Standardized+Testing

=This page contains information about state and national standardized tests.=

=MSL: NC Common Exams Resources=


 * REQUESTED ENGLISH III & IV MSL MULTIPLE CHOICE RESOURCES **

[|New York State Comprehensive Regents Exams- English III] The New York State Comprehensive Regents Examination for English is given to students in the 11th grade and approximate the level of text complexity and questioning rigor expected to appear on the English III & IV MSL: NC Common Exams

The link above will take you to a page that offers the released forms of this exam from January 2011-January 2013. If you use the [|"Archive"]link on the right side of the page, you will have access to Regents exams all the way back to 2004. You can even access [|more archived exams here].

Each exam includes a listening portion that is administered by the teachers reading a passage aloud twice. The dictation copy of this passage is available on that page for your use as a reading passage if you choose.

=PLAN=

A page full of great resources for teacher. (samples of questions, parent letters, and results format) []

=Ready EOC=

Practice Passages with multiple choice and constructed response questions. (Thanks to Chass Hood & teacher volunteers) These passages will also be available in an online interactive format on junoed.com soon.

Lexile Levels for Texts on Ready EOC Released Form
Geology Field Notes- 1330 Memories- 1230 Excerpt from "The Castaway"- 1010 Excerpt from "Meet the Moai of Easter Island"- 1170 Excerpt from //Anna Karenina//: Chapter 5- 1080 Excerpt from //To the Person Leaving//- 1290

NC DPI Released Forms Page (access to the paper/pencil version and online version of the released forms):
The paper/pencil version is a printable pdf. The online version is actually interactive and fully operational. This is great practice for helping your stduents get used to the online assessment program. []

General information on the online assessments and link to online assessment tutorial:
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Direct Link to online assessment tutorial:
The tutorial is a very short (4 question) guided, interactive expereince to familiarize students with the online assessment program.

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SBAC Sample Items & Performance Tasks:
More samples you may find helpful for use in class or as guidance for developing your own items/tasks: []

More samples you may find helpful for use in class or as guidance for developing your own items/tasks: []
 * PARCC:**

Assess4ed.net is a unique online community of practice. []
 * Assess4ed:**

Customize your own practice ACT: []
 * Online ACT Practice Test:**

=ACT=
 * Complex Texts for Complex Questions**

This resource gives a very clear breakdown of student performance on specific standards covered on the ACT and ideas for progress based on their score. []

An entire unit, with student materials, that thoroughly teachers the kinds of questions on the reading portion of the ACT and student strategies for tackling each kind of question. ACT question stem and strategies book mark- 2 pages- formatted to make two book marks per 2 sided sheet of paper. Preparing for the ACT: A free student preparation booklet available from most high schools and colleges—includes test information, complete practice tests with scoring keys, and a writing prompt with sample essays. 80 pages []

Writing test sample prompt and score point exemplars: []

Practice ACT English style questions: []

Customize your own practice ACT: []

More ACT English practice questions: []

An annotated list of ACT practice sites and what they have available free: []

A sample prompt with exmplars and comments on the scoring rationale: