CAEC Lessons

12 questions · 30 min · no calculator · 25% of math score

CAEC Math Part I is the no-calculator section: mental-math and by-hand computational fluency with the four operations across number types, plus simple linear equations and order of operations.

30 questions · 90 min · calculator + formula sheet · 75% of math score

CAEC Math Part II is the calculator section (a formula sheet is provided) with applied, real-world problems across four competency areas: Number Sense, Patterns & Relations, Geometry & Measurement, and Data Management & Probability.

50 questions · 75 min · mostly informational texts

The CAEC Reading test covers three strands: Content & Context (the largest), Structure/Elements/Techniques, and Grammar/Syntax/Language Conventions. Passages are mostly informational with some literary texts.

1 persuasive essay · 75 min · scored out of 9

The CAEC Writing test is a single persuasive writing task, scored out of 9 across three equal dimensions: Position & Support, Voice & Presentation, and Conventions/Mechanics/Syntax. There is no separate multiple-choice grammar section, conventions are scored inside your own essay.

35 questions · 90 min · inquiry & data skills · calculator permitted

The CAEC Science test is a skills and inquiry test, not a content-recall test. Most marks reward scientific inquiry and data interpretation; biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science appear only as the contexts for questions, not as facts to memorize.

40 questions · 90 min · Canadian content

The CAEC Social Studies test covers distinctly Canadian content across four domains: Citizenship & Government (the largest), Economics, Historical & Contemporary Canada, and Geography & the Environment. Interpreting sources, maps, and data is a heavily weighted skill throughout.