STAAR Math Word Problems | Multi-Step Practice and Review with Answer Key

STAAR math word problems for 4th grade

These STAAR math word problems are a 13 page packet with 80 questions for 4th grade. The questions mix multi-step word problems with rounding, fractions, area, perimeter and number facts.

The packet is written as a STAAR review, and it comes with an answer key that explains each answer in a sentence.

Teachers who look for 4th grade STAAR math practice that is mostly word problems will find four sections here, from a long multiple choice set to short application problems where students write their own answer.

It works as 4th grade STAAR review all year, from a September check to the weeks before the test. The STAAR word problems with answer key save you the time of writing your own, and the same STAAR practice word problems can be reused for small groups.

Both teachers and parents can follow the logic, because the STAAR math word problems are written in plain sentences with ordinary numbers.

What’s on the pages

There are four sections, and each one has its own heading and directions.

• Multi-step STAAR word problems: 30 multiple choice questions, such as rounding 67,482 to the nearest thousand and finding the sum of 4/12 and 5/12.
• Mathematical concepts evaluation: 20 true or false statements, for example that 45 divided by 6 has a quotient of 7 and a remainder of 3.
• Calculating unknown values: 15 fill in the blank questions that use a Number Bank, like the number of eggs in 4 dozen.
• STAAR word problem applications: 15 problems where students write the answer, such as a bus line with 14 trips a day and 32 passengers on each trip.

Other questions use a pie cut into 8 slices of which 5 are eaten, a rectangle with an area of 48 square inches and a width of 6 inches, and an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 150 cm.

What’s in the download

• Student worksheet: 13 pages
• Answer key: 15 pages, with a short explanation after each answer
• Answer sheet: 4 pages
• Lesson plan: 1 page

All four parts come as PDF and add up to 33 pages.

How to use these STAAR math word problems

The lesson plan is set for 90 minutes. Its objectives are to review multi-step addition, subtraction, multiplication and division word problems, to apply place value, fraction equivalents and decimal comparisons to real situations, and to calculate area, perimeter and unit conversions.

Most teachers will not use all 80 questions in one sitting. Give Section 1 as a timed review, use the true or false section for a quick class discussion, and keep the application problems for a small group that needs to show its work.

The fill in the blank section is a good place to teach checking. Students pick a number from the bank, then put it back into the sentence to see if it makes sense. That is the same habit they need on the real test.

The answer key helps students find where a multi-step problem went wrong. Each answer has a short explanation, so a student can see whether the slip was in the first step or the last.

The STAAR math word problems also work as homework. Send the worksheet and the answer sheet home, and keep the key at school for review the next day.

Who it is for

It is written for 4th grade classrooms preparing for STAAR in Texas. Tutors and homeschool families can use it too, as a mixed review of 4th grade math with a focus on reading and solving word problems.

Take a look at the preview pages before you buy, so you can see the worksheet, the answer key and the answer sheet.

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