Grade 3 Mathematics Item Sampler Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments Series III SCHOOL USE ONLY

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1 tudent nformation page reflects the actual test. his tem ampler may be reproduced. istrict ame: chool ame: rade athematics tem ampler innesota omprehensive ssessmentseries his document is secure and be returned to earson after testing. ome chooled ew-to-ountry ignificant ap in nrollment -: rinted in the by earson

2 tate of innesota opyright innesota epartment of ducation oseville, -

3 athematics est eneral irections to the tudent his test contains two segments. ou will be told when to begin each segment. his test has multiple-choice questions. nswer each multiple-choice question by filling in the circle next to the answer you think is best. he circle must be filled in completely for your answer to be scored. ook at the sample question that shows how to do this. ample uestion: =» ou may not use a calculator for egment. ou may use a calculator for egment. hen you finish a segment of the test, stop and check your answers. ou may not work on a different segment of the test. ou will be told when to begin the next segment. :. his reflects the information on the actual test. he item sampler test book may be duplicated.

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5 egment our teacher will tell you when to begin this segment. ou use a calculator for this segment.

6 . hat is another way to show,? +, + +, + +, + +. here are, people in a stadium. he stadium can hold, more people. ow many people can the stadium hold?,,,, o on to the next page.

7 . hat is, rounded to the nearest thousand?,,,,. ubtract.,,,,, o on to the next page.

8 . hich model shows?. alik has marbles. e puts an equal number of marbles into each of jars. ow many marbles are in each jar? o on to the next page.

9 . ultiply.,,,. wo lines are shown. hich describes the relationship between the lines? arallel erpendicular quare traight o on to the next page.

10 his is the end of egment. heck your work, then wait for directions from your teacher.

11 egment our teacher will tell you when to begin this segment. ou use a calculator for this segment.

12 . hich number has a in the ten thousands place?,,,,. onnie lists her scores from a video game. hich list shows the scores listed from greatest to least?,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, o on to the next page.

13 . eff had, glass beads and clay beads. e sold glass beads and clay beads. ow many beads did eff have left?,,. ory has red crayons and blue crayon. hat fraction of ory s crayons is red? o on to the next page.

14 . avin has green apples and red apples. ara has green apples and red apples. ho has a greater fraction of green apples? avin, because ara, because is greater than is greater than ara, because is greater than hey both have the same fraction of green apples. o on to the next page.

15 . llen has a vase of flowers. are red. are blue. are purple. are yellow. hich is the greatest fraction? o on to the next page.

16 . table is shown. nput utput hat is the output number when the input number is?. hich story problem can be solved using the number sentence n =? om had pencils. e gave n pencils away and had left over. ow many pencils did om give away? lice bought n books and spent $. ach book cost $. ow many books did lice buy? aya had n rocks and baskets. he put rocks in each basket. ow many rocks did aya have? edro saw kinds of birds. e saw robins and n crows. ow many crows did edro see? o on to the next page.

17 . n equation is shown. = + hat number makes the number sentence true?. hich shape has the fewest angles? exagon ctagon entagon rapezoid o on to the next page.

18 . he perimeter of a rectangle is inches. ts length is inches. hat is its width? inches inches inches inches o on to the next page.

19 . ai a starts reading a book at the time shown on the clock. he stops reading hour and minutes later. hat time does ai a stop reading? : : : : o on to the next page.

20 . movie is hours and minutes long. ow many minutes long is the movie? minutes minutes minutes minutes. ina buys a snack for. he pays with a $ bill. he receives the fewest possible coins in change. hat change does ina receive? quarter, dime, nickel, and penny quarters and penny quarters, nickel, and pennies dimes and penny o on to the next page.

21 . thermometer is shown. hat temperature is shown on the thermometer? o on to the next page.

22 . eon asked his friends to choose a favorite dessert. essert hoices umber of riends ie ookies ake ce cream udding essert ow many more friends chose ice cream than pie? o on to the next page.

23 his is the end of egment. heck your work, then wait for directions from your teacher.

24 here is no test material on this page.

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26 rade eacher s uide n ntroduction to the tem ampler eacher s uide mde.testing@state.mn.us he innesota omprehensive ssessments are reading, mathematics and science tests that help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state s academic standards. n, the reading and mathematics tests were aligned to the innesota cademic tandards and were named the innesota omprehensive ssessment-eries (-). he cience -s became operational in and are aligned to the innesota cademic tandards. he grades mathematics assessments will be operational in as the innesota omprehensive ssessments-eries (-) and are aligned to the innesota cademic tandards. he urpose of the tem amplers n item sampler is not a complete test. t contains a smaller number of the items that students will see on a full-length test in the spring. he tem amplers were developed to familiarize students and teachers with the format of the and the kinds of items that will appear on them. his tem ampler is not a real test. t should not be used to predict how well students will do on the tests. owever, students may feel more comfortable with the tests if they have reviewed the tem amplers prior to the test. ow the tem amplers ere reated he tem amplers mirror the format of the. he student directions, segment layouts, and answer sheet each reflect the way the test will look in the spring, except that the tem ampler is shorter than the actual test. s with all s, the reading passages and the math and reading questions have been thoroughly reviewed by innesota teachers prior to testing. innesota students have answered these questions on previous tests. he distribution of question types and their aligned content selected for the tem ampler generally reflects a range of items from each strand in the innesota cademic tandards. henever possible, the tem amplers have the following designs:

27 rade eacher s uide ath: wo segments o egment ne does not allow a student to use a calculator. o he actual has four segments pproximately twenty-four multiple-choice items he ontents of his eacher s uide he nswer ey identifies the answers and solutions to the questions. t also identifies the strand/sub-strand/benchmark from the innesota cademic tandards for the question. tate tandards & est pecifications he tem amplers are primarily intended to familiarize teachers and students with the format of the. he best preparation for the content of the is done as a part of your curriculum planning. hen doing that, reference the innesota cademic tandards and the test specifications for the. or further questions about the -s, us at mde.testing@state.mn.us.

28 rade eacher s uide - tem ampler nswer ey rade ath tem # orrect nswer tem ype trand tandard enchmark

29 rade eacher s uide tem # he number of the question in the tem ampler. orrection nswer nswers to multiple-choice questions are listed. tem ype ultiple hoice () alculator esignation indicated that a calculator can be used on this item, indicates a student cannot use a calculator. trand n mathematics, the - measures four strands:. umber and peration. lgebra. eometry and easurement. ata nalysis and robability tandard ach strand has one or more standards enchmark ach standard has one or more benchmarks. ee the cademic tandards or test specification for further explanation of each benchmark. ognitive evel he level of cognitive demand focuses on the type and level of thinking and reasoning required of the student on a particular item. - and -odified levels of cognitive complexity are based on orman. ebb s epth of nowledge levels. ee the test specifications for further explanation. evel : ecall evel : kills/oncept evel : trategic hinking

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