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Key Facts: PEP Exam
Replaced GSAT
PEP replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test as Jamaica's Grade 6 placement assessment
Ministry of Education and Youth - PEP
3 components
Performance Tasks, Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Tests make up PEP
Jamaica Information Service - Get the Facts: PEP
4 CBT subjects
Curriculum-Based Tests cover Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies
Jamaica Information Service - Get the Facts: PEP
Grades 4-6
PEP components are administered across Grades 4, 5 and 6
Jamaica Information Service - Get the Facts: PEP
Grade 6
The Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Tests are sat in Grade 6 for secondary placement
Ministry of Education and Youth - PEP
No pass mark
PEP produces a profile used for placement, not a simple pass or fail score
Ministry of Education and Youth - PEP
Late June
PEP results are released to schools and parents in late June
Jamaica Information Service - Get the Facts: PEP
100
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The Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is Jamaica's national Grade 6 placement assessment, replacing the former GSAT, and is administered by the Ministry of Education and Youth. It has three components across Grades 4-6: Performance Tasks, an Ability Test of verbal and quantitative reasoning sat in Grade 6, and Curriculum-Based Tests in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. There is no simple pass mark; PEP produces a student profile that, with parental school choices and available places, determines secondary-school placement for Grade 7. The Ability Test and CBTs are predominantly multiple choice. This 100-question bank provides original Jamaican Grade 5-6 multiple-choice practice across all five MCQ areas.
Sample PEP Practice Questions
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1Look at this analogy: Pen is to write as broom is to ____. Which word best completes it?
2Which word does NOT belong with the others?
3Hot is to cold as day is to ____.
4All the children in Maya's class can swim. Tariq is a child in Maya's class. Which statement must be true?
5Which pair of words means the SAME or nearly the same?
6What number comes next in the pattern? 2, 4, 6, 8, ____
7Find the next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ____
8Kingston is to Jamaica as Bridgetown is to ____.
9If MANGO is written in code as NBOHP (each letter moved forward one place), how is FRUIT written?
10Three friends are in a line. Kemar is in front of Shanice. Shanice is in front of Andre. Who is at the back?
About the PEP Exam
The Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is Jamaica's national assessment that replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and is used to place Grade 6 students into secondary schools. PEP is aligned to the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) and is made up of three components administered across Grades 4 to 6: Performance Tasks, which require students to apply knowledge in Mathematics, Science, Language Arts and Social Studies to real-life situations; the Ability Test, which assesses verbal and quantitative reasoning outside the curriculum and is sat in Grade 6; and the Curriculum-Based Tests (CBTs), which sample Grade 6 content in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. The Ability Test and the four CBT papers are predominantly single-best-answer multiple choice, while Performance Tasks and extended writing are scored separately. Results are released in late June and combined into each student's profile.
Exam sponsor: Ministry of Education and Youth, Jamaica. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Three components across Grades 4-6: Performance Tasks (Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, applied tasks), the Ability Test (verbal and quantitative reasoning, sat in Grade 6), and the Curriculum-Based Tests in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies (sat in Grade 6). The Ability Test and CBTs are predominantly multiple choice.
Time Limit
Each component and CBT subject paper is timetabled by the Ministry on separate scheduled days across Grade 6, so there is no single combined exam time.
Passing Score
No simple pass or fail mark. PEP produces a profile of each student's performance that, with parental school choices and the number of available places, is used to place students into secondary schools for Grade 7.
Exam / Certification Fees
There is no fee for students in Jamaican public primary schools; PEP is part of the national assessment programme and is administered by teachers in school.
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Our practice resources: topics covered
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Ability Test
Practice covers verbal reasoning (analogies, word relationships, classification and logical deduction) and quantitative reasoning (number patterns, sequences and non-routine math reasoning). The official Ability Test assesses critical reasoning skills outside the school curriculum and is sat in Grade 6, Term 2.
Mathematics (Curriculum-Based Test)
Practice covers number and place value, operations, fractions, decimals and percentages, money, measurement, time, geometry, data handling and multi-step word problems aligned to the National Standards Curriculum at Grade 6 level, in a Jamaican context.
Language Arts (Curriculum-Based Test)
Practice covers reading comprehension of short inline passages (main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary in context), grammar, parts of speech, punctuation and language conventions, drawing on fiction and information texts.
Science (Curriculum-Based Test)
Practice covers life science (human body, plants, animals, ecosystems), earth and environmental science (weather, water cycle, the solar system, conservation) and physical science (matter, energy, simple machines and forces) at the primary level.
Social Studies (Curriculum-Based Test)
Practice covers Jamaican civics and government, national symbols and heroes, the geography of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, history and heritage, and the regional Caribbean context.
Preparing for the PEP Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No simple pass or fail mark. PEP produces a profile of each student's performance that, with parental school choices and the number of available places, is used to place students into secondary schools for Grade 7.
- Assessment: Three components across Grades 4-6: Performance Tasks (Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, applied tasks), the Ability Test (verbal and quantitative reasoning, sat in Grade 6), and the Curriculum-Based Tests in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies (sat in Grade 6). The Ability Test and CBTs are predominantly multiple choice.
- Time limit: Each component and CBT subject paper is timetabled by the Ministry on separate scheduled days across Grade 6, so there is no single combined exam time.
- Exam / certification fees: There is no fee for students in Jamaican public primary schools; PEP is part of the national assessment programme and is administered by teachers in school. Official sources
Using Our Practice Resources
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Primary Exit Profile (PEP)?
PEP is Jamaica's national assessment that replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). It is administered by the Ministry of Education and Youth and is used to place Grade 6 students into secondary schools for Grade 7.
What are the components of PEP?
PEP has three components across Grades 4-6: Performance Tasks, the Ability Test (verbal and quantitative reasoning), and the Curriculum-Based Tests in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. The Ability Test and CBTs are predominantly multiple choice.
Which subjects are on the PEP Curriculum-Based Tests?
The Curriculum-Based Tests sample Grade 6 content in four subjects: Mathematics, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies, aligned to the National Standards Curriculum.
Is there a pass mark for PEP?
No. PEP does not have a simple pass or fail mark. It produces a profile of each student's performance that, together with parental school choices and available places, is used to place students into secondary schools.
When do students sit PEP?
Performance Tasks are administered across Grades 4, 5 and 6. The Ability Test is sat in Grade 6 (Term 2) and the Curriculum-Based Tests in Grade 6 (Term 3). Results are released in late June.
Are these official Ministry of Education PEP questions?
No. These are original OpenExamPrep practice questions modelled on the PEP Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Test skills and the National Standards Curriculum. Official PEP papers are provided separately by the Ministry of Education and Youth.