Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on both Florida FAST tests (Mathematics and ELA Reading) in one book.
This Smart Stars combined edition brings together ten full-length, standards-aligned practice tests (five in Mathematics and five in ELA Reading) that mirror the length, item mix, and question types of the real Florida FAST assessments. Every question and passage was written by experienced educators, reviewed for accuracy, and built around the Florida B.E.S.T. Standards at Grade 4 (the standards Florida built the FAST test on) so the topics and emphasis match what Florida students actually see.
FAST (the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) is the test the Florida Department of Education gives to students statewide. On the real test students click, drag, type, mark points on number lines, measure with an on-screen protractor, and select evidence from reading passages; this book renders those same skills as clear, print-friendly items: with the same number lines, area and perimeter figures, angle and protractor figures, line plots, fraction and base-ten models, and reading-passage sets: so the thinking is identical even though the answering is on paper.
What’s inside
- Ten full-length practice tests (five Mathematics (38 questions each) and five ELA Reading (37 questions each), 375 questions in all) with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- Practice in every FAST item format rendered for paper: single-answer multiple choice, multiple select (“select the two”), type-in/fill-in answers, two-part (EBSR) items, and table-match tasks: across both subjects
Topics covered
- Place value for multi-digit whole numbers, and reading and writing decimals to the hundredths
- Multi-digit multiplication and long division with remainders
- Factors, multiples, and prime and composite numbers
- Fractions: equivalence, comparison, addition and subtraction, and multiplying a fraction by a whole number
- Relating and comparing fractions and decimals, including tenths and hundredths
- Customary and metric measurement and converting within a system
- Points, lines, rays, angles, and measuring angles with a protractor
- Area and perimeter of rectangles in real-world problems, classifying two-dimensional figures, and lines of symmetry
- Interpreting and creating line plots and other data displays
- Central idea, theme, and summary across literary and informational texts
- Character development, plot structure, setting, and point of view
- Author’s purpose and author’s craft, and text features such as headings, captions, and sidebars
- Text structure: cause and effect, sequence, compare and contrast, and problem and solution
- Poetic elements including rhyme, rhythm, stanza, imagery, and figurative language
- Vocabulary in context and word meaning from Greek and Latin roots and affixes
- Making inferences, drawing conclusions, and citing the specific text evidence that supports them
- Comparing two texts on the same topic or theme, and distinguishing fact from opinion
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Educator-authored. Every question and passage is written and reviewed by classroom-experienced educators, and no passage is reproduced from copyrighted work.
- Mirrors test day. Each practice test matches the official FAST item mix, question formats, and on-screen skills for its subject, rendered clearly for paper practice.
- Explanations teach the why. Math entries show the full worked solution and name the trap behind the top wrong answer; reading entries point to the exact evidence in the passage.