Georgia HomeroomGeorgia Milestones · End-of-Grade test
Grade 3 Mathematics
What the Georgia Milestones end-of-grade test for Grade 3 Mathematics covers, from the state's assessment blueprint: its reporting categories and their points, the standards each category assesses, how complex the questions are meant to be, and the kinds of questions on it.
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Reporting categories
Points are the blueprint's approximate figures. Each percent is of the test's 58 points, rounded; a range such as 7–8 counts at its midpoint.
Patterning & Algebraic Reasoning
20 points, about 34% of the test
Use part-whole strategies to represent and solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction with whole numbers up to 10,000.
- 3.PAR.2Addition and Subtraction to 10,000
Use part-whole strategies to solve real-life, mathematical problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers within 100.
- 3.PAR.3Multiplication and Division Within 100
Geometric & Spatial Reasoning
14 points, about 24% of the test
Identify the attributes of polygons, including parallel segments, perpendicular segments, right angles, and symmetry.
- 3.GSR.6Polygon Attributes & Symmetry
Determine the perimeter of a polygon presented in real-life, mathematical problems.
- 3.GSR.8Perimeter of Polygons
Identify area as a measurable attribute of rectangles and determine the area of a rectangle presented in real-life, mathematical problems.
- 3.GSR.7Rectangle Area Concepts
Numerical Reasoning
14 points, about 24% of the test
Use place value reasoning to represent, read, write, and compare numerical values up to 10,000 and round whole numbers up to 1,000.
- 3.NR.1Place Value to 10,000
Represent fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 in multiple ways within a framework using visual models.
- 3.NR.4Fraction Visual Models
Measurement & Data Reasoning
10 points, about 17% of the test
Solve real-life, mathematical problems involving length, liquid volume, mass, and time and analyze graphical displays of data to answer relevant questions.
- 3.MDR.5Measurement and Data Problems
Also part of the test, without points of their own
Practices
From the blueprint: “These practices are embedded within items aligned to the mathematics content standards but are not reported as a separate reporting category.”
Depth of Knowledge
From the blueprint: “Depth of Knowledge (DOK) is measured on a scale of 1 to 4 and refers to the level of cognitive demand (different kinds of thinking) required to complete an assessment item.”
| DOK | Points | Share of the test |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 23 to 29 | 40% to 50% |
| Level 2 | 23 to 29 | 40% to 50% |
| Level 3 | 3 to 9 | 5% to 15% |
| Level 4 | Not on this test | |
Kinds of questions
| Question type | Questions | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1-point Selected-Response and Technology-Enhanced | 42 | 42 |
| 2-point Technology-Enhanced | 8 | 16 |
| Field Test Items | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 58 |
Achievement levels
For the subjects and grades Georgia tests, Georgia Homeroom shows what each Milestones achievement level means in practice, using the state's own descriptions. Georgia publishes these descriptions for tested content, so they are not available for every standard. On this test, 8 of the 8 standards have them, marked “Achievement levels” above; each standard's page shows them.
Practice tests
The Georgia Department of Education's Georgia Milestones page links the state's online practice tests, Experience Online Testing Georgia.