EQAO Grade 6: What to Expect and How to Prepare

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Ontario Grade 6 students write the EQAO Junior Division assessment in Reading, Writing and Mathematics each spring, online at school.

Math topics to review

  • Fractions, decimals and percents
  • Multi-step word problems
  • Patterns and simple equations
  • Area, volume and angles
  • Reading graphs and probability
  • Budgets and money

Reading and writing

Students read fiction, information and graphic texts and support answers with evidence. Writing questions check organization, staying on topic and conventions.

Practice plan

  • Two short math sets a week on fractions and percents
  • One reading a week with a written answer using evidence
  • A final timed practice two weeks before the test