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