Provincial assessment · Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10
Nova Scotia Examination: Mathematics 10
- Grade 10
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- Total time
- 2 h
- Marked questions
- 38
- Parts
- 2
- Counts for
- 20% of the final mark
- Calculator
- Approved models
- Format
- On paper
Nova Scotia Math 10 Exam 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
June 2027
- Wednesday, June 23, 2027Two hours (+15-minute grace period) · Nova Scotia Examination: Mathematics 10 / Mathématiques 10
The dates are Nova Scotia’s own, read on September 28, 2026. See the official schedule (plans.ednet.ns.ca)
What’s on it
4 topics. Relations and Functions counts most, at 35–40%.
- Measurement25–30%
- Algebra and Number20–25%
- Relations and Functions35–40%
- Financial Mathematics10–15%
The skills it tests · 38 skills
- Applying exponent laws with rational exponents
- Best buys with unit pricing
- Building a personal budget
- Calculating gross pay
- Calculating net pay after deductions
- Characteristics of a linear graph
- Composite objects and unknown dimensions
- Converting between powers and radicals
- Converting units with proportional reasoning
- Currency exchange
- Defining and setting up the primary trig ratios
- Distinguishing relations and functions
- Domain and range from data
- Equation from a graph or a point and slope
- Equation from a parallel or perpendicular line
- Equation from two points
- Factoring trinomials and differences of squares
- General form and rewriting between forms
- Identifying and ordering irrational numbers
- Interpreting graphs and situations
- Measuring and solving linear problems with instruments
- Multiplying binomials with an area model
- Multiplying polynomials symbolically
- Parallel and perpendicular slopes
- Referents and estimation for linear measure
- Removing common factors
- Representing a linear function with function notation
- Representing linear relations many ways
- Simplifying and converting radicals
- Slope as rise over run and rate of change
- Slope-intercept form
- Slope-point form
- Solving right triangles and indirect measurement
- Solving systems algebraically
- Solving systems graphically
- Surface area and volume of cones, pyramids, and spheres
- Surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders
- Verifying conversions with unit analysis
How it’s built
Multiple-choice questions and written answers.
- Selected response (multiple choice)
- Questions
- 30
- Marks
- 50
- Of the marks
- 50%
- Multiple choice
Thirty multiple-choice questions with four choices each. Fill in the bubble, and erase fully to change an answer.
- Constructed response (short answer and extended response)
- Questions
- 8
- Marks
- 50
- Of the marks
- 50%
- Written answers
Eight questions where you solve a problem or write a response. Show all your work, include units when the question uses them, and round as told.
How it’s marked
Your math teacher marks it with the department's scoring guide, and it counts for 20% of your final course grade.
On the day
- Calculator
- Bring a scientific calculator with trig functions and a pi key. A graphing calculator is fine if it has no computer algebra system (CAS), and any stored information must be cleared. You can't share one.
- Provided
- Nova Scotia Examination: Mathematics 10 Formula Booklet
One paper exam. Bring an HB pencil, your calculator and a ruler. You get a Formula Booklet with data sheets and scrap paper, but only work in your student booklet is marked. Everyone gets a 15-minute grace period.
Getting ready
4 official documents to practise with, and 4 tips.
Official practice
Tips from the people who write it
- Check your calculator early in the course, not the night before.
- Show all your work on the written questions: points are earned for correct work.
- Include units when the question uses them, and round only as the question says.
- Work done in the Formula Booklet isn't marked: put everything in the student booklet.
The mark you need
Your class mark counts for 80% of the final mark, the exam for 20%.
You need
50% on the exam
With 75% in class, your final mark lands between 60% (0 on the exam) and 80% (100% on it).
After the exam
- Results
Your teacher marks the exam, and the result goes in the PowerTeacher Gradebook, where parents can see it.
From Program of Learning Assessment for Nova Scotia (PLANS): Grade 10 examinations (plans.ednet.ns.ca), read on October 27, 2026.
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For schools
Questions about this exam
When is the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10 in 2026–27?
The next sitting is June 23, 2027, Two hours (+15-minute grace period).
How long is the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10?
It takes 2 hours in all, over 2 parts.
How many questions are on the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10?
It has 38 marked questions: 30 in Selected response (multiple choice) and 8 in Constructed response (short answer and extended response).
Can you use a calculator on the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10?
Yes, a calculator from the approved list.
How much does the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10 count?
It’s worth 20% of the final mark in Mathematics 10.
Where can I find practice tests for the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10?
Nova Scotia publishes Mathematics 10 Question Sampler (10-2023) and Mathématiques 10 : Exemplaire de questions. MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.
Practise for the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10
Every skill on the Nova Scotia Exam: Mathematics 10, taught one at a time, then practised on questions written like the real ones.
