Give your third grader the confidence to succeed on the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready (SC READY) Mathematics assessment.
This book contains five full-length practice tests (300 questions total) aligned to the South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Standards for Mathematics and designed to match the format, difficulty, and content of the real Grade 3 SC READY exam. (This includes the extra field-test questions that appear on the actual SC READY exam, so each practice test mirrors the true item count and helps your child build real-world test “endurance” for the full sitting.)
What’s inside
- 5 complete 60-question practice tests
- Two-part format that mirrors test day: Math Part A (Questions 1:30) and Math Part B (Questions 31:60), with no calculator permitted on either part
- Detailed answer explanations for every question: not just the correct letter, but step-by-step reasoning that builds real understanding
- A parent letter with test-taking tips and a study plan
- A quick-reference answer key for fast scoring across all five tests
How to use this book: Take one test at a time under realistic conditions (about 90 minutes per Part in a quiet space, no calculator). Score the test with the quick answer key, then review every explanation: even for questions answered correctly. Space the five tests over several weeks for the best results.
Topics covered
- Place value and whole numbers through 1,000 (reading, writing, comparing, and rounding to nearest 10 and 100)
- Three-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping
- Multiplication and division within 100 (basic facts and equal-group word problems)
- Multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of 10
- Two-step word problems with the four operations
- Equal-share and measurement-division situations
- Unit fractions and fractions on a number line, with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8
- Equivalent fractions and whole numbers expressed as fractions
- Comparing fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator
- Telling and writing time to the nearest minute on analog clocks
- Solving elapsed-time word problems
- Measuring mass and liquid volume in standard units (grams, kilograms, milliliters, liters)
- Measuring lengths to the nearest half inch and quarter inch using a ruler
- Reading and creating line plots, scaled picture graphs, and scaled bar graphs
- Area and perimeter of rectangles
- Identifying and classifying quadrilaterals (squares, rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, rhombuses)
- Partitioning shapes into equal parts and naming each part as a unit fraction
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Written by experienced educators who study South Carolina’s official SC READY specifications and released items
- Every question mirrors what students will see on test day: no surprises
- Explanations teach the “why,” not just the “what,” so students learn from every mistake
- The same step-by-step reasoning appears for every question, even the ones your child gets right