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ISTEP+ Spring 2011
Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus
Mathematics • English/Language Arts
Grade 3
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Adaptation of “Clara and the Fox Family” by Bonnie Bisbee from Your Big Backyard Magazine’s March 1988 issue, copyright © 1988 by
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this book. Responses written in pen CANNOT be scored.

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NOTE: A correct answer cANNOT receive full credit
if no work is shown.
Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this
test, it is important to show ALL work in the spaces provided
in this book. When you see the words Show All Work, be
sure to
• show all the steps needed to solve the problem
• make your handwriting clear and easy to read
• write the answer on the answer line
As you complete each problem, remember to
✔ READ the problem carefully
✔ PLAN how to solve the problem
✔ SOLVE the problem showing all steps
✔ cHEcK your work
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Session 1
Session 1: Mathematics
1 Ben, Mike, and Tyler collect baseball cards and hockey cards.
The chart below shows the number of sports cards each boy
has collected.
Name
Sports cards
Number of
Baseball cards
Number of
Hockey cards
Ben 84 47
Mike 58 79
Tyler 72 62
List the names of the boys by the total number of cards each
has in order from GREATEST to LEAST.
Show All Work
Answer , ,
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Session 1
2 Dawn packed bags of apple slices for her hiking trip. She
divided 18 total slices equally into 3 bags.
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How many apple slices did she put in each bag?
Show All Work
Answer apple slices
When Dawn stopped to rest, she ate her first bag of apple
slices and gave 1 bag of apple slices to her brother. She
divides the remaining apple slices equally into 2 more bags.
Now, how many apple slices will she put in each bag?
Show All Work
Answer apple slices
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3 Josh has the base-ten blocks shown below.
Ann gives him 19 MORE ones blocks.
In the place-value charts below, write TWO DIFFERENT ways
to show the total number of base-ten blocks Josh has now.
Show All Work
Hundreds Tens Ones
Hundreds Tens Ones
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Sharon’s violin teacher wants her to practice a total of 2 hours
a week.
If she practices for 30 minutes a day, how many days a week
will Sharon need to practice to follow her teacher’s directions?
Show All Work
Answer days
So far this week, Sharon has practiced the amount of time
listed in the chart below.
Day Practice Time
Monday 15 minutes
Tuesday 20 minutes
Wednesday 20 minutes
Thursday 30 minutes
Friday minutes
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How many minutes will Sharon need to practice on Friday to
reach a total of 2 hours for the week? Write your answer in
the chart on page 10.
Show All Work
If Sharon practices from 3:30 to 3:50 for 5 days next week,
will she have practiced 2 hours? Use words, numbers, or
symbols to explain why or why not.
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Whenever you see this picture, you will be doing
a writing activity. Your writing will be scored
on how clearly you write and how well you
get your ideas across. Your writing will not be
scored on your personal opinions. Be sure to
check your writing for correct grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization.
NOTE: Only your writing on the lined pages in this
book will be scored.
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Session 2: English/Language Arts
1 A Day of Perfect Weather
Read the writing prompt below and complete the writing activity.
Jump out of bed! Look out the window! It is a perfectweather
day! Write a story about a day when the
weather seemed perfect.
Prewriting Activity
Session 2
• Use the space on the next page to help you plan your story.
• Be sure your story has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
• Be sure to include details in your story to make it
interesting.
• Here are some questions to help you think about your story:
✔ What is the weather like?
✔ What will you do during the day?
✔ How does the day end?
• If you need more paper to plan your writing, ask your
teacher.
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Use the blank Prewriting/Planning space below for notes, lists, webs,
outlines, or anything else that might help you plan your writing. If
you need additional paper for planning, raise your hand and your
teacher will give you more paper. You must write your final draft
on the lines beginning at the top of the next page.
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Prewriting/Planning
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Use the Editing Checklist on page 19. Check your story for
correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Remember, your story should be well organized.
Title:
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Now check your writing using this Editing Checklist.
Editing Checklist
1 Have you started each sentence with a capital letter?
2 Have you capitalized names of people and places?
3 Have you used correct punctuation?
4 Have you spelled all words correctly?
5 Does the action word (verb) of your sentence agree with the subject?
Examples: Tom plays at the park.
They play at the park.
6 Have you used the correct form of your action words (verbs)?
Examples: Jan plays today.
Jan played yesterday.
Jan will play tomorrow.
7 Have you written complete sentences?
Session 2
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Session 3: English/Language Arts
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Session 3
Whenever you see this picture, you will be doing
a writing activity. Your writing will be scored
on how clearly you write and how well you
get your ideas across. Your writing will not be
scored on your personal opinions. Be sure to
check your writing for correct grammar, spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization.
NOTE: Only your writing on the lined pages in this
book will be scored.
Directions
For Session 3, you will read a story called “Clara and the Fox
Family” and complete Numbers 1 through 3. You may look back
at the story as often as you like. Then you will complete a writing
activity.
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Clara and the
Fox Family
by Bonnie Bisbee
Session 3
“Guess I’ll plow that back section of the farm today,” Dad said.
“We’ve grown corn in the front section for two years now. The
back twenty acres haven’t been plowed for a long time.”
“But Dad,” exclaimed Clara, “you can’t! A family of foxes lives
in the middle of that field. I’ve seen the babies playing outside
their den. Their mother and father rest beside them and watch.”
“The foxes can find a new place to live, Clara,” said Mom. “The
work on the farm must go on.”
Dad didn’t say anything else. He never did say much. Telling
them about his plans to plow the back twenty acres of their farm
had just about used up all his talk. But halfway out the back door
he added, “Guess I’ll get to work now.”
Clara and her brother Jim cleared the table and did the dishes.
Mom got ready to go to town. It was Saturday.
Jim decided to go with Mom. But for once Clara didn’t feel like
going to town. She went outside and whistled for Laddie, one of
the farm’s collies. They headed for the woods, keeping well away
from the back twenty.
Usually Clara loved the way the woods smelled. It was a musty,
exciting smell. Many times she tagged along as Laddie went on a
sniffing expedition. She knew he could smell dozens of little smells
where her nose caught only one. Clara wished she had a nose
like Laddie’s.
Today she walked without really smelling or seeing anything.
Soon they came upon a mother deer and her beautiful spotted
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fawn. But Clara hardly noticed. The deer and fawn gazed at her
and Laddie for a full thirty seconds before bounding away.
The foxes were all that Clara could think of. They lived near
some rocks in the middle of the big green field, the back twenty
acres that Dad was plowing. She kept remembering the round,
furry forms of the baby foxes. She kept thinking of the way they
came tumbling and rolling out of their den.
How frightened the fox family would be today! They would be
terrified by the growl of the tractor coming closer and closer.
Would they have sense enough to run away to the woods? What
if they hid in their den and the tractor pushed dirt over the
entrance? They might be buried alive! Hearing the distant sound
of her father’s tractor didn’t help Clara’s mood.
“Oh, Laddie,” she cried. She buried her face in the collie’s soft fur.
All day Clara wandered in the woods. When she came home for
dinner, her family was already at the table. Clara sat down with
her eyes red from crying. She didn’t eat much and she didn’t say
a word.
After supper Dad stood up. “Clara,” he said, “come outside.
I have something to show you.”
Clara got up and followed her father. But she still had nothing
to say. What was there to talk about when the foxes’ home had
been ruined?
Clara walked along behind her father. She didn’t even notice
where they were going. She didn’t even notice the beautiful
golden light of the spring evening.
Finally Dad stopped. “Look,” he said. Clara looked around.
There was the back twenty. And it looked just as she knew it
would—brown rows of freshly plowed earth. But wait a minute!
A beautiful green island had been left in the very middle of the
big field.
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“Oh, Dad!” she exclaimed. “You saved the foxes’ home.”
As she watched, several plump, red fox-pup shapes tumbled out
of their den. In the last rosy light of day the young foxes began
to play. Then two larger and more graceful red forms came out
of the den. It was the parent foxes, quietly watching over their
young.
“Thanks, Dad,” said Clara softly, holding her father’s hand.
Session 3
“Had to plow around the rocks anyway,” said Dad smiling.
“Besides, now the foxes are working for me. They’ll help keep the
mice out of the cornfield.”
Clara giggled and hugged her dad. And he hugged Clara right
back.
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1 Explain the MAIN problem in the story. Tell how the problem
is solved. Support your answer with details from the story.
2 Clara’s dad plans to plow the back section of the farm. How
does that make Clara feel? What does she do? Support your
answer with details from the story.
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3 Describe Clara’s dad in the story. Support your answer with
details from the story.
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4 Read this story. Then complete the writing activity that follows.
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A Special Gift
Session 3
Mark’s party was the best one he ever had! For once,
all of his friends could come. His grandmother had really
worked hard on the decorations. The best part of the
whole day, though, was when his grandmother gave
him his present. As he reached inside the heavy box,
he heard a squeak. He pulled his hands back. What was
in there? He reached in again and felt something warm
and soft. A puppy! He had been asking for a puppy for
months. He couldn’t believe his grandmother had given
him a new best friend.
Pretend that you have received a special gift. Write a
description of the gift and tell who gave it to you. Be sure
to include details to support your writing.
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Use the blank Prewriting/Planning space below for notes, lists, webs,
outlines, or anything else that might help you plan your writing. If
you need additional paper for planning, raise your hand and your
teacher will give you more paper. You must write your final draft
on the lines beginning at the top of the next page.
Prewriting/Planning
Session 3
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Session 3
Use the Editing Checklist on page 31. Check your writing for
correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Remember, your writing should be well organized.
Go On
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Now check your writing using this Editing Checklist.
Editing Checklist
1 Have you started each sentence with a capital letter?
2 Have you capitalized names of people and places?
3 Have you used correct punctuation?
4 Have you spelled all words correctly?
5 Does the action word (verb) of your sentence agree with the subject?
Examples: Tom plays at the park.
They play at the park.
6 Have you used the correct form of your action words (verbs)?
Examples: Jan plays today.
Jan played yesterday.
Jan will play tomorrow.
7 Have you written complete sentences?
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Applied Skills Assessment
Mathematics • English/Language Arts
Grade 3
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