📝CAASPP Testing - Tools Permitted for Testing

Creation date: 3/2/2022 1:36 PM    Updated: 11/18/2022 10:56 AM    caaspp caaspp testing testing tools

This Article is to be given to teachers to inform all their students of their available tools for CAASPP Testing with either Math, Science, Or ELA.

Below are testing tools that Students have available to them digitally on certain parts of the test or the whole test depending on the tool.

ESTIMATED TIME TO READ AND FOLLOW: 15-20 minutes


GREEN = MATH

BLUE = ELA
RED = SCIENCE

CAASPP Math Test Universal Tools

  • Breaks (No Limit)
  • Digital Notepad
  • English Glossary 
  • Expandable Items 
  • Expandable Passages
  • Digital Highlighter (Only in the Test )
  • Keyboard Navigation (Navigating the computer only using the keyboard, no mouse)
  • Digital Line Reader 
  • Mark for Review (Mark and flag items to come back to the question)
  • Scratch Paper (Printer Paper or Lined Paper Preferred [Physical or Digital Graph Paper Required Grade 6+] {Whiteboard with Marker may be used}
  • Strikethrough (embedded)
  • Writing Tools (Bold, Italic, Undo, redo etc.) (some parts of ELA and Math)
  • Zoom In/Out
  • Embedded Calculator (In the Test Digitally and only on certain questions)
  • Math Tools (embedded ruler and protractor)



CAASPP ELA Test Universal Tools
  • Breaks (No Limit)
  • Digital Notepad
  • English Glossary 
  • Expandable Items 
  • Expandable Passages
  • Digital Highlighter (Only in the Test )
  • Keyboard Navigation (Navigating the computer only using the keyboard, no mouse)
  • Digital Line Reader 
  • Mark for Review (Mark and flag items to come back to the question)
  • Scratch Paper (Printer Paper or Lined Paper Preferred [Physical or Digital Graph Paper Required Grade 6+] {Whiteboard with Marker may be used}
  • Strikethrough (embedded)
  • Writing Tools (Bold, Italic, Undo, redo etc.) (some parts of ELA and Math)
  • Zoom In/Out
  • English Dictionary (Not available for Short Responses)
  • English Thesaurus (Only available for the Full-Write portion of the Test)
  • Global Notes (Available only for the Full-Write Portion of the Test)
  • Spell Check (Only Specific Items in Test

CAASPP Science (CAST) Test Universal Tools

  • Breaks (No Limit)
  • Digital Notepad
  • English Glossary 
  • Expandable Items 
  • Expandable Passages
  • Digital Highlighter (Only in the Test )
  • Keyboard Navigation (Navigating the computer only using the keyboard, no mouse)
  • Digital Line Reader 
  • Mark for Review (Mark and flag items to come back to the question)
  • Scratch Paper (Printer Paper or Lined Paper Preferred [Physical or Digital Graph Paper Required Grade 6+] {Whiteboard with Marker may be used}
  • Strikethrough (embedded)
  • Writing Tools (Bold, Italic, Undo, redo etc.) (some parts of ELA and Math)
  • Zoom In/Out
  • Science Charts (Periodic Table of Elements and Reference Sheets [Grade 8+] )
  • Science Digital Tools (Analog Clock, Lab Equipment [All Grades] )
  • Embedded Calculator (In the Test Digitally and only on certain questions)
  • Math Tools (embedded ruler and protractor)
Article Author: Timothy Stewart