About this book
Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on the Mississippi MAAP Grade 4 Math test.
This Smart Stars practice book provides five full-length, standards-aligned practice tests that mirror the length, item mix, and question types of the real MAAP assessment in Mathematics. Every question was written by experienced educators, reviewed for accuracy, and built around the 2016 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics at Grade 4, so the topics and emphasis match what Mississippi students actually see.
Take a look inside
MAAP — the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program — is the test the Mississippi Department of Education gives to every public-school student in Grades 3-8.
- Delivery: delivered by Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) as a computer-based, fixed-form test given in one session, with a paper form available as an accommodation.
- Tools at Grade 4: the Grade 4 math test uses no calculator.
- Question types: single-answer multiple choice, multiple-select (“select the two”), type-in answers, table-style match and true/false items worth two points, and two-part questions.
- Length: a student answers about 49 scored questions, with a few unscored field-test questions mixed in invisibly.
- Each practice test here: 49 scored-style questions plus 9 field-test-style questions, 58 in all, for 290 questions across the book — to build true test-day endurance.
What’s inside
- Five full-length practice tests, with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- Coverage of every Grade 4 math reporting category on MAAP — Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Number and Operations-Fractions, Measurement and Data, and Geometry — weighted toward the base-ten and fraction work that carries the most questions, just like the real blueprint
- Field-test-style questions blended invisibly into each test, just like the real MAAP, and fully answered here so nothing on test day feels unfamiliar
- Practice in every MAAP item format rendered for paper: multiple choice, multiple select (“select the two”), type-in/fill-in answers, two-point match and true/false tables, two-part questions, number lines, line plots, area and composite-area figures, and figure-based geometry
- A full Quick Answer Key for all five tests on one page for fast self-grading
- A family letter, a test-taking tips section, and a Grade 4 math study reference page up front — a handy study aid for the facts and formulas Grade 4 expects
- No-calculator practice throughout, matching the official MAAP Grade 3-5 policy
Topics covered
- “Times as many” multiplicative comparison, and writing and interpreting multiplication and division comparison equations
- Multistep word problems using all four operations, including problems where a remainder must be interpreted, and checking answers for reasonableness
- Factors and multiples, and telling whether a number is prime or composite; generating and analyzing number and shape patterns
- Place value for whole numbers to 1,000,000: reading, writing, comparing, standard and expanded form, and rounding to any place
- Multi-digit addition and subtraction with the standard algorithm; multiplying up to four digits by one digit and two digits by two digits; dividing four-digit numbers by one digit with remainders
- Equivalent fractions and comparing fractions; adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators; multiplying a fraction by a whole number (denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100)
- Decimal notation for tenths and hundredths, adding tenths and hundredths, and comparing decimals
- Measurement conversion from larger units to smaller units, and word problems with time, money, and measures
- Area and perimeter of rectangles, including finding an unknown side and composite (L-shaped) figures
- Line plots marked in halves, quarters, and eighths, and using them to answer “how many more” and combine-and-compare questions
- Points, lines, rays, line segments, and parallel and perpendicular lines; identifying and classifying angles (acute, right, obtuse, and straight) and understanding how a larger angle is the sum of its parts
- Classifying two-dimensional figures and recognizing lines of symmetry
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Educator-authored: Every question is written and reviewed by classroom-experienced educators.
- Mirrors test day: Each practice test matches the official MAAP shape, item mix, question formats, and no-calculator policy, with field-test questions blended in invisibly just like the real test.
- Built for Mississippi: Aligned to the 2016 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics at Grade 4, with grade-appropriate real-world contexts and a diverse cast of student names.
- Explanations teach the why: Every Answers and Explanations entry shows the full worked solution, then a labeled closing Tip, Check, or Estimate (and a Strategy on multi-step problems) so students learn the reasoning.
- Varied and graduated: Slot positions, contexts, names, and number choices rotate test-to-test, and the five tests step up in difficulty — the later tests lean on more multi-step, multi-select, and two-part reasoning — so no two feel like the same practice run.
