EQAO Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield EQAO facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. Which stakeholders are required to receive EQAO assessment results under its public mandate? → School boards, schools, and the general public
2. Which achievement level suggests a student is approaching but not yet meeting the provincial standard? → Level 2
3. What is PCAP and which grades does it assess? → Pan-Canadian Assessment Program; Grades 6 and 9
4. When a teacher is acting as a scribe for a student during an EQAO assessment, which of the following actions is strictly forbidden? → Correcting grammatical errors and punctuation to clarify the student's ideas.
5. Which report helps school boards identify schools that may need additional support based on EQAO results? → The board-level results report comparing schools within the board
6. The EQAO Primary Division math assessment expects Grade 3 students to work with whole numbers up to approximately which value? → 1,000
7. When a reader makes an inference about a character's feelings, they should use: → Clues from the text combined with their own prior knowledge
8. On the EQAO achievement scale, what does a 'Level 3' result indicate about a student's performance? → Performance meets the provincial standard
9. A student with a visual impairment requires a Braille version of the EQAO assessment. Who is responsible for ordering this material? → The school must request it through EQAO's advance ordering process
10. In EQAO's OSSLT, what does 'OSSLT' stand for? → Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
11. Which of the following is the greatest? 3/5, 0.65, 62%, 0.6 → 0.65
12. Which Ontario Ministry document provides the curriculum expectations that EQAO assessments are based on? → The Ontario Curriculum documents
13. How often does Canada participate in PISA assessments? → Every 3 years
14. Which strand is NOT typically assessed in EQAO's Grade 3 primary-division literacy test? → Oral communication
15. What happens to student assessment data collected by EQAO at the school level? → It is aggregated to report school, board, and provincial performance trends
16. Which of the following releases the plot's tension, ties up loose ends, and brings readers to a satisfactory conclusion? → Resolution
17. What does EQAO's 'Contextual Information' report provide alongside assessment results? → Demographic and socioeconomic factors about school communities
18. A store sells 144 apples in 6 equal boxes. How many apples are in each box? → 24
19. The median of the data set {3, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20} is: → 12
20. Which geometry concept would Grade 3 students most likely encounter on the EQAO Primary Division assessment? → Identifying and classifying two-dimensional shapes
21. A new school principal is reviewing school improvement data. According to EQAO's intended use of its assessment results, how should this data primarily be used? → In combination with other information to guide school improvement initiatives.
22. How are EQAO results typically used during a School Effectiveness Framework (SEF) review? → They serve as one source of evidence about student achievement for self-assessment
23. When can a student who was absent during the primary EQAO assessment window make up the test? → During the designated makeup administration window specified by EQAO
24. What types of texts are typically included in the EQAO Primary Division reading assessment? → Both literary and informational texts
25. How is EQAO primarily funded? → Through provincial government appropriations
26. What accommodation is typically available to students with identified special education needs during EQAO assessments? → They may receive accommodations consistent with their Individual Education Plan (IEP)
27. A pictograph showing students' favorite seasons is an example assessed in which EQAO Primary Division math strand? → Data Management and Probability
28. Under EQAO's legislative framework, who has the authority to change which grade levels are assessed? → The Ontario Legislature through legislative or regulatory amendment
29. What does it mean that EQAO is an 'arm's-length' agency? → It maintains operational independence while remaining publicly accountable
30. Which provincial political party was in power when EQAO was created in 1996? → Ontario Progressive Conservative Party