RIDE - Office of IAC - NECAP: Support Materials and Released Items

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NECAP Support Materials and Released Items

Below are the released test items and support materials from the NECAP assessments.
All documents below are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

General Information

To view NECAP resources for a particular content area, click on a tab above.

Resources, support materials, and student work samples are on the displayed tab and
practice tests can be seen by clicking the shaded tab.

Released Items and Support Materials

Practice Tests

Additional Resources

Grade	Released Items	Support Materials	Student Work Samples

3	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

4	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

5	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

6	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

7	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

8	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

11	2011 Reading Released Items	2011 Reading Support Materials	2011 Reading Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007

Grade	Practice Test	Student Answer Booklet	Resource Materials

* Practice test materials do not include the current year's released items.

3	Reading Practice Test	(None for this grade)	Reading Resource Materials

4	Reading Practice Test	(None for this grade)	Reading Resource Materials

5	Reading Practice Test	Reading Student Answer Booklet	Reading Resource Materials

6	Reading Practice Test	Reading Student Answer Booklet	Reading Resource Materials

7	Reading Practice Test	Reading Student Answer Booklet	Reading Resource Materials

8	Reading Practice Test	Reading Student Answer Booklet	Reading Resource Materials

11	Reading Practice Test	Reading Student Answer Booklet	Reading Resource Materials

Reading materials for all grades

	Grades 3 and 4 Tip Sheet
	Grades 5 and 8 Tip Sheet

2010 NECAP Math and Reading data workshop Materials
	2010 NECAP Data Analysis Workshop Presentation
	Describing Mathematics
	Describing Reading
	Action Steps
	Interpretation

Released Items and Support Materials

Practice Tests

Additional Resources

Grade	Released Items	Support Materials	Student Work Samples

3	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

4	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

5	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

6	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

7	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

8	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

11	2011 Math Released Items	2011 Math Support Materials	2011 Math Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007

Grade	Practice Test	Reference Sheet	Student Answer Booklet	Resource Materials

* Practice test materials do not include the current year's released items.
3	Math Practice Test	(None for this grade)	(None for this grade)	Math Resource Materials

4	Math Practice Test	(None for this grade)	(None for this grade)	Math Resource Materials

5	Math Practice Test	Math Reference Sheet	Math Student Answer Booklet	Math Resource Materials

6	Math Practice Test	Math Reference Sheet	Math Student Answer Booklet	Math Resource Materials

7	Math Practice Test	Math Reference Sheet	Math Student Answer Booklet	Math Resource Materials

8	Math Practice Test	Math Reference Sheet	Math Student Answer Booklet	Math Resource Materials

11	Math Practice Test	Math Reference Sheet	Math Student Answer Booklet	Math Resource Materials

NECAP Mathematics materials for all grades

	Item map of all items released as of April 2009 has been developed. This document identifies the GLEs/GSEs assessed by each item and references the documents where you can find those items.
	Multiplication Table
	Hundreds Chart
	Grades 3 and 4 Tip Sheet
	Grades 5 and 8 Tip Sheet

2010 Necap Math and reading data workshop Materials
	2010 NECAP Data Analysis Workshop Presentation
	Describing Mathematics
	Describing Reading
	Action Steps
	Interpretation

Released Items and Support Materials

Practice Tests

Grade	Released Items	Support Materials	Student Work Samples

5	2011 Writing Released Items	2011 Writing Support Materials	2011 Writing Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	2009 Released Items, Support Materials and Student Work Samples are Unavailable for Grades 5 and 8 Due to Field Testing
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

8	2011 Writing Released Items	2011 Writing Support Materials	2011 Writing Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	2009 Released Items, Support Materials and Student Work Samples are Unavailable for Grades 5 and 8 Due to Field Testing
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007
	Released Items Oct. 2006	Support Materials Oct. 2006	Student Work Samples Oct. 2006
	Released Items Oct. 2005	Support Materials Oct. 2005

11	2011 Writing Released Items	2011 Writing Support Materials	2011 Writing Student Work Samples
	Released Items Oct. 2010	Support Materials Oct. 2010	Student Work Samples Oct. 2010
	Released Items Oct. 2009	Support Materials Oct. 2009	Student Work Samples Oct. 2009
	Released Items Oct. 2008	Support Materials Oct. 2008	No Student Work Samples Oct. 2008
	Released Items Oct. 2007	Support Materials Oct. 2007	Student Work Samples Oct. 2007

Grade	Practice Test	Student Answer Booklet	Resource Materials

* Practice test materials do not include the current year's released items.
5	No practice test materials for this grade.

8	No practice test materials for this grade.

11	Writing Practice Test	Writing Student Answer Booklet	Writing Resource Materials

Released Items and Support Materials

Practice Tests

Additional Resources

Grade	Released Items			Released Inquiry Tasks

4	2011 Released Items	2011 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2011 Released Inquiry Task: Soil and Water	Student Answer Booklet	Soil and Water Placemat
	2010 Released Items	2010 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2010 Released Inquiry Task: Sand Movers	Student Answer Booklet	Sand Movers Placemat
	2009 Released Items	2009 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2009 Released Inquiry Task: Sled Pull	Student Answer Booklet	Sled Pull Placemat
	2008 Released Items	2008 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2008 Released Inquiry Task: Birds and Beaks	No student answer booklet	Birds and Beaks Placemat

8	2011 Released Items	2011 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2011 Released Inquiry Task: Fox and Rabbits	Student Answer Booklet	Rabbit Sheet / Transparencies
	2010 Released Items	2010 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2010 Released Inquiry Task: Mass and Matter	Student Answer Booklet	Mass and Matter Placemat
	2009 Released Items	2009 Support Materials	Reference Sheet	2009 Released Inquiry Task: Pond Weeds	Student Answer Booklet	No materials.
	2008 Released Items	2008 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2008 Released Inquiry Task: Colliding Plates	No student answer booklet	Colliding Plates Placemat

11	2011 Released Items	2011 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2011 Released Inquiry Task: Antifreeze	Student Answer Booklet	No materials.
	2010 Released Items	2010 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	2010 Released Inquiry Task: Cod on Georges Bank	Student Answer Booklet	No materials.
	2009 Released Items	2009 Support Materials	Reference Sheet	2009 Released Inquiry Task: Location	Student Answer Booklet	Task ShakeMap
	2008 Released Items**	2008 Support Materials	No Reference Sheet	** The 2008 Grade 11 Released Inquiry Task, Driver's Ed, is included in the 2008 Released Items document

Grade	Task Booklet	Task Manual	Answer Booklet	Placemat	Scoring Guide

* Practice test materials do not include the current year's released items.
4	"Playground Trash" Task Booklet	No Task Manual	Answer Booklet	Playground Trash Placemat	Scoring Guide

8	"Rainy Morning" Task Booklet	Task Manual	Answer Booklet	Rainy Morning Placemat	Scoring Guide

11	"Acid Lakes" Task Booklet	Task Manual	No Answer Booklet	No Additional Materials	Scoring Guide


	Guidelines for the Development of Science Inquiry Tasks - This document was written by the science teams from NH, VT, and RI to define and clarify the inquiry tasks for the test developer creating the NECAP Science inquiry tasks. Teachers should also find it a valuable tool to assist them in designing their own inquiry tasks and incorporating inquiry-based instruction into their classrooms.
	Science Depth of Knowledge Descriptions (DOK)
	NECAP Science Inquiry Schema with DOK Ceilings
	Tips for Teachers: Science Test Taking Strategies
	Assessing Inquiry Skills and Knowledge - This presentation discusses what teachers can do to prepare for the NECAP Science.

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