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Support for 3rd and 4th Grade Assessments

Examples of Questions from Around the World Collected/listed by content
  Math
    Open-ended - Grade 3 and Grade 4
    Multiple-choice - Grade 3 and Grade 4
  Language Arts Literacy
    Reading
    Narrative - Grade 3 and Grade 4
    Informational - Grade 3 and Grade 4
    Writing
    Picture Prompt
    Listen and Read [poem] with prompt
  Science
    Open-ended - Grade 4
    Multiple-choice - Grade 3 and Grade 4
This site is to give you an idea of the question types from around the United States and Canada, and from international organizations. These questions may or may not reflect the actual New Jersey test questions.

See the new NJ ASK information and the 2003-2004 statewide assessment schedule.

See Applying Bloom's Taxonomy by Joan Dalton) for ideas on higher order thinking question design. The first three levels are good for formative assessment; the other three support summative assessment.

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NJ ASK: Mathematics Test Specifications

NOTE I: the specifications are similar to the new standards (with the appropriate indexing or structure) so that there are no gaps between the standards and test specifications. This makes it very easy for teachers!
 

4.1 Number and numerical operations 4.2 Geometry and Measurement 4.3 Patterns and Algebra 4.4 Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics 4.5 Mathematical Processes
(similar for all grades; use content appropriate for that grade level)
Strands, Cumulative Progress Indicators and Sample Questions for each Strand
Questions are either multiple choice or open-ended [O.E.]
Grade Sample Questions by Strand   Sample Questions by Strand   Sample Questions by Strand   Sample Questions by Strand  
K- 2   K-2   K-2   K-2   Grade K-2
Three A.2
B.4
B.5 [O.E.]
C.2
 		 Three A.3
B.1
C.1
D.2
E.2
E.1 [O.E.]		 Three A.1
B.1
B.1 [O.E.]
C.2
D.2 		Three A.2
B.1 [O.E.]
B.2
C.2
D.3 		Grade Three
Four A.7
B.3
B.6 [O.E.]
 C.2		 Four A.3
B.2
C.1
D.5
E.1
E.2 [O.E.]
 		 Four A.1
A.1 [O.E.]
B.1
C.1
 D.2		 Four A.2
A.2 [O.E.]
B.3
C.2
D.4 		Grade Four

Click on the Hyperlinks below to access more information!

Additional Sections:
| Updated guidelines for item types | Scoring rubrics | Use of calculators | General specifications |
| Number of items on NJ ASK |

More! Elementary Assessment Helpful Tips!

Elementary Assessment Helpful Tips!

Word Documents:
 | 3rd Grade Sample Questions | Fourth Grade Sample Questions | Test Specifications |

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