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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Stanford 10 Practice Test

SAT 10: Stanford 10 Practice Test: Reading, Math, English Language Arts ELA, Science.

The current Stanford Achievement Test 10, usually referred to simply as the "SAT 10", standardized achievement tests utilized by school districts in the United States for assessing children from kindergarten through high school. First published in 1926, the test is now in its tenth incarnation, or "Series". Although in many states it is being replaced by state-created tests, it is not equivalent to many of these tests, in that the Stanford series are more comprehensive in scope than the newer state assessments. The test is available in 13 levels that roughly correspond to the year in school. Each level of the test is broken into subtests or strands covering various subjects such as reading comprehension, mathematics problem-solving, language, spelling, listening comprehension, science, and social science.

The Stanford Achievement Test Series is used to measure academic knowledge of elementary and secondary school students. The reports include narrative summaries, process and cluster summaries, and graphic displays to clarify the student's performance and guide planning and analysis. Administrators obtain critical data to document and monitor the progress of all children and to disaggregate results according to federal mandates. Teachers receive specific information to support instructional planning for individual students and the class as well as to improve their teaching. Parents better understand their child's achievement level and get direction for home involvement.

NO EXCUSES STANFORD 10 TESTING VOCABULARY Tier 2 Testing Vocabulary
The test below are a good  practice test to prepare for the Stanford 10 test. The MCAS and the SAT 9 measure almost identically on passing scores.The MCAS and Stanford Achievement Test 10 are both published by Pearson.

New in Development Teacher Made: Test Prep Reading Passages with tier 2 & 3 vocabulary 

Stanford 10 Test Prep Games! 

New  2014 MCAS Released Test
Grade 3 MCAS
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 4
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 5
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science and Technology/Engineering
Grade 6
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 7
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 8
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science and Technology/Engineering
Grade 10
English Language Arts
Mathematics
High School
Biology
Chemistry
Introductory Physics
Technology/Engineering

Practice MCAS released test for all grades
Grade 3 [All Subjects, 2.6 MB]
English Language Arts [1.9 MB]
Mathematics [2.2 MB]
Grade 4 [All Subjects, 4.62 MB]
English Language Arts [6.38 MB]
Mathematics[3.15 MB]
Grade 5 [All Subjects, 7.02 MB]
English Language Arts[3.21 MB]
Mathematics [1.62 MB]
Science and Technology/Engineering [2.62 MB]
History and Social Science [2.20 MB]
Grade 6 [All Subjects, 2.16 MB]
English Language Arts [1.11 MB]
Mathematics [1.87 MB]
Grade 7 [All Subjects, 4.14 MB]
English Language Arts[1.16 MB]
Mathematics [1.69 MB]
History and Social Science [2.78 MB]
Grade 8 [All Subjects, 4.05 MB]
English Language Arts [1.31 MB]
Mathematics [1.75 MB]
Science and Technology/Engineering [2.68 MB]
Grade 10 [All Subjects, 1.34 MB]
English Language Arts [1.57 MB]
Mathematics [1.04 MB]
High School [All Subjects, 6.82 MB]
Biology [1.97MB]
Chemistry
Introductory Physics [1.69 MB]
Technology/Engineering [2.20 MB]
U.S. History [1.54 MB]
The ARMT is a criterion-referenced test.  It consists of selected items from the Stanford Achievement Test (Stanford 10) which matches the Alabama state content standards in reading and mathematics.  Additional test items were developed to be included so that all content standards were fully covered.  It is this combination of Stanford 10 items and newly developed items that are known as the ARMT. 

Grade 3 Math
Grade 3 Reading

Grade 4 Math
Grade 4 Reading

Grade 5 Math
Grade 5 Reading

Grade 6 Math
Grade 6 Reading

Grade 7 Math
Grade 7 Reading
Grade 8 Math
Grade 8 Reading

Testing Vocabulary 3rd , 4th , 5th and 6th Grade

High Frequency Standardized Testing Vocabulary
This is a list of No Excuses Testing Vocabulary for the 3rd , 4th , 5th and 6th Grade. The Testing Vocabulary is the Tier 2 Academic Vocabulary for Reading and ELA Testing, it does not contain the Tier 3 Testing Vocabulary. You will also need to study the Tier 3 Academic Testing Vocabulary for thorough test prep. Students with developing reading skills or second language learners may need extra instruction to gain the full meaning of these words.

TIER 2 ACADEMIC VOCABULARY GLOSSARY
More High Incidence Testing Vocabulary
Tier 3 Academic Vocabulary Words

passage/s, mostly, mainly, different, based, order, paragraph, routine, events, speaker/s, most likely, lesson, suggest, comparison, describe/s, purpose, selection, according, event/s, section, statement/s, main idea, compares, contrast, selection, greatest, description, suggest, considered, organized, reason,  provided, preventing, represent, important details, decides, theme, presented, phrases, turning point, examples, predict/ed, cause, effect, differ, article, summary, diagram, instructions, directions, probably, detail, supports, term, organizes, definition, probably, closely   

High Frequency Standardized Testing Math Vocabulary
correctly, nearest, seems, diagram, combination, labeled, different, describes, relationship, common, represent/s, figure, model, combined, characteristic, according, examples, receive, statement, symbol, compare/s, patterns, section, arranged, display, input, output, value, expression, assigned, decreasing, results, designed, produced, constant, previous
Older MCAS Test
Grade 3 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 4 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 5 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science and Technology/Engineering
Grade 6 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 7 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Grade 8 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Science and Technology/Engineering
Grade 10 [All Subjects]
English Language Arts
Mathematics
High School [All Subjects]
Biology
Introductory Physics
Testing Vocabulary Glossary

passage/s
A portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.
There was a very funny passage in the student's response.

mostly
Almost; for the most part; nearly
My homework is mostly done.

mainly
For the most part; chiefly; primarily
The band's members are mainly girls.

different
Not alike; dissimilar; not identical
I didn't recognize her at first because her hair was so different.

based
The bottom support of anything; foundation; basis
He based his answer on the dictionary definition.

order
The listing of things by some characteristic, eg., first letter; size, color, age
The student names were listed in alphabetical order.

paragraph
The portion of written matter dealing with one idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
The paragraph had an excellent topic sentence.

routine
Regular; typical or everyday activity
Singing is part of the routine in Mr. Taylor's class.

speaker/s
A person who talks or is talking
Mrs. Kuhn was the speaker at the school assembly.

most likely
Best chance of happening; highest probability
If you don't do your homework, you will most likely get into trouble in Mr. Taylor's class.

lesson
Something to be learned or studied; part of a book, an exercise, etc., assigned for study
The math lesson for today is long division.

suggest
To propose an idea for consideration
Please suggest methods for encouraging students to do their homework.

comparison
Likening; reviewing similarities
There is no comparison between driving and flying to New York.

describe/s
To tell about; to list important characteristics; to draw a picture to represent something
Please describe Rio Vista Elementary School.

purpose
The reason for doing something; the reason something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
The purpose for homework is to give students practice in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
selection



The CRCT is a good Practice Test To Prepare for the Stanford 10
Vocabulary

Second Grade
Language
Grammar/Phonics
Physical Science
Social Studies
Civics
History

Fourth Grade
Language
Grammar/Sentence Construction
Physical Science

Social Studies
Civics
History

Fifth Grade

Language
Grammar/Sentence Construction

11 comments:

  1. awesome site!! Thanks for putting this together.

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  2. Thank you for the practice tests! I have saved them all and will put them to good use! I am your newest follower. Stop by my blog sometime!
    Dana
    Fun in First Grade

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  3. I can't get your links to work in order to download the SAT-10 practice tests for first grade. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks!

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    1. The CRCT have been pulled!! The Links above are some CRCT test that are currently working and downloadable.

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  4. really good website!! Thanks!

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  5. Thank you for your post. Hopefully Pearson leaves you alone.

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  6. EMILIO PEREIRA, Ph.D.December 27, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    How can I get access to the 2012 Sat-10 kindergarten reading test, global results such as the mean and standard deviation?
    Happy New year!

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  7. Do you have any resources for Kinder? I love your work!

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  8. Updated MCAS documents (2014) can be found here:
    http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2014/release/

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  9. Do students take the 6th grade test at the end of 6th grade or do they have to pass the 7th grade test in order to get into 7th grade? My 6th grader is testing in a few weeks and hoping to get into 7th grade, not sure which test to have him practice.

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