NJPEP: Virtual Academy (New Jersey Professional Education Port)

Examples of Questions from Around the United States This gives you an idea of the question types from around the United States and Canada, and from international organizations and often are reflective of national content standards. These questions may or may not reflect the actual New Jersey test questions.

Grade 3 and 4

See NJ's statewide assessment schedule and page for Elementary School Statewide Assessments. See Applying Bloom's Taxonomy by Joan Dalton) for ideas on higher order thinking question design. The first three levels are good for formative assessment; the other three are best for summative assessment.

NJ ASK Sample Tests
in PDF format

Math Grades 3 & 4	Language Arts Literacy Grades 3 & 4	Science
* complete document * Gr 3:Part 1 no calculator * Gr 3:Part 2 MC only * Gr 3: Part 3 MC only * Gr 3: Part 4 OE only Grade 3 ANSWER KEY * Gr 4: Part 1 no calculator * Gr 4: Part 2 MC only * Gr 4: Part 3 OE only * Gr 4: Part 4 OE and MC * Gr 4: Part 5 OE only Grade 4 MC ANSWER KEY Grade 4 OE ANSWER KEY	* complete document writing grade 3 (Day 1) reading grade 3 (Day 1) * writing grade 4 (Day 2) * reading grade 4 (Day 2)	Grade 4
ESPA (year 2000)