Parent's Guide to the California STAR: Grade 3-4 (1. Math Prob S

读了两三个月的STAR test 的介绍，还是做做笔记吧。俗话说，好记性不如烂笔头。 我在读的是 Parent's Guide to the California STAR Program: Grades 3-4 。为孩子下个学期做准备工作。这是本概念型的书。要是想做练习题，还是Spectrum State Specific: California Test Practice, Grade 3 比较好。

先做点Parent's Guide to the California STAR Program: Grades 3-4 的摘要吧。

The Breakdown Table:

Math	Grade 3		Grade 4
-- Problem Solving	46 questions	50 minutes	48 questions	50 minutes
-- Procedures	30	30	30	30
Reading
-- Vocabulary	30	20	30	20
-- Comprehension	54	50	54	50
Language	48	45	48	45
Spelling	30	25	30	25

P.O.E. The process of elimination
1. How old are the authors of this book?
A. 4 years old
B. 29 years old
C. 35 years old
D. 126 years old

Thomas had $4.00, but he gave half of his money away to his friend Jeremy for a plastic bucket.  Then Thomas gave away half of his remaining money to buy some gum.  How muhc money does Thomas now have?
A. $4.00
B. $2.00
C. $1.00
D. $0.00


Where did Farmer Ike Keep his cows?
A. in the barn
B. in a fenced-in pasture
C. at a fruit stand
D. in his house

Math: Problem Solving
There are 48 people who need to be seated at 6 different tables. Each table must have the same number of people seated there.  How many poeple will be seated at each table?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 24
D. 48

A. 48/6=
B. 48/8=
C. 48*6=
D. 48*8=

Question Type1: Concepts/Whole Number Computation
1. What number should go in the box to make the equation below true?
(7+3)+5 = 7 + (box+5)
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12

Question Type 2: Number Sense and Numeration
2. One of the longest rivers in Texas is the Rio Grande, measuring one thousand, seven hundred sixty miles long.  How is this number written?
A. 1760
B. 1706
C. 10706
D. 1700060

Question Type 3: Geometry and Spatial Sense
Which of the figures shown below is a rectangle? (figure not included)

Which of the figures below shows the top figure after it has been flipped both vertically and horizontally? (figure not included)

Question Type 4: Measurement
3. Which is the most likely emperature of someone who is snowbording?
A. 100F
B. 72 F
C. -72F
D. 27F

Jimmy the Wonder Slug, shown below, was found recently on a South Pacific island.  The picuture shows the actual size of the slug.  Which of the answer choices below best describes the length of the slug? (figure not included)
A. 5 kilometers
B. 5 meters
C. 5 centimeters
D. 5 millimeters

Question Type 5: Statistics and Probability

Question Type 6: Fractions and Decimal Concepts
1/2, 0.089, 3/4, 0.81
4. Which shows these numbers from the least to the greatest?
A. 1/2, 0.089, 3/4, 0.81
B. 0.089, 1/2, 3/4, 0.81
C. 0.81, 0.089, 3/4, 1/2
D. 3/4, 1/2, 0.81, 0.089

Question Type 7: Patterns and Relationships
Number: 6, 9, 12, 15, __, 21
Shape: circle, circle, square, circle, circle, square, circle, ___, square

5. what is the missing number in the number pattern?
11, 17, 23, 29, __ 41
A. 30
B. 33
C. 35
D. 39

Question Type 8: Estimation
6. The Fitzpatrick family drove 187 miles from Austin to Galveston.  Then they drove 271 miles from Galveston to Dallas. About how many miles did they drive in all?
A. 100 miles
B. 200 miles
C. 400 miles
D. 500 miles

Question Type 9: Problem Solving Strategies
7. Which letter is inside the circle and outside the rectangle? (figure not included)
A
B
C
D