Children attending public school in North Carolina take many standardized tests.
Some schools spend several days a year preparing for taking tests. In fact, North Carolina students are tested more frequently than most students in the country. Other important tests include the 4th and 7th grade writing tests, the computer skills test and a high school exit exam that will become effective in the near future. To get a complete description of the tests students must take, view the Department of Public Instruction website. All students are asked to answer a small number of the same questions, usually by picking from possible multiple-choice answers.