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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: NB Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Exam

40% / 44% / 16%

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

Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint

May 5-7, 2026

2025-2026 administration dates in the parent information bulletin

Information for Parents and Guardians: Grade 8 Provincial Assessment (2025-2026)

60+60 / up to 180 min

Blueprint: 60 minutes plus 60 minutes universal accommodation; parent bulletin: up to 180 minutes

Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint; 2025-2026 parent bulletin

Selected + constructed response

Skills-based online assessment with selected-response and constructed-response items, plus a short learning-experiences survey

Grade 8 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 by request through the school

Information for Parents and Guardians: Grade 8 Provincial Assessment (2025-2026)

Beyond Earth (2021)

Based on Grade 8 Beyond Earth: Human Presence in the Solar System and the Holistic Curriculum

Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Assessment Blueprint; Science 8 curriculum PDF

No pass/fail

Results track the education system against provincial curricular standards, reported publicly by school, district, and province

Information for Parents and Guardians: Grade 8 Provincial Assessment (2025-2026)

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

New Brunswick's Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Assessment is a no-fee, skills-based online provincial assessment (selected- and constructed-response, plus a short survey) based on Beyond Earth: Human Presence in the Solar System (2021). Blueprint strand weights: Investigation 40%, Sensemaking 44%, Responsible and Sustainable Application 16%. Timing: blueprint 60+60 minutes; parent bulletin up to 180 minutes; May 5-7, 2026 window. Available in English or French. This 100-question bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation — not an official translation and not an official-format simulation.

Sample NB Grade 8 Scientific Literacy Practice Questions

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1A student wants to find out whether the colour of a surface affects how quickly it warms up in sunlight. She places black, white, and silver paper squares in the sun and measures their temperatures. In this investigation, what is the independent variable?
A.The temperature of each paper square
B.The size of the paper squares
C.The amount of sunlight
D.The colour of the paper
Explanation: The independent variable is the one the investigator deliberately changes to see its effect. Here the student changes the paper colour on purpose and then measures the result. The temperature is the dependent variable, and sunlight and paper size are variables she must keep the same.
2Which list shows the planets of our solar system in the correct order from the Sun outward?
A.Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B.Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
C.Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
D.Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Explanation: From the Sun outward the order is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (the four rocky planets), then Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (the gas and ice giants). A common mnemonic is 'My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles.'
3Which question is testable with classroom equipment about Newton's second law?
A.Is Mars more beautiful than Earth?
B.How does doubling the pulling force on a fixed-mass cart change its acceleration?
C.Should Canada spend more on space exploration?
D.What year will people land on Mars?
Explanation: A testable question links measurable variables. Force, mass, and acceleration can be measured with school equipment. Opinions, funding values, and future dates cannot be tested in a classroom lab.
4Why does the Moon stay in orbit around Earth instead of flying off in a straight line into space?
A.The Moon has no motion of its own, so it simply hangs near Earth.
B.Earth's gravity pulls on the Moon, continually changing its straight-line motion into a curved orbit.
C.The Sun's gravity holds the Moon tightly against Earth's path.
D.Earth's magnetic field traps the Moon in a circular path.
Explanation: The Moon is moving forward, and Earth's gravitational pull constantly bends that motion inward. The combination of forward motion and gravitational pull produces an orbit. Without gravity the Moon would travel in a straight line; without forward motion it would fall into Earth.
5A class tests whether ball size affects how far a ball rolls down a ramp. Which setup is the fairest test?
A.Roll a large ball down a steep ramp and a small ball down a gentle ramp, then compare distances.
B.Roll balls of different sizes down the same ramp, released from the same height, and measure how far each rolls.
C.Roll the same ball down ramps of different steepness and record the distances.
D.Push each ball with different force and time how long it rolls.
Explanation: A fair test changes only one variable — ball size — while keeping everything else (the ramp, release height, surface, and starting push) the same. Rolling balls of different sizes down the same ramp from the same height does exactly that, so any difference in distance can reasonably be linked to size.
6Which of the following is a direct benefit of satellites for people in New Brunswick?
A.Satellites make winters shorter by reflecting sunlight toward the ground.
B.Satellites improve weather forecasts, helping communities prepare for storms.
C.Satellites remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
D.Satellites create the tides used by the fishing industry.
Explanation: Weather satellites observe cloud systems and storms from orbit, and that data feeds the forecasts people use to prepare for severe weather. Satellites also support communication and navigation, but they cannot change seasons, clean the air, or cause tides.
7The Moon appears to change shape over about a month, from new moon to full moon and back. What causes these phases?
A.Earth's shadow falls on different parts of the Moon each night.
B.Clouds on Earth block parts of the Moon from view.
C.The Moon produces more and then less of its own light during the month.
D.As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different portions of its sunlit half.
Explanation: Half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun. As the Moon travels around Earth, the angle between the Sun, Moon, and Earth changes, so we see more or less of that lit half. Those changing views are the phases.
8A student measures the temperature of a cup of water as it cools, recording: 0 min — 80°C; 5 min — 62°C; 10 min — 50°C; 15 min — 42°C; 20 min — 37°C. Which conclusion is best supported by this data?
A.The water cooled at a steady, constant rate the whole time.
B.The water temperature will keep dropping until it freezes in the room.
C.The water cooled fastest between 15 and 20 minutes.
D.The water cooled fastest at the beginning and more slowly as time went on.
Explanation: The drops are 18°C, 12°C, 8°C, and 5°C per five-minute interval — largest at the start and shrinking over time. Cooling is fastest when the difference between the water and the room is greatest, then slows as the water approaches room temperature.
9Why does New Brunswick experience summer in June and winter in December?
A.Earth is closer to the Sun in June and farther away in December.
B.The Sun produces more heat in June than in December.
C.Earth's tilted axis causes the Northern Hemisphere to receive more direct sunlight in June and less direct sunlight in December.
D.Ocean currents push warm air over Canada only in the summer months.
Explanation: Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit. When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun (June), sunlight strikes it more directly and days are longer, producing summer. When it tilts away (December), sunlight is more spread out and days are shorter, producing winter.
10A website claims: 'Our brand of telescope is the best — 9 out of 10 customers we surveyed at our own product launch said they loved it.' Why is this claim weak scientific evidence?
A.Surveys can never be used as evidence in science.
B.The sample was chosen from people already attending the company's event, so it is likely biased.
C.Telescopes cannot be evaluated scientifically.
D.Ten customers is too many people to survey accurately.
Explanation: Reliable evidence comes from samples that fairly represent the whole group. People who attend a product launch are already interested in that brand, so surveying them overstates approval. This is sampling bias, and it makes the '9 out of 10' claim unreliable.

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