Department of Education
Kevin Huffman, Commissioner

End of Course Item Samplers and Practice Tests

Below are links to the Item Samplers and Practice Tests for End of Course exams. These samplers and practice tests provide examples of items that cover each Reporting Category and Performance Indicator for the appropriate test. The examples illustrate the formats of the questions used to evaluate the student's mastery of the Performance Indicator.

EOC Practice Tests

Set One	Set Two	Set Three
Algebra I	Algebra I	Algebra I
Algebra II	Algebra II	Algebra II
Biology I	Biology I	Biology I
English I	English I	English I
English II	English II	English II
English III	English III	English III
U. S. History	U.S. History
ELSA Algebra I	ELSA Algebra I	ELSA Algebra I
ELSA English II	ELSA English II	ELSA English II

Estimated Performance Level Cut Scores for State Practice Tests

The performance level cut scores in the link below are estimates provided by our testing vendor based on historical performance level cut scores from previously administered assessments. The overlap in the scores is intentional and meant to emphasize that these are simply ranges of scores meant to serve as general indicators for teachers related to the performance of their students in preparation for actual assessment administration.

Estimated Cut Scores for TCAP EOC/ELSA Practice Tests

EOC Item Samplers

Set One

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology I

English I

English II

English III

Updated U.S. History

ELSA Algebra I

ELSA English II

Set Two EOC Item Samplers

Mathematics Item Samplers

Algebra I

Mathematical Processes

Number and Operations

Algebra

Geometry and Measurement

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

ELSA Algebra I

Mathematical Processes

Number and Operations

Algebra

Geometry and Measurement

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

Algebra II

Mathematical Processes

Number and Operations

Algebra

Geometry and Measurement

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

 

Science Item Samplers

Biology I

Inquiry, Technology & Engineering, Mathematics

Cells

Interdependence

Flow of Matterand Energy

Heredity

Biodiversity & Change

Language Arts Item Samplers

The Language Arts Item Samplers contain items linked to passages that cover multiple reporting categories. Each form will have examples of items from all of the possible reporting categories.

English I	Form 1	Form 2	Form 3	Form 4	Form 5	Form 6
English II	Form 1	Form 2	Form 3	Form 4	Form 5	Form 6
English III	Form 1	Form 2	Form 3	Form 4	Form 5	Form 6

ELSA English II

Form 1

Form 2

Form 3

Form 4

Form 5

Due to the volume of items available in these item samplers, they are broken down by relevant category for ease of use. Please note that, while the content of the item samplers will not change, we will be enhancing the graphics over the coming weeks to include numbering of items, page numbers, and the state performance indicator associated with each item.

EOC Reference Pages

EOC Algebra I Reference Page

EOC Algebra II Reference Page

EOC Chemistry Reference Page

Gateway Item Samplers and Practice Tests

Below are links to the Item Samplers and Practice Test for the three Gateway Tests.

• Mathematics Practice Test
• Mathematics Item Sampler
• Language Arts Practice Test
• Language Arts Item Sampler
• Science Practice Test
• Science Item Sampler

Gateway Mathematics Reference Page - A reference page found in the test booklets, practice tests and item sample booklets.