Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics (2007; assessed by MCA-III in grades 3-8 and 11 through 2026-27. 2022 standards phase in with MCA-IV beginning 2027-28) — Minnesota
Uses congruence, similarity, right-triangle trigonometry, and circle theorems to model and solve problems. This High School / MCA EOC reporting domain maps to 7 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.
Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics (2007; assessed by MCA-III in grades 3-8 and 11 through 2026-27. 2022 standards phase in with MCA-IV beginning 2027-28) — Minnesota
Minnesota’s MCA math is a state assessment tied to Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics rather than a separate national framework. The official public resources available here point to Minnesota-specific standards implementation, and absent a test blueprint, the coverage map should be organized by the state’s grade-level math domains that closely parallel CCSS-M. Note: the current MCA-III assesses the 2007 Minnesota standards in grades 3-8 and 11; Minnesota administers a single comprehensive high-school (grade 11) math test, NOT Algebra I / Geometry / Algebra II end-of-course exams — the 'High School / MCA EOC' band below is the grade-11 HS administration. (MCA-IV on the 2022 standards begins 2027-28.)
MCA uses the Independent / state-specific framework (by grade domains structure).
Minnesota Department of Education MCA page
Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics implementation reference
MCA-III Mathematics Test Specifications, Grades 3-8 and 11
In parallelogram , and . What is the measure of ?
Consecutive angles are supplementary: , so and . Then .
A circle in the coordinate plane has a diameter with endpoints and What is the radius of the circle?
The endpoints share the same -coordinate, so the diameter is vertical with length The radius is half the diameter, so
The equation represents Circle A. Circle B is obtained by shifting Circle A up units in the coordinate plane. Which of the following equations represents Circle B?
Circle A has center and radius . Shifting up moves the center to , so Circle B is .
Identify the conic: .
Both variables are squared with positive coefficients and different denominators: this is an ellipse.
A circle in the coordinate plane has equation What is the -coordinate of the center of the circle?
means so the center is
In a right triangle, and . What is ?
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In a -- triangle one leg is . What is the other leg?
Both legs of a -- triangle are equal, so the other leg is .
Each interior angle of rectangle measures . What is the value of ?
Every interior angle of a rectangle measures , so and .
The MCA placement starts with this test's real coverage map and finds the right difficulty.