STAAR

TM

State of Texas
Assessments of
Academic Readiness

MATHEMATICS

Grade 3

2011 Released Test Questions

These released questions represent selected TEKS student expectations for each
reporting category. These questions are samples only and do not represent all the
student expectations eligible for assessment.

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Released Test Questions

STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics

Released Test Questions

2011 Release

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?

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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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Released Test Questions

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.

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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STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics

Released Test Questions

2011 Release

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.

Garys Morning Milk

Number of
Mornings

Total Amount
of Milk
(fl oz)

24

36

5
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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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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?

Figure A

Figure A

Figure B

Figure B

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Figure A

Figure B

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Figure B

STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics

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

B 1

C 1

D 2

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

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 55F. Which thermometer could show the temperature
outside Andrews window?

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STAAR Grade 3 Mathematics

Released Test Questions

2011 Release

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 of
Cookies Sold

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30

The pictograph below represents the data from the table.

Cookies Sold
Week 1

Week 2
Week 3
Week 4

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.

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Released Test Questions

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
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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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Answer Key

Item
Number

Reporting
Category

Readiness or
Supporting

Content Student
Expectation

Process Student
Expectation

Correct
Answer

Supporting

3.1(C)

3.14(A)

Readiness

3.2(C)

Readiness

3.3(B)

3.14(B)

Readiness

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Supporting

3.6(A)

3.16(A)

Readiness

3.7(B)

Readiness

3.8(A)

3.14(D)

Readiness

3.10(A)

3.14(C)

Supporting

3.11(A)

3.14(D)

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Readiness

3.11(B)

3.14(B)

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Supporting

3.12(A)

3.14(A)

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Readiness

3.13(A)

3.14(B)

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Supporting

3.13(B)

3.14(B)

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