- With standardized testing just around the corner, many teachers are looking for effective test-prep strategies to ensure their students’ success.
- Practice tests from Scholastic News and DynaMath expose your students to the types of questions they’ll encounter on high-stakes exams.
- From math to reading and writing, our practice tests model today’s exams and relieve the pressure of standardized test prep.
Key Takeaways
If you’re looking for practice tests and other test-prep resources, Scholastic Classroom Magazines have just what you need. Our practice tests model today’s exams and expose students to the types of questions they’ll encounter on state assessments. With plenty of practice in reading, writing, and math, our magazines have everything you need to prep for tests without the stress.
Reading & Writing Skills
Scholastic News offers reading-skills practice tests for students in grade 3, grade 4, and grades 5 and 6. With each of these practice tests, your students will have the opportunity to read two engaging informational texts and answer multiple-choice questions to hone their reading comprehension skills. To encourage even deeper critical thinking, they’ll also read paired texts and answer a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
Grade 3 practice tests feature a language section where your students will review grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. In the grade 4 and grades 5 and 6 practice tests, your students will also work on their writing skills using evidence and details from the text and additional sources to complete an engaging writing activity.
By subscribing to Scholastic News you’ll get access to all of our reading-skills practice tests, along with dozens of reproducible activities that build the skills your students need most.
Math Skills
If you want to ensure success on the math portion of standardized tests, check out these quizzes from DynaMath. They’re not only great practice tests. You can customize and assign them to your class through Google Classroom. With topics like money makeovers, getting up close and personal with animals, and moving beyond bullying, these quizzes provide an engaging way to help students perfect graph and chart reading, an important area of proficiency tested on standardized assessments. To access more quizzes and start receiving DynaMath for the 2019–20 school year, subscribe today.
Year-Round Learning and Support
Scholastic Classroom Magazines don’t only relieve the pressure of standardized tests with helpful resources and effective test-prep strategies, they also help you all year long by providing instructional support and engaging print and digital content. With original stories about young people and their world, Scholastic Classroom Magazines spark curiosity, inspire empathy, and ignite a passion for learning!