CAASPP / Smarter Balanced Test Grade 3
Free CAASPP practice questions for California mathematics and English language arts.
California students in Grades 3–8 and Grade 11 take the Smarter Balanced tests each spring.
California students in Grades 3–8 and Grade 11 take the Smarter Balanced tests in mathematics and English language arts as part of CAASPP. The tests are adaptive: the difficulty of later questions depends on earlier answers, so no two students see exactly the same set.
Results come back as a performance level from Level 1 to Level 4, with scores for claims such as concepts and procedures, problem solving, communicating reasoning, and data analysis. Because the test is adaptive and timed, steady accuracy on short questions — and writing a clear explanation — is the most direct preparation.
Mathematics
Concepts and procedures, problem solving, communicating reasoning, and data analysis, including multi-select and drag-and-drop items.
English Language Arts
Reading information and literature, research and inference, and writing. The listening items are not simulated here.
Performance tasks
A longer in-text task that asks for a planned written response supported by evidence.
- Grade 3–8 and Grade 11 Math and English chapters built from California standards
- Practice sets that get harder as your child improves
- Hints and worked explanations for every question
- A parent portal showing mastery and weak spots
Free CAASPP / Smarter Balanced grade 3 sample questions
Try these CAASPP / Smarter Balanced-style questions. Tap "Show answer" to check yourself — then practise the full question types inside the app.
1. There are 24 students and each table seats 4. How many tables are needed?
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 12
2. Which word begins with the same sound as “sun”?
- cat
- see
- moon
- fish
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Start free practiceCAASPP / Smarter Balanced Grade 3: Grade 3 is the first CAASPP year: shorter texts and number work within 1000, with a performance task at the end.