ACT Aspire Exemplar Items
ACT Aspire incorporates multiple question types including constructed response, selected response, and technology-enhanced items to better assess student knowledge and provide more meaningful insights.
Student Sandbox and Exemplar Booklets
We have developed two resources designed to help students, parents, educators, and policymakers become familiar with ACT Aspire test presentation and content. These resources, the Student Sandbox and the Exemplar Test Question Booklets, illustrate the different types of test questions and formats found in both paper-based and computer-based testing modes.
Users may also interact with TestNav tools and functionality by using the TestNav 8 Tutorial below.
Student Sandbox (TestNav8)
The Student Sandbox provides students an opportunity to become familiar not only with ACT Aspire test questions, but also with navigating the TestNav test platform. Like the Exemplar Test Question Booklets, the Student Sandbox will present at least one test question for each reporting category for a given test.
The Student Sandbox should be accessed with a desktop or laptop computer rather than a tablet or smartphone.
Accessing the Student Sandbox
- Locate username and password information by selecting a subject from the tabs below.
- Click on the "Student Sandbox Login" button below to open the login screen for the Student Sandbox.
Exemplar Test Question Booklets
ACT Aspire has developed a booklet for each grade and subject that defines ACT Aspire reporting categories for each test. These booklets present at least one test question aligned to each of the reporting categories on a given test. Depth of Knowledge level (DOK), a description of the task presented by the test question, and a description of the correct response are also provided, along with Improvement Idea Statements to help students build on their current level of skill and knowledge.
Item Counts
Item Counts are listed below by Content Area, Grade Levels, Item Type, and Total Items for the Summative Assessments. Technology-enhanced items are under development and thus their counts are subject to change. All ACT Aspire Summative items are new development – written and coded to the Common Core State Standards.