SAMPLE ITEMS

To access sample items for the End-of-Grade and End-of-Course assessments for the 2012-13 school year, please visit the Department of Public Instruction Accountability Services' released forms website.

To access sample items for the Smarter Balanced Assessments for the 2014-15 school year, please visit the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium's website.

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The Department of Public Instruction is providing sample items for the Measures of Student Learning: Common Exams.


Sample Multiple-Choice and Performance Tasks for Fall 2012
Includes sample items for English I, Occupational Course of Study Introductory Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling, Grade 7 Science, Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 8 Social Studies, Physical Science, and Civics and Economics.
(pdf, 1.0mb)


Sample Rubrics for Performance Tasks for Fall 2012
(pdf, 44kb)


Sample Performance Tasks for High School Exams
(pdf, 424kb)


Sample Rubrics for High School Performance Tasks
(pdf, 41kb)


Sample Multiple-Choice and Performance Tasks for Spring 2013
Includes sample items for Grade 4 Social Studies, Grade 5 Social Studies, Grade 6 Social Studies, Grade 7 Social Studies, Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 4 Science, Grade 6 Science, Grade 7 Science, Common Core Algebra II, Common Core Geometry, Common Core Math II, Common Core Math III, and Common Core Integrated Math III
(pdf, 208kb)