Give your sixth 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.
FAST (the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) is the test the Florida Department of Education gives to students statewide. It is a computer-based test taken online, given in progress-monitoring windows across the year. On the real test students click, drag, type, plot points, and select evidence from reading passages; this book renders those same skills as clear, print-friendly items: with the same coordinate planes, box and dot plots, number lines, area figures, 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 and five ELA Reading, 36 questions each, 360 questions in all) with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- Mathematics coverage of every Grade 6 B.E.S.T. reporting category: Number Sense & Operations (integers, absolute value, fractions, decimals, ratios, rates, and percent), Algebraic Reasoning (expressions, equations, and inequalities), Geometric Reasoning (area, surface area, volume, and the coordinate plane), and Data Analysis & Probability (mean, median, IQR, box plots, and histograms)
- ELA Reading coverage across literary and informational texts, paired passages, and poetry paired with prose: with questions on central idea, author’s purpose, vocabulary in context, inference, text structure, figurative language, and text evidence
- A Grade 6 Mathematics study reference sheet up front, plus a Quick Answer Key for each subject for fast self-grading
Topics covered
- Integers and absolute value, including position and distance on the number line
- Multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals, and converting among fractions, decimals, and percents
- Ratios, unit rates, and percent problems, including finding the whole from a part
- Writing and evaluating algebraic expressions, solving one-step equations, and representing inequalities
- Area of triangles and composite figures, surface area and volume of rectangular prisms, and plotting points
- Statistics: mean, median, interquartile range, and reading box plots, dot plots, and histograms
- Central idea, theme, and author’s purpose across literary texts
- Vocabulary in context and word meaning from Greek and Latin roots and affixes
- Making inferences and citing the specific text evidence that supports them
- Analyzing text structure, point of view, tone, and figurative language
- Rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos) in argument and informational writing
- Comparing paired passages and integrating information
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.
- Two subjects, one book. Five math tests and five reading tests together give a full year of focused FAST practice in a single volume: and the five tests in each subject step up in difficulty so no two feel like the same practice run.