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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

MCAS Question Search
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Instructions

Use this tool to generate a custom set of MCAS released items. The question database currently contains 3,887 released items administered on MCAS tests from 2003 - 2007. Additional items will be added as they are formatted for the site.

Searching

Select one or more of the following criteria by using the pull-down menus beneath each category (all fields are optional):

• Year- filter results by the year in which test items were administered
• Grade - filter results by the grade level associated with items
• Subject Area/Question Category - filter results by the subject area of the test in which items were administered (e.g., Mathematics) or by question category (e.g., Number Sense and Operations)
• Question Type - filter results by question type (multiple choice, open response, short answer, or writing prompt)

Viewing Your Results

Each item returned in your results will include a header with information about the item displayed in the following format:

Text Size: For optimal display, set your browser to view at medium or normal font size.

In Internet Explorer, go to the view menu > text size, and set it to medium.

In Netscape, go to the view menu > text size, and set it to 100% (original size)

In Mozilla/Firefox, go to the view menu > text size, and set it to normal.

Answers: View the selected test items with answers on or off by clicking the 'on' or 'off' links under the pull-down menu boxes.

Calculator icon (mathematics only): If students were allowed to use a calculator for a mathematics item, a calculator icon is displayed to the right. If students were not allowed to use a calculator for an item, the icon is crossed through by a large red 'X.'

Printing

Select 'Print View' from the bottom right side of any page. This link provides a resizable pop-up window that displays only the textual content from the page you are currently viewing.

Basics Year All 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Grade All High School 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 Question Category All -- BIOLOGY --     Anatomy and Physiology     Biochemistry and Cell Biology     Biology     Ecology     Evolution and Biodiversity     Genetics -- CHEMISTRY --     Atomic Structure and Periodicity     Bonding and Reactions     Chemistry     Properties of Matter and Thermochemistry     Solutions, Equilibrium, and Acid-Base Theo -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS --     Composition     Language     Reading and Literature -- HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE --     American History (to 1820)     Ancient/Classical 1: Human Origins and the     Ancient/Classical 2: Greece and Rome     Civics and Government, Economics     North American Geography     World Geography 1: Asia (including Austral     World Geography 2: Europe, Africa, and Sou -- INTRO PHYSICS --     Electromagnetism     Heat and Heat Transfer     Intro Physics     Motion and Forces     Waves and Radiation -- MATHEMATICS --     Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability     Geometry     Measurement     Number Sense and Operations     Patterns, Relations, and Algebra -- READING --     Language     Reading and Literature -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING --     Earth and Space Science     Life Science     Physical Sciences     Technology/Engineering -- TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING --     Construction and Manufacturing     Electrical and Communications Systems     Engineering Design     Fluid and Thermal Systems     Technology/Engineering -- U.S. HISTORY --     Civics and Government     Economics     United States History I ( to 1877)     United States History I (to 1865)     United States History II (to circa 1990)

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