Give your fifth 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 practice tests — five Mathematics and five English Language Arts — that mirror the length, item mix, and question types of the real New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) assessments. Every question and passage was written and reviewed by experienced educators and built around the New York State Next Generation Learning Standards at Grade 5.
Please note: the practice tests in this volume are the same tests offered in our two individual Grade 5 titles, *Smart Stars New York Grade 5 Mathematics* and *Smart Stars New York Grade 5 English Language Arts*. This combined edition exists to save families money on the pair — if you already own both individual books, it does not add new practice tests.
NYSTP is New York’s own state test, built and owned by the state and given each spring to students in Grades 3–8 in English language arts and mathematics. It is overseen by the New York State Education Department and taken on a computer through the Nextera Test Delivery System, with a paper form used only as an accommodation.
What’s inside
- Ten full-length practice tests: five Mathematics (44 questions each) and five English Language Arts (39 questions each), 415 questions in all — with detailed Answers and Explanations after every test
- True to the real Grade 5 Math test: 44 questions across two sessions given on two days, no calculator in either session, and a ruler and protractor available
- A Grade 5 Math Study Reference — Grade 5 is the first year New York hands students a mathematics reference sheet, and they receive it for both sessions, so this page reflects something your student really will have on test day
- True to the real Grade 5 ELA test: seven reading selections per test, multiple-choice questions, short-response questions worth 2 credits, and an extended-response question worth 4 credits that compares two texts
- Detailed answer explanations for every question, so students learn *why* an answer is correct
How to use this book: take one test at a time in a quiet space and work through it in one sitting — the full-length sitting is the point. Score it with the subject’s Quick Answer Key at the back, then read every explanation, including for questions answered correctly.
Topics covered
Mathematics — adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, dividing with unit fractions; place value to thousandths, powers of ten, comparing and rounding decimals, multi-digit multiplication and two-digit divisors, decimal operations; converting measurement units, line plots in halves, fourths and eighths, and volume by unit cubes and by formula.
English Language Arts — main ideas and supporting details; character, theme, and point of view; inference from text evidence; vocabulary in context; author’s purpose and text structure; comparing ideas across two texts; and explaining thinking clearly in writing.
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Written and reviewed by experienced educators, aligned to New York’s own standards
- Full-length tests built to the real test’s shape, not generic worksheet questions
- Every answer explained in plain language a fifth grader can follow
- Clean, uncluttered pages designed to be worked on directly
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