STAAR (Texas) Practice Pack — Grade 4

Answer Key — STAAR (Texas) Grade 4

1. 1. B — Total apples = 5 × 6 = 30. After giving away 8, she has 30 – 8 = 22 apples left. 💡 Strategy tip: Multiply before you subtract.
2. 2. A — Multiply 5 pens by \(\frac{3}{4}\): \(5 \times \frac{3}{4}=\frac{15}{4}=3 \frac{3}{4}. 💡 Strategy tip: Think of each pen as a part of a whole sack and add them together.
3. 3. A — Each term increases by 5. 15 + 5 = 20, so the missing number is 20. 💡 Strategy tip: Look for the constant amount added each step.
4. 4. A — 5,482 = 5,000 + 400 + 80 + 2. 💡 Strategy tip: Separate each digit by its place value.
5. 5. B — A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate. In this case, 'The dog is happy' has a subject (the dog) and a predicate (is happy), making it a complete sentence. 💡 Tip: Remember, a complete sentence must have both a subject and a verb.
6. 6. A — The passage states that Emma's 'face lit up with excitement' when she thought about the picnic, and that 'The townspeople had been preparing for the picnic for weeks, and it was going to be the best one yet.' This suggests that the picnic will be a fun and exciting event. 💡 Tip: Pay attention to the emotions and tone of the passage to make inferences.
7. 7. A — The main idea of the passage is that the town of Willow Creek is having a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring. This is stated in the first sentence of the passage, and the rest of the passage provides details about the festival. 💡 Tip: To find the main idea, look for the sentence that tells you what the passage is mostly about.
8. 8. A — The passage states that The Magic Paintbrush is a play in two acts. This suggests that the play is divided into two main parts or acts, which is a common structure for many plays. 💡 Tip: Pay attention to the overall structure of a play or story to understand how it is organized.
9. 9. A — The passage states that the Grand Canyon is 'one of the biggest canyons in the world' 💡 Tip: Read the passage carefully to find the answer
10. 10. A — The passage states that Luna found a beautiful butterfly with broken wings in the woods, and nursing it back to health taught her about patience and kindness. 💡 Tip: Pay attention to the main events in the story to understand the theme and character development.
11. 11. C — This sentence combines the two ideas clearly and concisely, using 'and' to connect the two sports the writer enjoys. 💡 Tip: Look for words like 'and' or 'but' to help combine sentences.
12. 12. A — Maria's mom asked her to write a flyer to convince people to visit their pet store, so her main goal was to persuade people to come to the store. 💡 Tip: The author's purpose is often stated directly in the text, but sometimes you have to make an inference based on the context.
13. 13. C — The prefix 'un-' means 'not', so 'unhappy' means the opposite of happy, which is not happy at all. 💡 Tip: Pay attention to prefixes like 'un-' to help you understand the meaning of words.
14. 14. A — Add the fractions: 4/12 + 3/12 = (4+3)/12 = 7/12. 💡 Strategy tip: Keep the denominator unchanged when adding like fractions.
15. 15. A — Area of a square = side × side = 6 ft × 6 ft = 36 ft². 💡 Strategy tip: Multiply the length of one side by itself.
16. 16. A — Cost = 4×$2 = $8. Revenue = 4×$3 = $12. Profit = $12‑$8 = $4. 💡 Strategy tip: Profit = revenue minus cost.
17. 17. A — \(\frac{7}{100}=0.07\); the 7 is in the hundredths place. 💡 Strategy tip: Two places after the decimal point represent hundredths.
18. 18. A — Divide both numerator and denominator by 3: 3÷3=1 and 9÷3=3, so 3/9 = 1/3. 💡 Strategy tip: Simplify fractions by dividing the top and bottom by their greatest common factor.
19. 19. C — A multiple of 8 is 8 × k. 8 × 2 = 16, so 16 is a multiple. The other numbers are not divisible by 8. 💡 Strategy tip: Remember multiples are the original number added to itself repeatedly.
20. 20. B — A line segment has two endpoints and a specific length. Option B shows a segment labeled 8 cm, matching Sam’s drawing. 💡 Strategy tip: Line segments have two endpoints; rays go on forever.