Built to feel like test day. Written to teach the why behind every answer.
This book gives your third grader five full-length practice tests for California’s CAASPP Smarter Balanced Grade 3 Mathematics exam: 150 items in all, written and reviewed by educators and aligned line-for-line to the California Common Core State Standards for Mathematics at Grade 3.
Every test mirrors what your child will see on CAASPP test day: a 24-item Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) followed by a 6-item Performance Task scenario, the untimed two-part structure, the no-calculator rule, the no-reference-sheet rule, and the technology-enhanced item formats: multiple-choice, multi-select (“Select all that apply”), equation-input keypad, fraction-model questions, line plots, and geometric figures.
About the Performance Task. The CAASPP Grade 3 Math test includes a real-world Performance Task in addition to the Computer-Adaptive portion. Each practice test in this book includes its own unique Performance Task scenario (Class Pet Race, Apple Orchard Field Trip, School Field Day, Lemonade Stand for the Animal Shelter, Beach Tide Pool) so your child practices the multistep reasoning, modeling, and short-answer explanation skills the real PT demands.
What’s inside:
Topics covered (Grade 3 California Common Core Mathematics):
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars: