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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 | |||
