Below you will find scoring guides and samples of student work for released items from the spring 2023 MCAS tests. Scoring guides and student work samples are provided for the following item types: constructed-response items and essay questions. In addition, annotations are included at all score points with the student work samples for ELA essay questions.
With only a few exceptions, at least two different samples of student work have been included at the highest score point for all grades and subjects to show that students may achieve a top score even if they approach an essay question differently or arrive at a correct answer to a constructed-response item using an alternate method.
No items or student work samples are released from the retests or February Science tests.
For access to all released MCAS test questions, visit the Released Test Questions and Practice Tests page.
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Main Question Directory for Student Work
Last Updated: August 16, 2023
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