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ELA Sample Items

The following SC READY Sample Items are aligned to the 2024 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready ELA Standards.

SC READY

• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 3
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 4
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 5
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 6
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 7
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for ELA Grade 8

EOCEP

• *NEW* EOCEP Sample Items for English 2  

Mathematics Sample Items 

The following Sample Items are aligned to the 2015 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for Mathematics.

SC READY

• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 3 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 
• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 4 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 
• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 5 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards)
• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 6 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 
• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 7 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 
• SC READY Sample Items for Math Grade 8 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 

EOCEP

• EOCEP Sample Items for Algebra 1 (Realigned to the 2025 Math Standards) 

Science and Biology Sample Items

The following Sample Items are aligned to the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Science Standards 2021.

SC READY

• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for Science Grade 4
• *NEW* SC READY Sample Items for Science Grade 6

EOCEP

• *NEW* EOCEP Sample Items for Biology 1

Social Studies Sample Items

The following Sample Items are aligned to the 2019 South Carolina Social Studies College-and Career-Ready Standards.

EOCEP

• EOCEP Sample Items for U.S. History and the Constitution