About this book
Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on both New York State tests — Mathematics and English Language Arts — in one book.
This Smart Stars combined edition brings together ten full-length, standards-aligned practice tests — five in Mathematics and five in English Language Arts — that mirror the length, item mix, and question types of the real New York State Grades 3–8 assessments.
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Every question and passage was written by experienced educators, reviewed for accuracy, and built around New York’s Next Generation Learning Standards at Grade 4 — the standards the state built the test on — so the topics and emphasis match what New York students actually see.
The New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) is administered by the New York State Education Department and delivered on computer through NWEA.
- On the real test: students click to choose answers, type in numbers and written responses, use an on-screen ruler and protractor, read clocks, graphs, and figures, 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, angles and protractor problems, bar and picture graphs, line plots, fraction and array 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 (44 questions each, given in two sessions) and five English Language Arts (35 questions each across five reading selections), 395 questions in all — with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- Every New York item format, rendered for paper: single-answer multiple choice, multiple select (“select two”), type-in answers, and constructed-response items — short written responses and one paired-text extended response per ELA test, plus 1-, 2-, and 3-credit math responses
- Reference support on every test: a Grade 4 Mathematics Study Reference (New York provides no reference sheet until Grade 5) and a Grade 4 ELA Study Reference, so your child can study the tools before test day
- Family-friendly extras: a parent letter with test-taking tips for both subjects, and a separate Quick Answer Key for each subject
Topics covered
- Place value, reading, writing, comparing, and rounding whole numbers to 1,000,000
- Multi-digit addition and subtraction using the standard algorithm
- Multi-digit multiplication and division with remainders, including area and array models
- Multiplicative comparison and multi-step word problems
- Factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, and number and shape patterns
- Equivalent fractions and comparing fractions on a number line and with benchmarks
- Adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, and multiplying a fraction by a whole number
- Measuring and drawing angles with a protractor and solving angle-addition problems
- Points, lines, rays, parallel and perpendicular lines, classifying two-dimensional figures, and lines of symmetry
- Area and perimeter of rectangles in real-world problems, and line plots with fractional measurements
Topics covered — English Language Arts
- Main idea and central idea, theme, and the key details that support them
- Character, setting, and plot in literary stories, and how characters respond to challenges
- Author’s purpose and point of view, and text features such as headings, captions, and diagrams
- Text structure — sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution
- Poetic elements including stanza, rhyme, imagery, and figurative language
- Vocabulary in context, plus prefixes, suffixes, and root words
- Making inferences and citing the specific text evidence that supports them
- Integrating and comparing information across two texts, including a passage paired with a poem
- Writing short constructed responses that support an answer with two details from the passage
- Writing an extended response that draws on two texts, organized with a clear beginning, middle, and end
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 New York 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.
- Both subjects in one book: The same tests as the single-subject editions, combined so your child can build math fluency and reading stamina side by side.
