1. May 17 to June 8, 2027Parties de 45 minutes · Lecture et écriture (4 parties), mathématiques et Reading and Writing, selon l'horaire de l'école

The dates are Nova Scotia’s own, read on September 28, 2026. See the official schedule (plans.ednet.ns.ca)

What’s on it

  • Lecture
    Reported on its own (levels)

Écriture

  • Texte narratif
  • Texte incitatif
    Texte d'opinion

How it’s built

Multiple-choice questions, questions in sets and an essay.

  1. Lecture (parties 1 et 3)
    Time
    90 min
    Questions
    50
    Marks
    50
    Of the marks
    50%
    • Multiple choice
    • Questions in sets

    Read different kinds of texts, such as informational texts, stories, poems and visual texts, and answer multiple-choice questions, from easy to challenging.

  2. Écriture (parties 2 et 4)
    Time
    90 min
    Questions
    2
    Marks
    32
    Of the marks
    50%
    • Essay

    Two writing tasks, one in each writing part: a story and an opinion text, each with a choice of topics.

How it’s marked

  1. Level 1
  2. Level 2
  3. Level 3
  4. Level 4

A computer marks the multiple-choice answers, and Nova Scotia teachers mark your writing. There's no pass mark: you get a level from 1 to 4, where 3 meets the expectation, and the results don't count on your report card.

On the day

  1. FirstSample questions in class, on the platform, over one or two class periods.
  2. Then, on days your school setsFour 45-minute parts: reading in parts 1 and 3, writing in parts 2 and 4.

Online, in shorter parts. A thesaurus is allowed. Everyone may take up to 15 more minutes per part. Getting outside help or using AI gives a result of Not Enough Evidence.

Getting ready

3 official documents to practise with, and 3 tips.

Official practice

Tips from the people who write it

  • You don't need to study ahead: what you learn in class prepares you.
  • Your class does short sample assessments first, to get used to the format.
  • Keep a thesaurus handy for your writing.

After the exam

Results

Each student gets an Individual Student Report, available to families through PowerSchool once results are analyzed.

Marks

Results aren’t used for report card grades or decisions about a student’s grade placement.

If you miss it

A student with an Individual Program Plan takes part if their planning team, parents included, agrees.

From Program of Learning Assessment for Nova Scotia (PLANS): Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 8 (plans.ednet.ns.ca), read on October 27, 2026.

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Questions about this exam

When is the Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année in 2026–27?

The next sitting is May 3 to May 14, 2027. This school year it’s written in Échantillons and Évaluation.

How long is the Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année?

It takes 3 hours in all, over 2 parts.

How many questions are on the Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année?

It has 52 marked questions: 50 in Lecture (parties 1 et 3) and 2 in Écriture (parties 2 et 4).

Can you use a calculator on the Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année?

No. Calculators aren’t allowed.

How are Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année results reported?

At 4 levels: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4.

Where can I find practice tests for the Nova Scotia Assessment: Lecture et écriture en 8e année?

Nova Scotia publishes Échantillons de l'évaluation en ligne (lecture et écriture). MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.

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