Assessment/Accountability
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

Test Questions

This page provides access to all the test questions on which student results are based, from the last five years. Beginning in 2009, approximately 50% of common test items in grades 3-8 will be released each year. Information about the reporting category and learning standard that each unreleased question assesses is available through MCAS question search.

To view sample student work and scoring guides for each open-response question and writing prompt, browse to http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/student/

MCAS Question Search - browse and search through 3408 MCAS test items.

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2009 Released Items

  

Release of November 2009 Retest Items

Release of November 2009 Retest Items (Spanish)

Release of Spring 2009 Test Items (with answer key)

Release of Spring 2009 Test Items (Spanish) (with answer key)

  

Release of March 2009 Retest Items

Release of March 2009 Retest Items (Spanish)

  

Release of February 2009 MCAS Biology Test Items