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Grade 6 · Junior Division

EQAO prep without turning home into a test centre.

A short, original practice routine to help your child get comfortable explaining their thinking. Lessonfield is not affiliated with EQAO and does not reproduce secure assessment questions.

What the real assessment covers

Reading, writing and mathematics skills learned by the end of Grade 6. The real assessment is completed online at school. Use Lessonfield for low-pressure practice, and use EQAO’s own sample test when you want your child to see the official format.

Open official Grade 6 EQAO information and sample resources ↗

10–15 minutes

Mathematics warm-up

Ask your child to show or explain how they know. A reasonable strategy matters as much as getting to the answer.

  1. Put −4, 1.5, 0, and −1 in order from least to greatest.
  2. Write 0.35 as a fraction and as a percent.
  3. A recipe uses 3/4 cup of oats. You make half the recipe. How much oats do you need?
  4. A rectangular box is 6 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 3 cm high. What is its volume?
  5. A store reduces a $60 item by 25%. What is the sale price? Explain your calculation.
Parent answer guide
  1. −4, −1, 0, 1.5.
  2. 35/100 and 35%. 0.35 means thirty-five hundredths.
  3. 3/8 cup. Half of 3/4 is 3/8.
  4. 72 cm³. 6 × 4 × 3 = 72.
  5. $45. Twenty-five percent of $60 is $15, so $60 − $15 = $45.

If an answer is wrong, ask “What did you notice?” before correcting it.

10 minutes

Reading warm-up

The community garden had one empty corner that stayed muddy after heavy rain. A group of students proposed planting native flowers there. They learned that some native plants have deep roots that can help water soak into the soil. The students also hoped the flowers would provide food for local pollinators. Before planting, they measured the area, compared several species, and asked the garden committee for permission.
  1. What two benefits did the students expect from planting native flowers?
  2. Why did the students research different species before planting?
  3. Which detail shows that the students were planning rather than acting immediately?
Parent answer guide
  1. The students expected deeper roots to help water soak into the soil and the flowers to provide food for local pollinators.
  2. They needed plants suited to the site and their goals, rather than choosing at random.
  3. They measured the area, compared species, and asked the garden committee for permission before planting.
10–15 minutes

Writing warm-up

Prompt: Should students have a say in how part of their school grounds is used? State your opinion and support it with reasons and examples.

Before writing, have your child say their main idea out loud, name two details, then write. At the end, reread once for meaning and once for punctuation/spelling.

Parent check
  • Is the main idea clear?
  • Do the details support it?
  • Are the sentences understandable and connected?
  • Did your child reread and improve something?
A calmer plan

What to do the week before.

1. Do one short mixed practice, not a marathon worksheet.

2. Let your child use the official EQAO sample test once so the online format is familiar.

3. Practise explaining: “I chose this because…” and “I know my answer makes sense because…”

4. If one math idea is shaky, return to the Lessonfield learning library and work on that concept directly.

5. Keep the stakes low. EQAO results do not determine your child’s report-card grade.