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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: NB G4 Scientific Literacy Exam

60 + 60 min

60 minutes of testing time plus an additional 60 minutes as a universal accommodation

Grade 4 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint

May 4-8, 2026

2025-2026 administration window for the Scientific Literacy assessment

Information for Parents and Guardians: Grade 4 Provincial Assessments (2025-2026)

53% / 30% / 17%

Blueprint strand weights: Investigation / Sensemaking / Responsible and Sustainable Application

Grade 4 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint

Selected-response

Skills-based assessment of selected-response items on an online platform, plus a short survey about learning experiences

Grade 4 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint; Information for Parents and Guardians

English or French

Students may opt to read and answer in English or French; additional languages available by request through the school

Information for Parents and Guardians: Grade 4 Provincial Assessments (2025-2026)

2 curricula

Based on the NB Grade 4 Properties and Uses of Earth Materials curriculum (2019) and the Holistic Curriculum

Grade 4 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint

No pass/fail

Results reported by strand and level of response and overall achievement; summary results public by school, district, and province

Grade 4 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint; Information for Parents and Guardians

No fee

Free for students as part of the Provincial Assessment Program, administered through schools

New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development - Assessments and Evaluations

The New Brunswick Grade 4 Scientific Literacy assessment is a provincial, skills-based online assessment of selected-response items for Grade 4 students in the Anglophone sector, based on the Properties and Uses of Earth Materials curriculum (2019) and the Holistic Curriculum. It is administered May 4-8, 2026, with 60 minutes of testing time plus an additional 60 minutes as a universal accommodation, is available in English or French, and reports achievement by strand: Investigation (53%), Sensemaking (30%), and Responsible and Sustainable Application (17%). There is no fee and no pass/fail. This 100-question bank is an original English-language multiple-choice study adaptation aligned to those blueprint strands; it is not an official translation, not an official GNB product, and not an official-format simulation.

Sample NB G4 Scientific Literacy Practice Questions

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1Which question could a Grade 4 class answer by doing a science investigation?
A.Which kind of soil lets water drain through it the fastest?
B.Which rock is the most beautiful?
C.Why do people like collecting shiny stones?
D.What is the nicest colour to paint a flower pot?
Explanation: A good investigation question can be answered by measuring or observing something. Students can pour the same amount of water through different soils and measure how much drains through. Questions about what is beautiful, what people like, or the nicest colour are opinions, not things an experiment can answer.
2Amara wants to do a fair test to find out which soil holds the most water. She has sand, clay soil, and garden soil. What should be different in each of her three tests?
A.The amount of water she pours in
B.The size of the containers
C.The type of soil
D.The temperature of the water
Explanation: Amara is asking how the TYPE of soil affects water holding, so the type of soil is the one thing that must change between tests. The amount of water, container size, and water temperature must all stay the same, or she will not know what caused any difference in the results.
3Lucas is testing whether sand or clay lets more water drain through. He pours water into a funnel filled with each soil and catches what drains out in a cup. To keep the test fair, which of these must he keep the same for both soils?
A.The type of soil in the funnel
B.The amount of water he pours in
C.The colour of the cups
D.The desk where he works
Explanation: The amount of water poured in is a variable that could change the results, so it must be identical for both soils. The type of soil is the one thing Lucas is changing on purpose. Cup colour and work location do not affect how water drains through soil.
4Which tool is best for comparing the masses of two rocks?
A.A ruler
B.A thermometer
C.A balance scale
D.A hand lens
Explanation: A balance scale compares how much matter is in objects, which is their mass. A ruler measures length, a thermometer measures temperature, and a hand lens only makes small details look bigger.
5Which property of a rock can a student observe best by rubbing a finger across its surface?
A.Its texture
B.Its lustre
C.Its streak
D.Its mass
Explanation: Texture is how a rock's surface feels — rough, smooth, bumpy, or grainy — and your sense of touch detects it directly. Lustre is judged by looking at how the surface shines, streak needs a tile to rub the rock on, and mass needs a balance.
6Students test four minerals with a scratch test. Mineral W can be scratched by a fingernail. Mineral X cannot be scratched by a fingernail but can be scratched by a copper coin. Mineral Y cannot be scratched by a coin but can be scratched by a steel nail. Mineral Z cannot be scratched by any of these. Which mineral is the softest?
A.Mineral W
B.Mineral X
C.Mineral Y
D.Mineral Z
Explanation: A softer mineral is scratched by more things. Mineral W is scratched by a fingernail, the weakest tool in the test, so it is the softest of the four. Each mineral after it needed a harder tool to scratch it, and Mineral Z resisted everything, making it the hardest.
7A class measured how much water drained through sandy soil and got 80 mL. Why is it a good idea to repeat the test two more times?
A.To use up the extra soil before lunch
B.To see if they get similar results each time
C.To make the activity last the whole period
D.Because the first measurement is always wrong
Explanation: Repeating a test shows whether the results are reliable. If all three trials give about the same number, the class can trust the measurement; if one trial is very different, they know to check for a mistake. Good scientists repeat tests instead of trusting a single try.
8A student rubs a mineral across the back of an unglazed white tile. What is this streak test used to find?
A.How hard the mineral is
B.The colour of the mineral's powder
C.How much the mineral weighs
D.Whether the mineral contains water
Explanation: The streak test shows the colour of the powder a mineral leaves behind when rubbed on an unglazed tile. The powder colour is often different from the colour of the mineral's surface, so streak helps identify minerals. Hardness, weight, and water content each need different tests.
9After a heavy rain, a small gully in the schoolyard looks deeper than before. Which tool should students use to measure how deep the gully is now?
A.A magnet
B.A thermometer
C.A balance scale
D.A metre stick
Explanation: Depth is a length, so a metre stick (or ruler) is the right tool. A magnet tests for magnetic materials, a thermometer measures temperature, and a balance measures mass — none of them measure depth.
10A student picks up a rock at a road cut near her home. Which of her statements is an OBSERVATION?
A.The rock was once mud at the bottom of an ancient lake.
B.The rock is made of thin, flat layers.
C.The rock is millions of years old.
D.The rock will probably break apart next winter.
Explanation: An observation is something you can see, feel, or measure right now — like thin, flat layers. Saying the rock was once lake-bottom mud, that it is millions of years old, or that it will break apart next winter are conclusions or predictions made from observations, not observations themselves.

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