New York State Grade 3 Testing in English Language Arts

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New York State Grade 3 Testing inEnglish
Language Arts Mathematics
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Overview

• I. When and how long will the tests take to be
  administered?
• II. What is the format of the tests?
• III. Who will score these tests?
• IV. What types of questions will be on these
  tests?

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Testing Timeline

• 3rd Grade NYS Tests
• ELA Test April 26 27, 2010
• Math Test May 5 6, 2010

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Testing Times

• English Language Arts
• Day 1 40 minutes
• Day 2 35 minutes
• Mathematics
• Day 1 45 minutes
• Day 2 40 minutes

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Test FormatEnglish Language Arts

• Day 1 (Reading)
• Format
• Students will read 3 to 4 passages (literary and
  informational), then answer both multiple choice
  and short response questions
• Standards 1, 2, 3 measured

• Day 2 (Listening/Writing)
• Format
• -Students will listen to a literary selection,
  take notes, and then answer both multiple choice
  and short response questions based on the
  selection
• -Students will edit a paragraph
• Standards 1, 2, 3 measured

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Test FormatMathematics

• Day 1
• Format
• -multiple choice
• -short response
• students have to give a written response to
  the question
• Standard 3 measured

• Day 2
• Format
• - multiple choice
• -short response
• - constructed response
• students will create a visual representation
  of given information (i.e. graph)
• Standard 3 measured

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Scoring the Tests

• Teachers will be trained through State resources

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Sample QuestionsEnglish Language Arts
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• The New Style
• by Clare Mishica
• Chipmunk looked at his friends at the park.
  They all had their pants
• folded up high. He thought it looked very
  funny.
• Why are you wearing your pants like that?
  Chipmunk asked Beaver.
• I think it helps you stay cool, answered
  Beaver. Ask Rabbit.
• Chipmunk found Rabbit on the swings. Why are
  you wearing your
• pants that way? Chipmunk asked.
• Hmm, said Rabbit. I guess it stops them from
  getting dirty on the
• bottom. Ask Squirrel.
• Chipmunk looked for Squirrel. She was eating
  some acorns under a
• shady tree.
• Why did you fold up your pants? Chipmunk
  asked.
• Im not sure, said Squirrel. Maybe it helps
  you run faster. Ask Bear.
• His pants were folded up when he came.
• Chipmunk looked for Bear. He found his friend
  flying a kite.
• Bear, why are you wearing your pants that
  way? Chipmunk asked.
• Bear looked down at his pants. I folded them
  up when I had to walk
• across the river to get my kite, Bear
  explained. I forgot to fold them

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• 1) According to the story, which animal started
  the new style?
• A Bear
• B Beaver
• C Rabbit
• D Squirrel
• 2) In the boxes below, write each animals reason
  for wearing the new style.
• Beaver
• Rabbit
• Squirrel

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• 3)What is the main lesson Chipmunk learns in the
  story? Use details from the story to support your
  answer.
• __________________________________________________
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• __________________________________________________
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• Editing Task
• 4) Here is a paragraph a student wrote. The
  paragraph has some mistakes in capital letters
  and punctuation. Some sentences may have no
  mistakes. There are no mistakes in spelling.
• Read the paragraph, and find the mistakes. Draw
  a line through each mistake in the paragraph.
  Then write the correction above it.
• Winter is a fun month. It snows a lot where i
  live. I like to
• play in the snow. My Brother likes to play in
  the snow, too. We
• make snowballs and snow houses. when it gets
  dark, we go inside,
• but we know we can go out again the next day?

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Sample QuestionsMathematics
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• Sam and Jenna have been saving pennies. Sam has
  232 pennies, and Jenna has 151 pennies. How many
  more pennies does Sam have than Jenna?
• A 71
• B 81
• C 121
• D 181

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BOOKS READ IN JANUARY

• The pictograph shows the number of books
  read by students in five different classes during
  the month of January.

Part A
Which teachers class read exactly 20 books?
Answer
Part B
How many more books would Mr. Johnsons class
have to read to make a total of 50 books?
Show your work.
Answer books
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Additional Resources

• NYS 3-8 Testing Parent Guide
• Just the Facts for Parents