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Key Facts: NL Grade 6 Math Exam

May/June window

Annual PRMA classroom window; reading and mathematics alternate by year (e.g., 2023 mathematics, 2024 reading)

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60 minutes

Classroom session duration for the Grade 6 math assessment

NL EECD PRMA Program Guidelines

45% Number Sense

Largest strand weight covering operations, decimals, fractions, and ratios (practice-bank topic mix; not a published PRMA subdomain weighting)

Practice bank topic design aligned to NL curriculum strands / PRMA Framework domains

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Free provincial assessment administered through public schools

NL EECD PRMA Program Guidelines

The Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 6 PRMA Mathematics assessment is a free provincial math assessment measuring Grade 6 learning outcomes in number sense, algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics. It takes about 60 minutes with no individual pass/fail grade. This 100-question bank is an original English-language multiple-choice study adaptation. Official PRMA reading and mathematics strands alternate by year in the May/June window Official forms also include constructed-response items; this bank remains an MCQ study aid only.

Sample NL Grade 6 Math Practice Questions

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1In the number 4,528,913, what is the value of the digit 2?
A.200
B.2,000
C.20,000
D.200,000
Explanation: In 4,528,913, the digit 2 is in the ten-thousands place. Its value is 2 × 10,000 = 20,000.
2Which of the following represents three million, four hundred five thousand, two hundred in standard form?
A.3,450,200
B.3,405,200
C.340,520
D.3,405,020
Explanation: Three million is 3,000,000. Four hundred five thousand is 405,000. Two hundred is 200. Combining these gives 3,405,200.
3In the decimal number 14.829, which digit is in the thousandths place?
A.1
B.8
C.2
D.9
Explanation: Looking right of the decimal point, 8 is in the tenths place, 2 is in the hundredths place, and 9 is in the thousandths place.
4What is the expanded form of 6,054,208?
A.6,000,000 + 500,000 + 40,000 + 200 + 8
B.6,000,000 + 50,000 + 4,000 + 200 + 8
C.600,000 + 50,000 + 4,000 + 200 + 8
D.6,000,000 + 500,000 + 4,000 + 20 + 8
Explanation: The number 6,054,208 has 6 millions (6,000,000), 0 hundred-thousands, 5 ten-thousands (50,000), 4 thousands (4,000), 2 hundreds (200), 0 tens, and 8 ones. Summing these values gives 6,000,000 + 50,000 + 4,000 + 200 + 8.
5The populations of four Atlantic Canadian regions are recorded as follows: Region A: 521,500; Region B: 512,900; Region C: 528,100; Region D: 520,990. Which region has the greatest population?
A.Region A
B.Region B
C.Region C
D.Region D
Explanation: Comparing the hundred-thousands place, all are 5. Comparing ten-thousands: Region A is 2, Region B is 1, Region C is 2, Region D is 2. For A (521,500), C (528,100), and D (520,990), compare the thousands place: 8 is greatest (Region C).
6Round 27.648 to the nearest hundredth.
A.27.6
B.27.64
C.27.65
D.27.7
Explanation: The hundredths digit is 4. Look at the thousandths digit, which is 8. Since 8 is 5 or greater, round the hundredths digit up from 4 to 5, resulting in 27.65.
7A provincial report states that 2,874,500 fish were counted off the coast of Newfoundland. What is 2,874,500 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand?
A.2,800,000
B.2,870,000
C.2,900,000
D.3,000,000
Explanation: The hundred-thousands digit is 8. Look at the ten-thousands digit, which is 7. Since 7 is 5 or greater, round 8 up to 9. The rounded number is 2,900,000.
8Four cargo ships loaded cod fillet shipments with the following masses in tonnes: Ship P: 14.805 t, Ship Q: 14.850 t, Ship R: 14.085 t, Ship S: 14.508 t. Which list shows the ship masses in order from least to greatest?
A.Ship R, Ship S, Ship P, Ship Q
B.Ship R, Ship P, Ship S, Ship Q
C.Ship S, Ship R, Ship P, Ship Q
D.Ship Q, Ship P, Ship S, Ship R
Explanation: All whole numbers are 14. Compare tenths: R (0), S (5), P (8), Q (8). R is smallest (14.085), next is S (14.508). For P (14.805) and Q (14.850), compare hundredths: P (0) is less than Q (5). The order from least to greatest is R, S, P, Q.
9Which of the following numbers is a prime number?
A.21
B.27
C.29
D.33
Explanation: A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself. 29 can only be divided evenly by 1 and 29. 21 (3×7), 27 (3×9), and 33 (3×11) are all composite numbers.
10What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 12 and 18?
A.2
B.3
C.6
D.36
Explanation: Factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Factors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18. The common factors are 1, 2, 3, 6. The greatest common factor is 6.

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