About this book
Give your fifth grader the confidence to succeed on the New York State Test in English Language Arts.
This book contains five full-length practice tests aligned to the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards for Grade 5 English Language Arts and modeled on the format, difficulty, and content of the real NYS ELA exam. Every passage and question was written by experienced educators to mirror the passage complexity, question stems, and answer choices students meet on test day.
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What’s inside
- Five complete full-length English Language Arts practice tests, with detailed answer explanations after every test
- Authentic NYS question types: multiple choice, and short and extended written responses
- A mix of literary and informational selections, including paired passages
- Text-evidence answer explanations for every question, each with a labeled follow-up note (Strategy, Tip, Reading move, or Big idea)
- Writing-from-sources practice, and a Quick Answer Key for fast scoring
Topics covered
- Reading comprehension: key ideas, details, and inference in literary and informational text
- Central idea, theme, and how details develop them
- Text structure, point of view, and author’s purpose
- Comparing and integrating information across paired passages
- Vocabulary in context, including figurative and academic language
- Writing in response to sources: short responses and an extended response with text evidence
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Written by experienced educators who study New York’s official test blueprints and released items
- Every question mirrors what students will see on test day, with no surprises
- Explanations teach the “why” behind every answer, so students learn from every mistake
- Aligned to the Next Generation Learning Standards tested on the real NYS ELA exam
