PASS

Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Grades 3-8

What is the purpose of the PASS tests?
In accordance with Act 282 (passed by the State Legislature in June 2008), the South Carolina Department of Education has developed a new statewide assessment program for students in grades three through eight. The new program, known as the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS), is aligned to the state academic standards and includes tests in writing, English language arts (reading and research), mathematics, science, and social studies. The PASS test results will be used for school and school district accountability purposes. The assessment results will also be used for federal accountability purposes (No Child Left Behind). Click Here for More Information.

Learn more about each section of PASS:

• Information about the PASS writing test

  • Writing Test Blueprint for Grades 3-8 (pdf)

  • Writing Sample Multiple-choice Items (pdf)

  • Sample Writing Answer Document (pdf)

 

• Information about the PASS science test

• Science Test Blueprint for Grades 3-8 (pdf)
  

• Science Sample Items (Grades 3-8) (pdf)

 

• Information about the PASS ELA test

• ELA Test Blueprint for Grades 3-8 (pdf)

• ELA Sample Items (Grades 3-8) (pdf)

 

• Information about the social studies tests for grades 3-8

• Social Studies Test Blueprint for Grades 3-8 (pdf)

• Social Studies Sample Items pdf(Grades 3-8)

 

• Information about the PASS mathematics test

• Mathematics Test Blueprint for Grades 3-8 (pdf)

• Mathematics Sample Items (Grades 3-8) (pdf) (Revised 2-19-09)

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