Archived STAAR Released Test Questions

For various reasons, the following STAAR released test questions no longer reflect the STAAR program currently in place.

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Released Test Forms and Answer Keys (Paper Administrations)

Released test forms that were administered on paper are released as PDFs. These documents are available in the links below.

Grade Test Forms Answer Keys Item Rationales
4 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018
7 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018
Grade Test Forms Answer Keys
High School Geometry: 2013 Geometry: 2013
Algebra II: 2013 Algebra II: 2013
English III: 2013 Reading | 2013 Writing English III: 2013 Reading | 2013 Writing
Chemistry: 2013 Chemistry: 2013
Physics: 2013 Physics: 2013
World Geography: 2013 World Geography: 2013
World History: 2013 World History: 2013

Released Test Forms and Answer Keys (Online Administrations)

Grade Test Forms Answer Keys
4 Access the released tests at texasassessment.gov. Writing: 2018 | 2017
7 Writing: 2018 | 2017

Released Sample Questions

The links below open PDF versions of STAAR released sample questions.

Grade Sample Questions
3 Reading: 2011
4 Reading: 2011 Writing: 2011
5 Reading: 2011
6 Reading: 2011
7 Writing: 2011
8 Reading: 2011
High School Geometry: 2011
Algebra II: 2011
English I: Reading 2011 | 2011 Writing
English II: Reading 2011 | 2011 Writing
English III: 2011 Reading | 2011 Writing
Chemistry: 2011
Physics: 2011
World Geography: 2011
World History: 2011

STAAR Spanish

Released Test Forms and Answer Keys (Paper Administrations)

Grade Test Forms Answer Keys Item Rationales
4 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 Writing: 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 2021 | 2019 | 2018

Released Sample Questions

The links below open PDF versions of STAAR released sample questions.

Grade Sample Questions
3 Reading: 2011
4 Reading: 2011 Writing: 2011
5 Reading: 2011

STAAR L

Released Test Forms and Answer Keys (Online Administrations)

Released test forms that were administered online are released as practice tests. These released practice tests are available through the STAAR Online Testing Platform. The online practice tests are not available for printing or scoring. If you would like to score your student’s online practice test, you should direct your student to record his or her answers on a separate sheet of paper. Then you can use the answer key below to score the STAAR L released practice test.

Test Forms Grade Answer Keys
Access the released tests at texasassessment.gov. 3 Mathematics: 2016
4 Mathematics: 2016
5 Mathematics: 2016
Science: 2016
6 Mathematics: 2016
7 Mathematics: 2016
8 Mathematics: 2016
Science: 2016
Social Studies: 2016
High School Algebra I: 2016
Biology: 2016
U.S. History: 2016

STAAR A

Released Test Forms and Answer Keys (Online Administrations)

Released test forms that were administered online are released as practice tests. These released practice tests are available through the STAAR Online Testing Platform. The online practice tests are not available for printing or scoring. If you would like to score your student’s online practice test, you should direct your student to record his or her answers on a separate sheet of paper. Then you can use the answer key below to score the STAAR A released practice test. Scoring guides are available on the STAAR Reading Language Arts Resources webpage.

Test Forms Grade Answer Keys
Access the released tests at texasassessment.gov. 3 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
4 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
Writing: 2016
5 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
Science: 2016
6 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
7 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
Writing: 2016
8 Mathematics: 2016
Reading: 2016
Science: 2016
Social Studies: 2016
High School Algebra I: 2016
English I: 2016
English II: 2016
Biology: 2016
U.S. History: 2016
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