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.
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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.
- 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, 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.
