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Key Facts: SEA Exam Exam

Standard 5

Students sit the SEA in Standard 5, about age 11, for secondary-school placement

Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago

3 papers

English Language Arts Writing, Mathematics and English Language Arts

SEA 2025-2028 Assessment Framework

40 items

The SEA Mathematics paper has 40 items across four strands

SEA 2025-2028 Assessment Framework

36 items

The SEA English Language Arts paper has 36 items

SEA 2025-2028 Assessment Framework

75 minutes

Working time for the Mathematics paper and for the English Language Arts paper

SEA 2025-2028 Assessment Framework

No fee

The SEA is a free, compulsory placement examination

Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago

No fixed pass mark

Placement depends on total score, school choices and available places

Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago

100

Free original MCQ practice questions in this bank

OpenExamPrep

The SEA (Secondary Entrance Assessment) is Trinidad and Tobago's national placement exam for Standard 5 students (about age 11) entering secondary school. It has three papers: English Language Arts Writing (50 minutes), Mathematics with 40 items (75 minutes) and English Language Arts with 36 items (75 minutes). The Ministry of Education administers it for free, and there is no fixed pass mark - placement depends on the total score, the four school choices and available places. The live papers now use mostly constructed-response items, so this 100-question bank gives MCQ-format practice over the same Standard 4-5 Mathematics (55) and English Language Arts (45) curriculum skills, excluding the Creative Writing essay.

Sample SEA Exam Practice Questions

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1What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 47,308?
A.7
B.700
C.7,000
D.70,000
Explanation: In 47,308 the digit 7 is in the thousands place, so its value is 7 x 1,000 = 7,000.
2Write the number 'sixty thousand and five' in figures.
A.60,005
B.60,050
C.60,500
D.6,005
Explanation: Sixty thousand is 60,000 and 'and five' adds 5 ones, giving 60,005. There are no tens or hundreds, so those places are zero.
3Round 3,486 to the nearest hundred.
A.3,400
B.3,480
C.3,500
D.3,490
Explanation: The tens digit is 8, which is 5 or more, so round the hundreds digit up. 3,486 rounds to 3,500.
4Calculate 4,072 + 1,938.
A.5,910
B.6,010
C.6,000
D.5,010
Explanation: Adding the ones: 2 + 8 = 10, carry 1. Tens: 7 + 3 + 1 = 11, carry 1. Hundreds: 0 + 9 + 1 = 10, carry 1. Thousands: 4 + 1 + 1 = 6. The total is 6,010.
5A market vendor in Port of Spain had 5,000 mangoes and sold 2,675. How many mangoes are left?
A.2,325
B.2,425
C.3,325
D.2,335
Explanation: Subtract 5,000 - 2,675. This gives 2,325 mangoes remaining.
6What is 36 x 25?
A.800
B.900
C.850
D.950
Explanation: 36 x 25 = 36 x 100 / 4 = 3,600 / 4 = 900. You can also do 36 x 25 = (30 x 25) + (6 x 25) = 750 + 150 = 900.
7Share 144 doubles equally among 6 vendors. How many does each vendor get?
A.22
B.24
C.26
D.28
Explanation: 144 / 6 = 24. Each vendor receives 24 doubles.
8Which of these numbers is a factor of 24?
A.5
B.7
C.8
D.9
Explanation: A factor divides exactly with no remainder. 24 / 8 = 3 exactly, so 8 is a factor of 24.
9What is the smallest multiple of 4 that is greater than 30?
A.31
B.32
C.34
D.36
Explanation: Multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, ... 28, 32, 36. The first multiple of 4 above 30 is 32.
10Which number is a prime number?
A.15
B.21
C.23
D.27
Explanation: A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. 23 can only be divided by 1 and 23, so it is prime.

About the SEA Exam Exam

The Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) is the national examination that places Standard 5 students (about age 11) from primary schools in Trinidad and Tobago into secondary schools. It is administered by the Ministry of Education and comprises three papers: English Language Arts Writing (a composition/essay), Mathematics (40 items across the four syllabus strands of Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics) and English Language Arts (36 items covering spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and reading comprehension). Under the SEA 2025-2028 framework each strand is assessed through three thinking processes - knowing, applying and reasoning - and the live papers now use mostly constructed-response items. There is no simple pass mark; placement is competitive and depends on a student's total score, the order of school choices and available places. This 100-question bank provides original multiple-choice practice over the same Standard 4-5 Mathematics and English Language Arts skills, excluding the separate Creative Writing essay.

Assessment

Three papers: English Language Arts Writing (essay), Mathematics (40 items across Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics) and English Language Arts (36 items: spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and reading comprehension). This bank covers the MCQ-testable Mathematics and English Language Arts skills.

Time Limit

Official working time: English Language Arts Writing 50 minutes, Mathematics 75 minutes and English Language Arts 75 minutes, sat on a single national SEA day.

Passing Score

No fixed pass mark. Secondary-school placement is based on the student's total score, the order of the four school choices, available places and the national placement process.

Exam Fee

There is no fee. The SEA is a free, compulsory placement examination provided by the Ministry of Education for students in government and government-assisted primary schools. (Ministry of Education, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)

SEA Exam Exam Content Outline

55%

Mathematics

Official paper: 40 items across the four syllabus strands of Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics, assessing knowing, applying and reasoning in 75 minutes. Practice here covers number and operations, place value, factors and multiples, fractions, decimals, percentages, money, measurement, time, perimeter, area, volume, lines and angles, plane and solid shapes, symmetry, data handling, averages, patterns and multi-step word problems set in Caribbean contexts.

45%

English Language Arts

Official paper: 36 items covering spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and reading comprehension in 75 minutes. Practice here covers reading comprehension with short passages, main idea, inference and detail, vocabulary in context, parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, tenses, punctuation, capitalisation, spelling, synonyms and antonyms, and sentence structure at Standard 4-5 level.

How to Pass the SEA Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed pass mark. Secondary-school placement is based on the student's total score, the order of the four school choices, available places and the national placement process.
  • Assessment: Three papers: English Language Arts Writing (essay), Mathematics (40 items across Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics) and English Language Arts (36 items: spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and reading comprehension). This bank covers the MCQ-testable Mathematics and English Language Arts skills.
  • Time limit: Official working time: English Language Arts Writing 50 minutes, Mathematics 75 minutes and English Language Arts 75 minutes, sat on a single national SEA day.
  • Exam fee: There is no fee. The SEA is a free, compulsory placement examination provided by the Ministry of Education for students in government and government-assisted primary schools.

Keys to Passing

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SEA Exam Study Tips from Top Performers

1Work through past SEA Mathematics papers from the Ministry of Education and time yourself, since the real paper allows about 75 minutes for 40 items.
2Because the live SEA now uses many constructed-response items, always write your full working for maths so you practise showing each step, not just choosing an answer.
3For reading comprehension, underline the exact words in the passage that prove your answer before choosing, to avoid options that sound right but lack evidence.
4Build a spelling and vocabulary list from your reading; the English Language Arts paper tests spelling, synonyms and words used in context.
5Review the four Mathematics strands - Number, Measurement, Geometry and Statistics - and check you can answer knowing, applying and reasoning questions in each.
6Practise grammar and punctuation little and often: subject-verb agreement, tenses, capital letters and the comma, full stop, question mark and apostrophe.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SEA in Trinidad and Tobago?

The Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) is the national examination that places Standard 5 primary-school students, about age 11, into secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago. It is administered by the Ministry of Education.

How many papers does the SEA have?

The SEA has three papers: English Language Arts Writing (an essay), Mathematics with 40 items, and English Language Arts with 36 items covering spelling, punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and reading comprehension.

How long is each SEA paper?

Official working time is 50 minutes for English Language Arts Writing, 75 minutes for Mathematics and 75 minutes for English Language Arts. All papers are sat on a single national SEA day.

Is there a pass mark for the SEA?

No. There is no fixed pass mark. Secondary-school placement is based on the student's total score, the order of the four school choices submitted, available places and the national placement process.

Does this practice bank match the real SEA format?

The live SEA papers now use mostly constructed-response items. This bank provides multiple-choice practice over the same Standard 4-5 Mathematics and English Language Arts skills, and excludes the separate Creative Writing essay.

Are these official SEA past-paper questions?

No. These are original OpenExamPrep questions modelled on the SEA assessment framework skills. The Ministry of Education publishes official past papers and resources separately at moe.gov.tt.