Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on the Nevada Smarter Balanced Grade 4 Mathematics test.
This Smart Stars practice book provides five full-length practice tests aligned to the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Mathematics, Grade 4. Each test mirrors the real Nevada test in length, structure, and item types — so test day feels familiar, not foreign.
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Built to the real Nevada test length — 23 to 25 questions per test. Beginning in spring 2025, Nevada gives a shortened (“adjusted form”) version of the Smarter Balanced mathematics test. On the real test, a Grade 4 student answers a fixed computer-adaptive section of about 19 questions plus one multi-part Performance Task of 4 to 6 questions — roughly 23 to 25 questions in all. Two of the computer-adaptive questions are unscored field-test items the state is trying out, and students are never told which ones they are. Every practice test in this book is built to that exact length: Tests 1 and 4 have 23 questions, Tests 2 and 5 have 24, and Test 3 has 25, so your student practices at true test length, not a padded or shortened imitation.
The Nevada math test has two parts: a computer-adaptive section, where questions adjust to the student, and a Performance Task — one set of questions built around a single real-world situation, such as reading a table of data. Each test in this book includes both parts and draws from all three Smarter Balanced reporting categories: Concepts and Procedures; Problem Solving and Modeling & Data Analysis; and Communicating Reasoning.
What’s inside
- Five full-length practice tests at the real 23-to-25-question length, each with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- A computer-adaptive-style question section plus a Performance Task on every test, just like the live exam
- Coverage of all three Smarter Balanced reporting categories and every Grade 4 reporting topic
- Unscored field-test-style items built into every test, exactly as on the real exam, so students build true test-day endurance
- A Grade 4 Math Study Reference Sheet for learning and review between tests (a study aid only — not allowed on the real test)
- A combined Quick Answer Key at the back for fast self-grading
- A parent letter and test-taking tips section to set students up for success
Smart Stars is an independent education publisher and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Nevada Department of Education, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, or Data Recognition Corporation. All practice questions are original.
Topics covered
- Place value through hundred-thousands and rounding multi-digit whole numbers to any place
- Multi-digit addition and subtraction; multi-digit multiplication and division with the standard algorithm
- Multi-step word problems using all four operations, including multiplicative comparison (“3 times as many”)
- Factors, multiples, and prime and composite numbers
- Equivalent fractions and comparing fractions using benchmarks like 1/2
- Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators
- Multiplying a fraction by a whole number
- Decimals to hundredths and decimal-fraction equivalence for tenths and hundredths
- Angles: classifying angles and finding unknown angle measures by addition
- Lines of symmetry; classifying triangles and quadrilaterals
- Area and perimeter of rectangles, squares, and composite (L-shaped) figures
- Measurement conversions within one system (m/cm, km/m, ft/in, kg/g, L/mL, hr/min)
- Reading and interpreting data tables, bar graphs, and line plots with fractions
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 Nevada adjusted-form length, two-part structure, and policy.
- Varied across five tests: Slot positions, contexts, names, and numbers rotate so no two tests feel the same.
- Field-test items built in: Each test mirrors the real Nevada field-test load for true endurance.
