Grade 4
Student Name Teacher Name School System
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
Achievement Test ~ Grade 4 Item Sampler
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is the TCAP Achievement Test? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What are the questions testing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Who will be tested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How long will the tests take? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How do I use the sample questions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How will the tests be scored? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 May calculators be used?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Which test accommodations may be used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Here are some tips for preparing students for the test. . . . . . . . . . 4 Reading/Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Answer Key
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Developed and published under contract with Tennessee State Department of Education by the Educational Measurement group of Pearson, a business of NCS Pearson Inc., 2510 North Dodge Street, Iowa City,
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program
Achievement Test ~ Grade 4 Item Sampler
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What is the TCAP Achievement Test? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What are the questions testing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Who will be tested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How long will the tests take? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How do I use the sample questions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How will the tests be scored? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 May calculators be used?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Which test accommodations may be used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Here are some tips for preparing students for the test. . . . . . . . . . 4 Reading/Language Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Social Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Answer Key
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Developed and published under contract with Tennessee State Department of Education by the Educational Measurement group of Pearson, a business of NCS Pearson Inc., 2510 North Dodge Street, Iowa City,