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California CAASPP · Grades 3–8 and 11 · Smarter Balanced

California CAASPP Practice Test: Grades 3–8 and 11

Build CAASPP readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering ELA reading, language, writing, mathematics, data, and scientific reasoning.

California CAASPP Grades 3–8 and 11 practice sets

This California CAASPP Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support supplemental review of Smarter Balanced ELA and Math skills, evidence-based reasoning, data interpretation, and science application.

CAASPP skills covered

  • Main purpose, character evidence, text structure, vocabulary, figurative language, summaries, organization, reliable sources, and charts
  • Semicolons, concise revision, verb tense, transitions, modifiers, thesis statements, colons, evidence, relevance, and conclusions
  • Percent, equations, area, slope, median, right triangles, probability, sequences, radius, and proportional relationships
  • Tables, graphs, multistep problems, perimeter, proportions, outliers, reasonableness, expressions, and scale interpretation
  • Water cycle, variables, fossils, food chains, natural selection, enzyme graphs, circuits, biodiversity, controls, and thermal energy

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Mark uncertain questions, use evidence from the passage or data, and review the explanation for every missed or guessed answer.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current California Department of Education CAASPP guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader California assessment hub, visit California State Assessments.

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California CAASPP Practice Questions

A 10-question California CAASPP practice set on caaspp mathematical data and problem solving, with answers and explanations.

Read each question carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows 18 students chose apples and 12 chose oranges. How many students were surveyed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 30 students.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Add the two categories: 18 + 12 = 30 students.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Add the two categories: 18 + 12 = 30 students.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph shows that the number of library visits rose from 40 to 55. What was the increase?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 15 visits.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Subtract 40 from 55 to find an increase of 15 visits.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Subtract 40 from 55 to find an increase of 15 visits.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student has 45 dollars and spends 18 dollars on supplies. How much remains?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 27 dollars.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Subtract 18 from 45: 45 − 18 = 27 dollars.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Subtract 18 from 45: 45 − 18 = 27 dollars.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A rectangular garden has a perimeter of 30 units. If its length is 10 units, what is its width?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 5 units.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Perimeter is 2(length + width), so 30 = 2(10 + width), giving width 5.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Perimeter is 2(length + width), so 30 = 2(10 + width), giving width 5.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A survey shows that 3 out of every 5 students prefer walking. If 25 students respond at the same rate, how many would prefer walking?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 15 students.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Three-fifths of 25 is 15.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Three-fifths of 25 is 15.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A student claims that a taller ramp makes a toy car travel farther. Which data would best test the claim?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Distances traveled by cars released from ramps with different heights under the same conditions.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: The comparison changes ramp height while keeping other conditions as similar as possible.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

The comparison changes ramp height while keeping other conditions as similar as possible.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A data set has values 5, 5, 6, 7, and 12. Which measure is most affected by the value 12?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The mean.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: An unusually large value pulls the mean upward more than it changes the mode.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

An unusually large value pulls the mean upward more than it changes the mode.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A student solves a problem and gets a negative length. What should the student do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Check the setup because a physical length cannot be negative..

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: A negative length signals that the equation or interpretation should be reviewed.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

A negative length signals that the equation or interpretation should be reviewed.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which expression represents the total cost of 4 notebooks at 3 dollars each plus a 2-dollar folder?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 4 × 3 + 2.

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: Four notebooks cost 4 × 3, and the folder adds 2 dollars.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

Four notebooks cost 4 × 3, and the folder adds 2 dollars.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph has a vertical axis that begins at 90 instead of 0. What should a reader consider?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The scale can make a small difference look larger..

  1. Identify the skill: Decide whether the question asks for reading evidence, language use, a calculation, a pattern, or an explanation of a model.
  2. Use the evidence: A truncated axis can visually exaggerate differences between values.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the exact wording, units, conditions, and evidence in the question.

A truncated axis can visually exaggerate differences between values.

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Frequently asked questions about California CAASPP Practice Test

Which CAASPP skills are covered?

The page covers Smarter Balanced ELA reading, language, writing, mathematics, data reasoning, and science application for Grades 3–8 and 11.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official CAASPP questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest California Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.