Sample/Released Test Items from Other Places

Ideas for Sample Test Items

Illinois Test Sample Booklets
http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/sample_books.htm

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Released Tests
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/

National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) Released Test Items
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls/

State of Ohio Released Tests
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=222&TopicRelationID=1070

State of Ohio Practice Tests
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=222&TopicRelationID=240

California Department of Education Released Test Items
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Practice Items
http://www.doe.state.in.us/istep/publications.html

Indian Core Assessments (High school)
http://www.doe.state.in.us/core40eca/welcome.html

Tennessee’s TCAT Released Items
http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tsachsamp.shtml

Tennessee’s secondary schools practice test and sampler
http://www.state.tn.us/education/assessment/tssamplers.shtml

State of New York Practice Items
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/sampler07/home.htm
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/mathei/07exams/home.htm (math)
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/07exams/home.htm (lang arts)

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2006/release/ (2006 test and answers)
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2005/release/ (2005)
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2004/release/ (2004)

Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations
http://dpi.state.wi.us/oea/releaseitems.html

There are more state tests. This link to EDinformatics links to many more state test items that you could “adopt” for your own short term assessments.
http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm