Student MCAS Resources
We recognize that our students will have different needs to prepare for the exam. Many students will need no preparation beyond their regular classroom work. Some students will need remedial help to succeed. Other students will want to polish their test-taking skills with preparation practice. At Quincy Public Schools, we are ready to help all our students succeed. Click here to view/print a copy of the 2008-2009 MCAS and MEPA Testing Calendar.
Previous Year Exams and Study Guides
Students can click here to access previously administered MCAS tests.
We encourage you to use these practice tests to determine areas of strength and to identify areas of weakness.
New Grade 10 Math Released Items
Number Sense Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 5
Geometry Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 5, Practice 6, Practice 7, Practice 8, Practice 9, Practice 10, Practice 11
Measurement Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3
Data Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3
Patterns Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3, Practice 4, Practice 5, Practice 6, Practice 7,Practice 8
Tutorials
- Math Open Response Questions, .
- Biology 1 Open Response, Biology 2 Open Response, Biology 3 Open Response, Biology 4 Open Response, Biology 5 Open Response
- Language Arts 1 Open Response, Language Arts 2 Open Response, Language Arts 3 Open Response, Language Arts 4 Open Response
- This site also contains the scoring rubric and sample student responses.
- A site that gives students MCAS Grade 10 Math Concordance questions relevant to specific sections in each textbook used at the high schools.
- The MCAS Mentor is a computer-based professional development tool that allows educators to learn how to score student responses to MCAS open-response questions and composition writing prompts.
We would like to thank the Math Department staff from Quincy High Jeff Bretsch, Eric Clifford, Mike Gendron, Scott Pifer, and Kim Quinn and from North Quincy High Judi Holliday, Kipp Caldwell and Elizabeth Adkins for their assistance with developing the math tutorials.
Below is a sample of programs available for our students. Please note that not all programs may be available at all schools. For additional information and sample test questions, please visit the Massachusetts Department of Education web site.
Elementary Programs
- Preparation Skills
- Reading Clubs
- Homework Clubs
- Math Clubs
- Writing Clubs
- MCAS Preparation Clubs
- Remediation
- Tutorial Programs
- Summer Scene
Middle School Programs
- Preparation Skills
- Reading Skills Clubs
- Homework Centers
- Literature Clubs
- Organizational Skills Clubs
- Quincy Academy
- MCAS Tutoring Clubs
- Quincy Adult Ed Programs
- Remediation
- Prep for Success
- Summer Scene
High School Programs
- Preparation Skills
- Quincy Academy
- MCAS Prep - Winter Scene
- Quincy Adult Ed. Programs
- Remediation
- Summer Scene