Student Answer Document STAAR Practice Test, Form A Sample A 3 3 Sample B Use grid BELOW. 4 37 Item 3 Use grid BELOW. 5 3 Item 39 4 Use grid BELOW. 40 5 7 4 3 4 4 7 9 43 5 30 44 9 3 45 7 0 3 4 Item 33 9 Use grid BELOW. 34 0 35 Sample B 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 3 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 STAAR Practice Test, Form A
0 3 4 5 7 9 0 3 4 5 7 9 0 STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Reference Materials LENGTH TIME Centimeters Customary Metric yard (yd) 5 3 feet (ft) meter (m) 5 00 centimeters (cm) foot (ft) 5 inches (in.) centimeter (cm) 5 0 millimeters (mm) year 5 months year 5 5 weeks week 5 7 days day 5 4 hours hour 5 0 minutes minute 5 0 seconds NOTE TO TEACHER In order to produce rulers that are consistent with the rulers printed on the state-supplied mathematics reference materials, follow these steps:. Set the print menu to print the pages at 00% by selecting None under the Page Scaling option.. Print on paper that is wider than inches, such as by 7 inch paper. 3. Trim the paper to by inches so that the rulers will be on the edge of the paper. Inches 0 3 4 5 7 STAAR Practice Test, Form A
STAAR Practice Test, Form A DIRECTIONS Read each question. Then fill in the correct answer on your answer document. SAMPLE A Find the numeral that means hundreds, tens, and ones. A B C D SAMPLE B Jessica baked cupcakes to sell at the bake sale. Before school, she sold 4 cupcakes. During lunch, she sold 4 cupcakes. After school, she sold 7 cupcakes. How many cupcakes did she sell in all? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. Sample A: TEKS 3.A(S), 3.5B; Sample B: TEKS 3.3B(R), 3.4B STAAR Practice Test, Form A 3
Look at the number line below. P 3 0 4 4 Which of the following best indicates the location of point P on the number line and gives a reasonable explanation for it? A 4 ; because point P is 4 less than. B ; because 5 4. C 3 4 ; because point P is 3 4 more than. D 4 ; because point P is 4 more than. Lori cut the four squares below out of paper. Then she drew a line on each square. Which square does NOT show a line of symmetry? F G H J Item : TEKS 3.0(R), 3.B; Item : TEKS 3.9C(S), 3.5A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 4
3 Use the ruler on the STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Reference Materials to measure each side of this figure to the nearest centimeter. What is the perimeter of the triangle? A cm B 4 cm C 40 cm D 4 cm 4 Anya has 5 beads. She needs beads to make a necklace. Which number sentence shows how many necklaces she can make? F 5 5 4 G 5 4 5 7 H 5 5 4 J 5 5 5 0 Item 3: TEKS 3.A(S), 3.4D; Item 4: TEKS 3.4C(R), 3.4C STAAR Practice Test, Form A 5
5 The table below shows the number of miles Heather ran each week for 4 weeks. Number of Weeks Number of Miles 3 3 9 4 What is the rule for finding the number of miles Heather ran? A Add to the number of weeks. B Divide the number of weeks by 3. C Multiply the number of weeks by. D Multiply the number of weeks by 3. Irina took a survey of her friends favorite colors. She made the pictograph below to show the results. Red Yellow Blue Green Purple Favorite Color Each = 3 people How many of Irina s friends chose blue as their favorite color? F friends G 4 friends H 5 friends J friends Item 5: TEKS 3.7B(R), 3.4C; Item : TEKS 3.3A(R), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A
7 Melanie solved the problem 3 7. Her answer was 4. Is her answer reasonable? Which gives the correct answer and the most reasonable explanation for it? A Yes, because 3 is about 400 and 7 is about 00. 400 00 5 300. B No, because 3 is about 300 and 7 is about 00. 300 00 5 00. C No, because 3 is about 300 and 7 is about 00. 300 00 5 00. D No, because 3 is about 300 and 7 is about 00. 300 00 5 500. Will saves some of the money he earns. The table below shows how much he earned and how much he saved for four days. Earned 5 5 75 0 Saved 50 30 40 45 What is the rule for finding the amount saved as shown in the table? F Subtract 35 from the amount earned. G Add 35 to the amount earned. H Subtract 30 from the amount earned. J Subtract 5 from the amount earned. Item 7: TEKS 3.5A(S), 3.B; Item : TEKS 3.7B(R), 3.A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 7
9 Look at the number line below. A B C D 4 5 Which point best represents 3 on the number line? A A B B C C D D 0 Last week there were 43 people who attended a new play at a theater. This week there were 9 more people who attended the same play than last week. How many people attended the play during these two weeks?? 43 43 9 F 49 people G 4 people H 905 people J 95 people Item 9: TEKS 3.0(R), 3.4D; Item 0: TEKS 3.3A(S), 3.5B STAAR Practice Test, Form A
Which symbol makes the number sentence below true? 3 0 5 3 0 A. B, C 5 D Not here Look at the table below. Number of Pages Number of Photos 3 4 7 5 33 If Nina puts 3 photos on each page of her photo album, which number does NOT belong in the table? F 3 G H 5 J 33 Item : TEKS 3.B(S), 3.A; Item : TEKS 3.7A(S), 3.A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 9
3 Use the ruler on the STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Reference Materials to measure each side of this rectangle to the nearest inch. What is the perimeter of the figure in inches? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. 4 Use your STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Reference Materials to answer this question. Landon s Deli makes 45 sandwiches every day of the week. Each sandwich uses slices of bread. In one week, how many slices of bread will the deli use for sandwiches? F 90 slices G 0 slices H 35 slices J 30 slices Item 3: TEKS 3.B(R), 3.4D; Item 4: TEKS 3.4B(R), 3.4B STAAR Practice Test, Form A 0
5 Look at the shaded figure below. What is the best estimate of the area of the shaded figure? A About 0 square units B About 3 square units C About 49 square units D About 4 square units A blanket is to be made using a design made of equilateral triangles like the one shown below. What is the perimeter of the triangle shown below? F 4 cm 4 cm G 4 cm H 7 cm J 40 cm Item 5: TEKS 3.C(S), 3.4A; Item : TEKS 3.B(R), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A
7 Faith made bracelets. Each bracelet had beads. How many beads did she use in all? Use the base ten blocks shown below to solve. A 7 beads B 0 beads C 77 beads D Not here Maria took a survey of her friends favorite fruits. The results are shown in the bar graph below. Number of People 0 4 0 Favorite Fruits Apple Orange Pineapple Grape Mango Type of Fruit Based on the bar graph, which of the following statements is NOT true? F An equal number of people like apples and oranges. G More people like grapes than apples. H More people like apples than pineapples. J An equal number of people like mango and grapes. Item 7: TEKS 3.4B(R), 3.4B; Item : TEKS 3.3B(S), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A
9 Greta sees the model below in her math book. 3 3 Her friend asks her what the model shows. What should Greta say? A One third equals one sixth. B Two thirds equals one sixth. C Two thirds equals three sixths. D Two thirds equals four sixths. 0 The clock shows the time that Jon leaves for school each morning. Which of the following shows the time that Jon leaves for school? F Half past G Quarter after H Quarter to J Three after Item 9: TEKS 3.C(R), 3.4D; Item 0: TEKS 3.B(S), 3.5B STAAR Practice Test, Form A 3
Look at the models below. The place-value blocks show the number of stamps in Luca s collection. The place-value chart shows the number of stamps in Rohan s stamp collection. Luca s Stamps Rohan s Stamps 4 5 Who has more stamps? Write the greater number in standard form. Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. Which fraction shows the part of the set of utensils that are spoons? F 5 7 H 7 G 5 J 7 5 Item : TEKS 3.A(S), 3.4D; Item : TEKS 3.C(R), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A 4
3 Look at the pattern below. What are the next three shapes in the pattern? A B C D 4 What kind of solid figure is the globe below? F Cube G Sphere H Cone J Pyramid Item 3: TEKS 3.A(S), 3.A; Item 4: TEKS 3.(R), 3.4A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 5
5 Tracie drew the triangle below. Which shape below is congruent to Tracie s triangle? A C B D Leroy is buying fencing to place around his garden. Below is a model that shows the measurements of the fencing Leroy wants to put around his garden. How many total feet of fencing does he need to buy? Record your answer in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. 7 ft ft ft 7 ft Item 5: TEKS 3.9A(S), 3.5A; Item : TEKS 3.B(R), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A
7 Ms. Jackson wants to use compatible numbers to estimate the cost of an overnight business trip. The airplane ticket costs $59. She thinks the cost of the hotel and her meals will be about the same as they were on her last trip, $73. Which number sentence shows the best estimate of the total amount Ms. Jackson s trip will cost? A $55 $75 5 $700 B $55 $75 5 $350 C $500 $50 5 $50 D $00 $00 5 $00 Avery has two spools of ribbon. One spool has 05 inches of ribbon. The other spool has 0 inches of ribbon. How much more ribbon is on one spool than on the other? F 05 inches G 0 inches H 5 inches J 35 inches Item 7: TEKS 3.5B(S), 3.4B; Item : TEKS 3.3B(R), 3.4A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 7
9 Look at the number sentences below. 7 3 5 5 5 4 7 5 Which number makes both number sentences true? A 7 B C 9 D 5 30 Which of the shapes shown below is a pentagon? F H G J Item 9: TEKS 3.C(S), 3.4C; Item 30: TEKS 3.(R), 3.4A STAAR Practice Test, Form A
3 Find the perimeter of the figure shown below. in. 7 in. in. 9 in. in. A 5 in. B 7 in. C 9 in. D 7 in. 3 The thermometers below show the temperature at different times during the day. F 70 0 50 F 70 0 50 F 70 0 50 F 70 0 50 At what time was the temperature the warmest? F :05 a.m. H 4:0 p.m. G :45 a.m. J :30 p.m. Item 3: TEKS 3.B(R), 3.4D; Item 3: TEKS 3.A(S), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A 9
33 Alejandro is playing a card game. The deck of cards has 0 cards with numbers, 5 cards with letters, and 3 cards with pictures. If Alejandro chooses a card from the deck without looking, which kind of card is he most likely to choose? A Picture card B Number card C Letter card D Not here 34 Which symbol goes in the circle below to make the sentence true? $0.5 F. G 5 H, J Item 33: TEKS 3.3C(S), 3.5A; Item 34: TEKS 3.C(S), 3.4A STAAR Practice Test, Form A 0
35 Each basket has 4 rolls. If you count the rolls in groups of 4, which list shows the numbers you would name? A 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 B 4,,,, 0 C 4,,, 5, D 4,, 4,, 4 3 Use the models below to find the missing numbers in the bottom row of the table. Number of Rows 3 4 5 Number of Blocks 5 0 5 F 0, 5 G, 7 H 5, 30 J 30, 35 Item 35: TEKS 3.4A(S), 3.4D; Item 3: TEKS 3.7B(R), 3.A STAAR Practice Test, Form A
37 The table below shows the weekly attendance for four movie theaters. Movie Theater Attendance A,305 B,00 C,5 D,30 Which list shows the weekly attendance at the movie theaters in order from least to greatest? A,00;,30;,5;,305 B,00;,5;,30;,305 C,5;,30;,305;,00 D,305;,30;,5;,00 3 Look at the number line below. 3 5 7 Which statement about the number line is true? F The number line is drawn correctly. G The number line is drawn correctly because the numbers are evenly spaced. H The number line was not drawn correctly because the number is missing. J The number line was not drawn correctly because the numbers are not evenly spaced and the number 4 is missing. Item 37: TEKS 3.B(S), 3.4A; Item 3: TEKS 3.0(R), 3.4D STAAR Practice Test, Form A
39 Mr. Manuel made the following pictograph of the sports his students play. Baseball Sports Played Football Soccer Basketball Swimming Each = 4 students How many students in his class play basketball? A students B 4 students C students D students Item 39: TEKS 3.3A(R), 3.4B STAAR Practice Test, Form A 3
40 Mrs. Fremont asked her 4 students which season is their favorite. She recorded the results in the tally chart below. Season Winter Favorite Season Number of Votes Spring Summer Fall Which graph matches the tally chart? F Number of Votes 0 4 0 Favorite Season Winter Spring Summer Fall Season H Number of Votes 0 4 0 Favorite Season Winter Spring Summer Fall Season G Number of Votes 0 4 0 Favorite Season Winter Spring Summer Fall Season J Number of Votes 0 4 0 Favorite Season Winter Spring Summer Fall Season Item 40: TEKS 3.3A(R), 3.4B STAAR Practice Test, Form A 4
4 Jon has two collections of sports cards. There are 35 sports cards in one collection and 450 sports cards in the other collection. SPORT KING SPORT KING SPORT KING SPORT KING 7 SOCCER SPORT CARD SOCCER SPORT CARD SOCCER SPORT CARD SOCCER SPORT CARD How many sports cards does Jon have in all? A 5 sports cards C 735 sports cards B 35 sports cards D 35 sports cards 4 Aisha is helping in the library. She has 7 books to put on the shelves. Each shelf holds books. Which number sentence shows how many shelves she will fill with the 7 books? 7 books? shelves Books on each shelf F 7 4 5 9 G 7 4 9 5 H 7 5 4 J 7 3 5 57 Item 4: TEKS 3.3B(R), 3.4A; Item 4: TEKS 3.4C(R), 3.4C STAAR Practice Test, Form A 5
43 The playground at Central School is shaped like the figure shown below. Which is the best name for the shape of the playground at Central School? A Parallelogram B Pentagon C Rectangle D Rhombus 44 Ms. Kim asked her students how they get to school every day. Six students walk, take the school bus, ride in a car, and 4 ride their bicycles. The bar graph below shows the travel data for the class. Traveling to School Type of Travel Walk School Bus 3 4 5 7 9 0 Number of Students The class did not complete the graph correctly. Which should they do to fix the graph? F Shorten the bar for Walk. G Lengthen the bar for School Bus. H Make the bottom two bars the same length. J Fill in the missing labels for Car and Bicycle. Item 43: TEKS 3.(R), 3.4A; Item 44: TEKS 3.3A(R), 3.4B STAAR Practice Test, Form A
45 How many edges does a square pyramid have? A 4 B 5 C D 0 4 Which table shows a pattern that follows the rule add? F Prices Discounts H Weeks Days $40 $35 $45 $40 $50 $45 $55 $50 7 4 3 4 G Bill s Age Amy s Age J Legs Chairs 0 4 30 3 4 3 4 Item 45: TEKS 3.(R), 3.4D; Item 4: TEKS 3.7B(R), 3.4C STAAR Practice Test, Form A 7