ELA and Math Test
4th & 5th Grade
Types of Math Questions
Multiple Choice
(1 point each)
Short Answer
(2 points)
Extended Response
(3 points)
•Students will be asked
a question and have 4
options to chose from
•Some are multi-step
questions
•Some questions
involve the
application of multiple
skills or concepts
•Students will have to
complete a task and
show their work.
• Multiple steps as well
as multiple
mathematical skills
and real-world
applications
•Student will have to
show their work and
complete 2 or 3 tasks
or a more extensive
problem.
•It can also assess
student reasoning and
the ability to critique
the arguments of
others
4th Grade Math Test Layout
Day 1
Day 2
•24 Multiple
Choice
•25 multiple
choice
•60 minutes
•60 minutes
Day 3
•6 short
response
•4 extended
response
•90 minutes
4th Grade Math Test Breakdown
Major Clusters
(70%-80%)
Supporting Clusters
(10%-20%)
Additional Clusters
(5%-10%)
Number & Operations in Base Ten
(20%-30%)
• general place value for multidigit whole numbers
•place value to perform multi-digit
arithmetic
Operations & Algebraic
Thinking
•factors and multiples
Operations &
Algebraic Thinking
•Generate and
analyze patterns
Number & Operations-Fractions
(20%-30%)
•fraction equivalence and
ordering
•build fractions from unit fraction….
•understand decimal notation for
fractions, compare decimal
fractions
Measurement & Data
(15%-20%)
•solve problems involving
measurement and
conversions of
measurement from a larger
to smaller unit
•Represent and interpret
data
Measurement & Data
•Geometric
measurement
•Understand
concepts of
angles and
measuring angles
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
(15%-25%)
•use the four operations with whole
numbers to solve problems
Geometry
(5%-15%)
•Draw and identify lines
and angles, classify
shapes by properties of
lines and angles
Types of ELA Questions
Multiple Choice
(1 point)
Short Response
(2 points)
Extended Response
(4 points)
•Students will select
the correct response
from 4 answer choices
•Single questions
•Use of text evidence
to support answers to
an inferential question
•Must write in
complete sentences
• no more than 3
sentences
•Essay
•Analyze either
individual passages or
paired passages
Will be asked to analyze:
Will be asked to:
Will be asked to:
•Central idea
•Detail that supports
central idea
•Character and plot
development
•Style elements
•Vocabulary
•Make an inference
based on his/her
analysis of the
passage
•Provide two pieces of
text evidence to
support answer
•Synthesize ideas
between 2 passages
•Support ideas with
text evidence
•Analyze: themes,
genre, tone, time
period, and other
characteristics
4th Grade ELA Test Layout
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
•Reading Only
•5 passages
•30 multiple choice
questions
•Reading
•1 passage
•7 multiple choice
•Writing
•2 passages
•3 short response
•1 extended
response
•Writing
•3 passages
•5 short response
•1 extended
response
70 minutes
70 minutes
70 minutes
**4-7 Literary Passages
**4-7 Informational Passages
5th Grade Math Test Layout
Day 1
Day 2
•24 Multiple
Choice
•25 multiple
choice
•80 minutes
•80 minutes
Day 3
•6 short
response
•4 extended
response
•90 minutes
5th Grade Math Test Breakdown
Major Clusters
(70%-80%)
Supporting Clusters
(10%-20%)
Additional Clusters
(5%-10%)
Number & Operations in Base Ten
(20%-30%)
• understand the place value
system
• perform operations with multidigit whole numbers and with
decimals to hundredths
Measurement & Data
(20%-30%)
• represent and interpret
data
• convert like measurement
units within a given
measurement system
Operations &
Algebraic Thinking
• write and interpret
numerical expressions
• analyze patterns and
relationships
Number & Operations-Fractions
(30%-40%)
• use equivalent fractions as a
strategy to add and subtract
fractions
• apply and extend previous
understandings of multiplication
and division to multiply and divide
fractions
Measurement & Data
(20%-30%)
• Geometric measurement:
understand concepts of volume
Geometry
(5%-15%)
• graph points on the
coordinate plane to
solve real-world and
mathematical
problems
• classify 2-dimensional
figures into categories
based on their
properties
5th Grade ELA Test Layout
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
•Reading Only
•6 passages
•42 multiple choice
questions
•Reading
•1 passage
•7 multiple choice
•Writing
•2 passages
•3 short response
•1 extended
response
•Writing
•3 passages
•5 short response
•1 extended
response
90 minutes
90 minutes
90 minutes
**4-8 Literary Passages
**4-8 Informational Passages
Tips
• Reading and writing stamina is essential for success
– Most kids make mistakes on last passage
• Reading level correlates with grade
– 4th: Grade level is S/T
– 5th: Grade level is U
• Short response questions are weighed more heavily
than extended response
– Common problems with short response
• Close reading
• Deconstructing questions (math and ELA)
INDEPENDENCE
• Work on problem-solving in life and in work
• Persevere through problems independently