2019 MCAS Sample Student Work and Scoring Guides

Scoring guides and student work samples for released items are provided for the following item types: constructed-response items, essay questions, and open-response items.

Two different samples of student work have been included at the highest score point for all grades and subjects, with a few exceptions. Only one top-scoring sample has been released for the grades 5 and 8 STE two-point constructed-response items.

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Question Directory for Student Work

Grade 3

• Mathematics

Grade 4

• Mathematics

Grade 5

• Mathematics
• Science and Technology/Engineering

Grade 6

• Mathematics

Grade 7

• Mathematics

Grade 8

• Mathematics
• Science and Technology/Engineering

• Main Question Directory for Student Work

Last Updated: September 26, 2025