Give your fourth grader the confidence to succeed on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) — in BOTH Mathematics and Reading Language Arts — with one comprehensive practice book.
Please note: The practice tests in this combined edition are the same tests sold in our individual Smart Stars Texas STAAR Grade 4 Mathematics and Grade 4 Reading Language Arts books. This bundle exists to save families money by combining both subjects in one volume — if you already own either single-subject edition, the tests inside will look familiar.
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This 10-test edition combines five full-length Mathematics practice tests and five full-length Reading Language Arts practice tests in a single volume. That is 365 questions total, all aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Grade 4 and modeled on the format, difficulty, and content of the real STAAR exams. Buying the two subjects together saves families money and keeps your child’s complete STAAR preparation in one place.
What’s inside
- 5 full-length Mathematics practice tests (32 questions each — 160 math questions total)
- 5 full-length Reading Language Arts practice tests (41 items each — 205 RLA items total)
- Detailed, step-by-step answer explanations for every Math question
- Text-evidence answer explanations for every Reading question, with a labeled follow-up note (Strategy, Tip, Reading move, or Big idea) that helps your child transfer the lesson
- A Grade 4 STAAR Mathematics Reference Materials sheet at the front of the math section, just like the one provided on test day
- A parent letter with test-taking tips for both Math and RLA
- A Quick Answer Key for each subject for fast scoring
- Tests progress in rigor across the five-test arc in each subject
Topics covered
- Place value through 1,000,000,000; comparing and ordering whole numbers
- Multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication (up to 4-digit by 1-digit and 2-digit by 2-digit), and division (up to 4-digit by 1-digit) using the standard algorithm
- Decimals to the hundredths place: representing, comparing, and adding/subtracting
- Fractions: equivalence, comparison, and addition/subtraction with like denominators (denominators up to 100)
- Multiplicative comparison and two-step word problems
- Angle measurement and classification; perpendicular and parallel lines
- Perimeter and area of rectangles; classifying 2D shapes
- Customary and metric measurement and conversions (length, weight, capacity, time)
- Bar graphs, dot plots, frequency tables, and stem-and-leaf plots
- Personal financial literacy: fixed and variable expenses, balanced budgets
Reading Language Arts content covered (TEKS Grade 4 ELA-R)
- Literary text including drama (play-script passages), poetry, and prose
- Informational text: central idea, organizational patterns, text features
- Paired selections that require comparing two passages
- Vocabulary in context, including dictionary-entry items
- Multi-select items, short constructed responses (SCRs), and one extended constructed response (ECR) per test
- Revising and editing: capitalization, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, sentence structure, and conventions of standard English
Why parents and teachers choose Smart Stars
- Written by experienced educators who study Texas’s official STAAR specifications and released items
- Every question mirrors what students will see on test day — no surprises
- Explanations teach the “why,” not just the “what,” so students learn from every mistake
- Both subjects in one book — your child can build math fluency and reading stamina side by side
