Built to feel like test day. Written to teach the why behind every answer.
This book gives your fourth grader five full-length practice tests for Connecticut’s Smarter Balanced Assessment (CT SBA) Grade 4 Mathematics exam: 130 items in all, written and reviewed by educators and aligned line-for-line to the Connecticut Core Standards for Mathematics at Grade 4.
Every test mirrors what your child will see on CT SBA test day: a 20-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 TWO”), equation-input keypad, fraction-model questions, line plots, and geometric figures.
About the Performance Task. The CT SBA Grade 4 Math test includes a real-world Performance Task in addition to the Computer-Adaptive portion. Each practice test in this book includes its own Performance Task (Town Library Garden, School Spring Carnival, Town Marathon, Class Pet Adoption Fair, School Track and Field Day) so your child practices the multistep reasoning, modeling, and short-answer explanation skills that the real PT demands.
What’s inside:
Topics covered (Connecticut Core Standards, Grade 4):
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars: