Standardized Testing and Reporting - STAR Sample Test Questions

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Note: End-of-course subjects are those subjects that can be taken by students in multiple grade levels. Students only take these tests during the grade level in which they take the course. For example, a student in grade eight taking Algebra I would be tested in grade eight and would not take the Algebra I test again in grade nine. These tests are the same for all students regardless of grade level.

These questions are:

Intended as examples of the types of questions used in the STAR Program.
Not meant to be used as a test or for test preparation.
Intended to show the level of knowledge and ability a student must demonstrate to meet state standards.

Sample test questions come from previously administered tests and will not be used on future tests.

More sample questions with answers are available online through the California Department of Education.

The goal in California is to have all students perform at the proficient or advanced level.

What's the Best Way to Print Test Questions?

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The California Department of Education and ETS grant permission to California public schools and school districts to photocopy and reproduce any parts of the 2008-09 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) materials posted on this Web site for use in training STAR coordinators and teachers/administrators who administer the California Standards Tests; the California Modified Assessment; the California Alternate Performance Assessment; and the Standards-based Tests in Spanish. No other person or agency is authorized to reproduce or distribute any parts of these publications in any form or by any means or to store the information in any database or retrieval system.