Released Items
These items may be used to help familiarize test examiners and students with the new assessment format.
Selected Response
These are items in which students are presented with three answer choices, one of which is correct. Students are asked to select the correct answer. Selected-response items are designed to assess the highest level of content knowledge and cognitive complexity that can be appropriately measured through this type of item and is appropriate for the Extended Evidence Outcome.
Social Studies
- 2013 Social Studies Grade 4 Geographic Features (PDF)
- 2013 Social Studies Grade 4 Goods and Services (PDF)
- 2013 Social Studies Grade 4 Mining Tools (PDF)
- 2013 Social Studies Grade 7 Research (PDF)
- 2013 Social Studies Grade 7 Settlement (PDF)
- 2013 Social Studies High School Citizenship (PDF)
- 2014 Social Studies High School Goods and Services (PDF)
- 2014 Social Studies High School Timeline (PDF)
Science
- 2013 Science Grade 5 Plant Structures (PDF)
- 2013 Science Grade 5 Earth Surface (PDF)
- 2013 Science Grade 8 Human LifeCycle (PDF)
- 2013 Science Grade 8 Energy Types (PDF)
- 2013 Science Grade 8 Space Travel (PDF)
- 2013 Science High School Nutrition (PDF)
- 2014 Science High School Climate (PDF)
- 2014 Science High School Body Systems (PDF)
Supported Performance Tasks
These are items in which students manipulate option cards in order to respond to three related prompts for each item. Students use the option cards to complete a chart or graphic. Supported Performance Tasks are designed to assess the highest level of content knowledge and cognitive complexity that can be appropriately measured through this type of item and is appropriate for the Extended Evidence Outcome. The items allow for responses that can be provided in approximately five-ten minutes or less.
Social Studies
