End-of-Grade (EOG)

Test Specifications

• EOG Grades 3–8 Reading
• EOG Grades 3–8 Mathematics
• EOG Grades 5 & 8 Science

Achievement Level Descriptors

• EOG Grades 3–8 Reading will be available upon the North Carolina State Board of Education's adoption of academic achievement standards and cut scores for reading (expected August 2020).
• EOG Grades 3–8 Mathematics
• EOG Grades 5 & 8 Science

Assessment Briefs

Assessment Briefs

Individual Student Reports

Individual Student Reports (ISR) 

Released Forms

Released items may be used by school systems to help acquaint students with items. These materials must not be used for personal or financial gain. Released items and assessments are copyrighted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and cannot be uploaded into third party applications. Released items may be accessed through the secure browser, NCTest apps for Chromebook and iPad, and via https://data.ncsu.edu/nctest/Destination.html by clicking on the released items icon. 

Copyright Information

At this time, the released forms for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests of Reading may not include all of the reading selections for print because the NCDPI is finalizing the copyright requests for these tests. Due to budget constraints and the reluctance of copyright holders to grant printing rights via a website, the NCDPI has obtained permissions only for web viewing of these selections. The download or use of these copyrighted materials is restricted by applicable license agreements obtained by the NCDPI and copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Permission to use any copyrighted material must be obtained directly from the respective copyright holders. To contact the copyright holder, please see the Acknowledgments for each test form.

Reading

Sample Constructed Response Items for Released Reading EOGs

Sample constructed response items were developed for instrutional purposes. 

Mathematics

Science 

Released items may be used by school systems to help acquaint students with items. These materials must not be used for personal or financial gain. Released items and assessments are copyrighted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and cannot be uploaded into third party applications. Released items may be accessed through the secure browser, NCTest apps for Chromebook and iPad, and via https://data.ncsu.edu/nctest/Destination.html by clicking on the released items icon.

Gridded Response Practice Activity and Practice Sheets

• End-of-Grade Mathematics Grade 5 Practice Activity 
• Grade 5 Gridded Response Practice Sheet 6 and 12 Item 
• End-of-Grade Mathematics Grades 6–8 Practice Activity 
• Gridded Response Grades 6–8 Practice Sheet 

Sample Answer Sheets

Sample Answer Sheets 

Supplemental Materials

• Periodic Table of the Elements — For use during the administration of the grade 8 end-of-grade science test
• Graph Paper for Mathematics