MCAS Reading, ELA, Math, Science, History released test | MCAS practice test Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, MCAS reading, math, history and science practice test Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Use the MCAS Tests below to prepare for the math, reading and science 2012-2013 MCAS assessment. The MCAS reading, math and science are standardized tests given to students in Massachusetts grades 3-8. Beyond grade 8, take the End of Course Tests for students in grades 9 to 12.

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, commonly shortened to MCAS is the Commonwealth's statewide standards-based assessment program developed in 1993, in response to the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of the same year. State and federal law mandates that all students who are enrolled in the tested grades and who are educated with Massachusetts public funds participate in MCAS testing.

MCAS has three primary purposes:

To inform and improve curriculum and instruction.
To evaluate student, school, and district performance according to Massachusetts Curriculum Framework content standards and Performance Standards.
To determine student eligibility for the Competency Determination requirement in order to award high school diplomas.

Grade 3 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension
Grade 4 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension.
Grade 5 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension
Grade 6 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension
Grade 7 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension
Grade 8 English Language Arts Reading Comprehension

MCAS Test Prep Games

Testing Vocabulary 3rd , 4th , 5th and 6th Grade

High Frequency Standardized Testing Vocabulary
This is a list of No Excuses Testing Vocabulary for the 3rd , 4th , 5th and 6th Grade. The Testing Vocabulary is the Tier 2 Academic Vocabulary for Reading and ELA Testing, it does not contain the Tier 3 Testing Vocabulary. You will also need to study the Tier 3 Academic Testing Vocabulary for thorough test prep. Students with developing reading skills or second language learners may need extra instruction to gain the full meaning of these words.

TIER 2 ACADEMIC VOCABULARY GLOSSARY
More High Incidence Testing Vocabulary
Tier 3 Academic Vocabulary Words

passage/s, mostly, mainly, different, based, order, paragraph, routine, events, speaker/s, most likely, lesson, suggest, comparison, describe/s, purpose, selection, according, event/s, section, statement/s, main idea, compares, contrast, selection, greatest, description, suggest, considered, organized, reason, provided, preventing, represent, important details, decides, theme, presented, phrases, turning point, examples, predict/ed, cause, effect, differ, article, summary, diagram, instructions, directions, probably, detail, supports, term, organizes, definition, probably, closely

High Frequency Standardized Testing Math Vocabulary

correctly, nearest, seems, diagram, combination, labeled, different, describes, relationship, common, represent/s, figure, model, combined, characteristic, according, examples, receive, statement, symbol, compare/s, patterns, section, arranged, display, input, output, value, expression, assigned, decreasing, results, designed, produced, constant, previous

passage/s

A portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.

There was a very funny passage in the student's response.

mostly

Almost; for the most part; nearly

My homework is mostly done.

mainly

For the most part; chiefly; primarily

The band's members are mainly girls.

different

Not alike; dissimilar; not identical

I didn't recognize her at first because her hair was so different.

based

The bottom support of anything; foundation; basis

He based his answer on the dictionary definition.

order

The listing of things by some characteristic, eg., first letter; size, color, age

The student names were listed in alphabetical order.

paragraph

The portion of written matter dealing with one idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.

The paragraph had an excellent topic sentence.

routine

Regular; typical or everyday activity

Singing is part of the routine in Mr. Taylor's class.

speaker/s

A person who talks or is talking

Mrs. Kuhn was the speaker at the school assembly.

most likely

Best chance of happening; highest probability

If you don't do your homework, you will most likely get into trouble in Mr. Taylor's class.

lesson

Something to be learned or studied; part of a book, an exercise, etc., assigned for study

The math lesson for today is long division.

suggest

To propose an idea for consideration

Please suggest methods for encouraging students to do their homework.

comparison

Likening; reviewing similarities

There is no comparison between driving and flying to New York.

describe/s

To tell about; to list important characteristics; to draw a picture to represent something

Please describe Rio Vista Elementary School.

purpose

The reason for doing something; the reason something exists or is done, made, used, etc.

The purpose for homework is to give students practice in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

selection

Most of the Common Core assessments follow the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). State that have high standards based on the NCTM and NCTE will find the Common Core very familiar.

The Common Core Standards will be implemented fully in 2014-2015 in 47 states. The Standards are 1.5 standard deviations above today’s mean. Publishers (Harcourt Educational Measurement, CTB McGraw-Hill, Riverside Publishing (a Houghton Mifflin company), and NCS Pearson) and software developers (NWEA MAP) are writing and developing criterion/standards based assessments that meet the new higher standards. Teachers need to have access to assessments that give a baseline of skills and ability to meet these higher standards TODAY! The best free resource for teachers to do test prep and asses student readiness are the TAKS and CRCT released test. Teachers may want to use the grade higher to make sure they are evaluating student readiness.

PARCC Prototype Test Items for Common Core Assessments | PARCC Assessments Released Items | PARCC Released test sample ELA Grade 3, 6, 7, 10 | PARCC Released test sample MATH Grade 3, 4, 6, 7, High School

Sample of State assessments that are similar to the Common Core Standards

Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 MCAS ELA Reading & Math Test Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

MCAS ELA Reading & Math Test Release of Spring 2015-2016 Test Items

Grade 3

English Language Arts

Mathematics

Grade 4

English Language Arts

Mathematics

Grade 5

English Language Arts

Mathematics