The links below provide access to released test questions from the MCAS paper-based tests and released item information from the MCAS retests. Released item documents from the most recent year are shown. To view released test questions from a previous testing year, select the year, and then select the document for the specific administration you are interested in. Note that the released item documents are best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Note about the high school tests:The Department does not release questions from the high school ELA and Mathematics retests (administered in November and March) or the February high school Biology and Introductory Physics tests. For information on questions from these tests, please refer to the "Release of Retest/Test Information" PDFs, which contain item descriptions, reporting categories, standards assessed, and item types. All questions from the spring high school tests (except for Chemistry and Technology/Engineering) continue to be released.
Release of November 2023 Retest Information
Overview of Spring 2023 MCAS Item Releases
Release of Spring 2023 Test Items
Release of March 2023 MCAS Retest Information
Release of February 2023 MCAS Biology and Introductory Physics Tests Information
Last Updated: February 18, 2025