About this book
Give your third grader the confidence to succeed on both Georgia Milestones tests — Mathematics and English Language Arts — in one book.
This Smart Stars combined edition brings together ten full-length, standards-aligned practice tests — five in Mathematics and five in English Language Arts — that mirror the length, item mix, and question types of the real Georgia Milestones assessments.
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Every question and passage was written by experienced educators, reviewed for accuracy, and built around Georgia’s K–12 standards at Grade 3 — the standards Georgia built the Milestones test on — so the topics and emphasis match what Georgia students actually see.
Georgia Milestones — the Georgia Milestones Assessment System — is the End-of-Grade (EOG) test the Georgia Department of Education gives to students statewide, delivered online through DRC INSIGHT.
- On the real test: students click, drag, type, mark points on number lines, read clocks and graphs, and select evidence from reading passages.
- On paper instead of a screen: this book renders those same skills as clear, print-friendly items — with the same number lines, area and perimeter figures, clocks, bar and picture graphs, line plots, fraction and array 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 (55 questions each) and five English Language Arts (49 questions each, including one written opinion essay), 520 questions in all — with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- Every Georgia Milestones item format, rendered for paper: single-answer multiple choice, multiple select (“select two”), type-in/keypad answers, two-part evidence-based items, and technology-enhanced multi-part tasks — across both subjects
- Reference support on every test: a Grade 3 Mathematics reference chart at the start of each math test, plus a Grade 3 ELA Study Reference and a Writer’s Checklist for the opinion essay
- Family-friendly extras: a parent letter with test-taking tips for both subjects, and a separate Quick Answer Key for each subject
Topics covered
- Place value, rounding, and comparing numbers within 1,000
- Multi-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping
- Multiplication and division within 100, including equal groups, arrays, and word problems
- Fractions on a number line, equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions
- Telling time to the minute and solving elapsed-time problems
- Measurement: liquid volume, mass, and length to the nearest quarter inch
- Area and perimeter of rectangles and composite figures in real-world problems
- Two-dimensional shapes, polygons, quadrilaterals, and lines of symmetry
- Interpreting and creating picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots
- Two-step word problems and multi-part reasoning
- Main idea, central message and theme, and the key details that support them
- Character, setting, and plot in literary stories, and how characters change
- Author’s purpose and point of view, and text features such as headings, captions, and tables
- Text structure — sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution
- Poetic elements including stanza, rhyme, imagery, and figurative language
- Vocabulary in context, plus prefixes, suffixes, and root words
- Making inferences and citing the specific text evidence that supports them
- Comparing two sources on the same topic
- Grammar and conventions: verb tense, subject-verb agreement, capitalization, commas, and apostrophes
- Opinion writing: stating an opinion, supporting it with reasons and evidence from two sources, and organizing a clear beginning, middle, and end
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 Georgia Milestones 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.
- Both subjects in one book: The same tests as the single-subject editions, combined so your child can build math fluency and reading stamina side by side.
