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Academic Readiness

MATHEMATICS

Grade 3 2011 Released Test Questions

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STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics Released Test Questions

2011 Release

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STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics 2011 ReleaseReleased Test Questions

2 Bobby ate part of a cracker during snack time at school. The picture below shows how much of the cracker Bobby has left.

Which fraction shows how much of the cracker Bobby ate?

2 A 1

2B3

1 C 2

1D 3

3 Luther waited 50 minutes in line to buy tickets to a play. While waiting, Luther played his video game for 12 minutes and read a book for 25 minutes. The rest of the time, Luther talked to his best friend Chuck. How much time did Luther spend talking to Chuck?

A 38 minutes

B 25 minutes

C 37 minutes

D 13 minutes

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4 Mr. Garza has three kinds of animals on his farm. He has 6 dogs. He has twice as many cows as dogs. He has 3 times as many sheep as cows. How many sheep does Mr. Garza have on his farm?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

5 Look at the pattern of shaded triangles below.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

If this pattern continues, what is the total number of shaded triangles that will be in Figure 5?

A 25

B 9

C 16

D 30

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6 Gary drinks the same amount of milk every morning with breakfast. The table below shows the total amount of milk he drinks during different numbers of mornings.

Gary’s Morning Milk

Number of Mornings

Total Amount of Milk (fl oz)

2 24

3 36

5

8 96


How many fluid ounces of milk does Gary drink during 5 mornings?

A 60 fl oz

B 48 fl oz

C 128 fl oz

D 65 fl oz

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7 Mrs. Borden wrote the following statements to describe two geometric figures.

• Figure A has 5 vertices. • Figure B has 5 faces.

Which two figures fit these descriptions?

A

Figure A Figure B

C

Figure A Figure B

B

Figure A Figure B

D

Figure A Figure B

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8 Which of the following numbers is NOT located correctly on the number line below?

211 22

110


1A 2

B 1

1C 12

D 2

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9 For his science experiment Raúl recorded the heights of the plants shown below.

W X Y Z

Use the ruler provided to measure the line segments next to the plants in centimeters. Which two plants have a total height of 23 centimeters?

A W and Y

B X and Z

C Y and X

D Z and W

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10 Maria cut out a rectangle 15 inches long and 8 inches wide from a piece of cloth.

15 in.

8 in.

What is the perimeter of her rectangle?

A 23 in.

B 46 in.

C 38 in.

D 31 in.

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11 Andrew checked the thermometer outside his window. He saw that the temperature was below 55°F. Which thermometer could show the temperature outside Andrew’s window?

A

40

50

60 °F

C

40

50

60 °F

B

40

50

60 °F

D

40

50

60 °F

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12 Mr. Hubert kept a record of the number of cookies he sold at his store during four weeks. The table below shows the number of cookies he sold each week.

Cookies Sold

Week Number ofCookies Sold

1

2

3

4

25

40

35

30

The pictograph below represents the data from the table.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Cookies Sold

Which key correctly completes the graph?

A Each means 5 cookies sold.

B Each means 10 cookies sold.

C Each means 25 cookies sold.

D Each means 20 cookies sold.


13 Christian counted the number of blue cars in four parking lots. The graph below shows the number of blue cars in each of these lots.

Blue Cars

Bank

Library Parking

Lot Grocery store

School

0 2 4 6 8 10

Number of Blue Cars

Which two parking lots had a difference of 3 blue cars?

A School and library

B School and bank

C Grocery store and library

D Grocery store and bank

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STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics 2011 ReleaseAnswer Key

Item Number

Reporting Category

Readiness or Supporting

Content Student Expectation

Process Student Expectation

Correct Answer

1 1 Supporting 3.1(C) 3.14(A) A 2 1 Readiness 3.2(C) B 3 1 Readiness 3.3(B) 3.14(B) D 4 1 Readiness 3.4(B) 3.14(C) 36 5 2 Supporting 3.6(A) 3.16(A) A 6 2 Readiness 3.7(B) A 7 3 Readiness 3.8(A) 3.14(D) C 8 3 Readiness 3.10(A) 3.14(C) D 9 4 Supporting 3.11(A) 3.14(D) A 10 4 Readiness 3.11(B) 3.14(B) B 11 4 Supporting 3.12(A) 3.14(A) A 12 5 Readiness 3.13(A) 3.14(B) B 13 5 Supporting 3.13(B) 3.14(B) A

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