Paper/Pencil Sample Item Sets
The sample items included in this set can be used by students and teachers to become familiar with the kinds of items students will encounter on the paper/pencil summative assessments.The sample items demonstrate the rigor of Michigan’s academic content standards. They are not to be interpreted as indicative of the focus of the M-STEP assessments; they are simply a collection of item samples. Every standard is not included in this sample set.
| English Language Arts (ELA) Sample Items | English Language Arts (ELA) Answer Key |
| Grade 3 ELA Sample | Grade 3 ELA Answer Key |
| Grade 4 ELA Sample | Grade 4 ELA Answer Key |
| Grade 5 ELA Sample | Grade 5 ELA Answer Key |
| Grade 6 ELA Sample | Grade 6 ELA Answer Key |
| Grade 7 ELA Sample | Grade 7 ELA Answer Key |
| PSAT 8/9 will be used as of Spring 2019 | N/A |
| SAT will be used for ELA | N/A |
Answer Keys for Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are included in the back of the sample booklet.
| Mathematics Sample Items | Social Studies Sample Items | Science Sample Items/Answer Documents | |
| Grade 3 Math Sample | Grade 5 Social Studies Sample | Grade 5 Science Sample | Grade 5 Science Answer Document |
| Grade 4 Math Sample | Grade 8 Social Studies Sample | Grade 8 Science Sample | Grade 8 Science Answer Document |
| Grade 5 Math Sample | Grade 11 Social Studies Sample | Grade 11 Science Sample | Grade 11 Science Answer Document |
| Grade 6 Math Sample | |||
| Grade 7 Math Sample | |||
| Grade 8 Math - PSAT 8/9 will be used as of Spring 2019 | |||
| Grade 11 Math - SAT will be used for Math | |||
