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Computer-Based Released Items
Grade 10 Mathematics
Spring 2019
The spring 2019 grade 10 Mathematics test was administered in two primary formats: a computer-based
version and a paper-based version. The vast majority of students took the computer-based test. The paper-
based test was offered as an accommodation for students with disabilities who are unable to use a computer,
as well as for English learners who are new to the country and are unfamiliar with technology.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is releasing items from both versions of the test to
provide information about the knowledge and skills that students are expected to demonstrate.
• Released items from the computer-based test are available online at
mcas.pearsonsupport.com/released-items. The computer-based released items are collected in a mini
test called an ePAT (electronic practice assessment tool). Items in the ePAT are displayed in
TestNav 8, the testing platform for the computer-based tests.
• Released items from the paper-based test are available in PDF format on the Department’s website
at www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/testitems.html.
This document provides information about each released item from the computer-based test, including:
reporting category, standard(s) covered, item type, item description, and correct answer (for selected-
response items only). Scoring rubrics are also provided for released constructed-response items.
A Note about Testing Mode
Most of the operational items on the grade 10 Mathematics test were the same, regardless of whether a
student took the computer-based version or the paper-based version. In places where a technology-enhanced
item was used on the computer-based test, an adapted version of the item was created for use on the paper
test. These adapted paper items were multiple-choice, multiple-select, or short-answer items that tested the
same Mathematics content and assessed the same standard as the technology-enhanced item.
