• Estimated Test Administration Times MCA

    Grade 3 Reading MCA: 9–10 passages, 64 items  2.5–3.5 hours

    Grade 4–5 Reading MCA: 8–10 passages, 64 items   2.5–3.5 hours

    Grade 6–7 Reading MCA: 9 passages, 69 items   2.5–3.5 hours

    Grade 8 Reading MCA: 9–10 passages, 69 items  2.5–3.5 hours

    Grade 10 Reading MCA: 8–10 passages, 69 items  2–3 hours

     

    Grade 3–4 Mathematics MCA: 58 items  1.5–2 hours

    Grade 5–6 Mathematics MCA: 60 items  1.5–2.5 hours

    Grade 7–8 Mathematics MCA: 63 items   2–3 hours

    Grade 11 Mathematics MCA: 55 items   1.5–2.5 hours

     

    Grade 5 Science MCA: 54 items   1.5–2 hours

    Grade 8 Science MCA: 65–66 items   1.5–2 hours

    High School Science MCA: 83 items  2–2.5 hours