Provincial assessment · Prince Edward Island
School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing
- Grade 4
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- Total time
- 50 min
- Calculator
- Not allowed
- Format
- On paper
PEI Grade 4 Writing Assessment practice test
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A practice run of Saskatchewan’s Grade 9 math assessment.
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When
Late spring 2027 (the date isn't published; inferred from the spring 2024 sittings)
- May 17 to June 11, 2027School day · Grade 4 Writing school-based assessment, one classroom session (the school sets the day)
The dates are Prince Edward Island’s own, read on September 29, 2026. See the official schedule (princeedwardisland.ca)
What’s on it
3 topics. Conventions counts most, at 33%.
- Ideas33%
- Organization33%
- Conventions33%
The skills it tests · 8 skills
- Determining purpose and audience
- Editing and proofreading with conventions
- Revising to improve content and clarity
- Sorting and ordering ideas
- Using pre-writing strategies to generate ideas
- Writing descriptive paragraphs
- Writing narrative paragraphs
- Writing procedural texts
How it’s built
- Writing
- Time
- 50 min
- Question
- 1
- Marks
- 12
- Of the marks
- 100%
- Essay
Write one piece to the prompt, for its purpose and reader. Develop your topic with details, put your ideas in an order that makes sense with transition words, and check capitals, punctuation and spelling.
How it’s marked
Your teachers mark it and record your result. PEI's writing rubrics give a level from 1 to 4 for ideas, organization and conventions, and Level 3 is the expected level.
On the day
One classroom session: read the prompt, plan, write one piece, and check it.
Getting ready
1 official document to practise with, and 4 tips.
Official practice
Tips from the people who write it
- Make sure your topic matches the prompt, for the reader and purpose it names.
- Develop your idea with details that fit it, and leave out details that don't.
- Give your writing a beginning, an order that makes sense with transition words, and an ending.
- Check capitals, end punctuation and spelling, and vary your sentences.
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 School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing in 2026–27?
The next sitting is May 17 to June 11, 2027.
How long is the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing?
It takes 50 minutes in all, over 1 part.
How many questions are on the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing?
It has 1 marked questions.
Can you use a calculator on the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing?
No. Calculators aren’t allowed.
Where can I find practice tests for the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing?
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Practise for the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing
Every skill on the School-based Assessment in Grade 4 Writing, taught one at a time, then practised on questions written like the real ones.
