MTAS Item SamplersAccountability Programs : Minnesota Department of Education

MTAS Item Samplers

MTAS Item Samplers

Teachers can use item samplers for the Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) to familiarize themselves and their students with the test format. The MTAS consists entirely of performance tasks, which the test administrator scores with the use of a rubric. The item samplers provide a small number of examples in reading, mathematics and science at various grade levels. Item samplers cannot predict how well students will perform on the MTAS.

The item samplers posted on this page are similar to the test administration materials that will be available for test administrators.


The MTAS item samplers for reading include the following test administration materials:
- Test administrator script with an embedded scoring rubric
- Text-only version of the passage
- PictureBook version of the passage, presentation page, and response option cards
- Boardmaker version of the passage, presentation page, and response option cards

The MTAS item samplers for math and science include the following test administration materials:
- Test administrator script with an embedded scoring rubric
- Presentation pages(s)
- Response option cards

Math Grade 11 Item Sampler  68Kb (3/10/08)
    
Math Grade 5 Item Sampler  176Kb (3/10/08)
    
Math Grade 8 Item Sampler  87Kb (3/10/08)
    
Reading Grade 10 Item Sampler  1Mb (3/10/08)
    
Reading Grade 5 Item Sampler  1Mb (3/10/08)
    
Reading Grade 8 Item Sampler  1Mb (3/10/08)
    
Science Grade 5 Item Sampler  97Kb (3/10/08)
    
Science Grade 8 Item Sampler  173Kb (3/10/08)
    
Science High School Item Sampler  420Kb (3/10/08)