Book excerpt: Prepares students for the more advanced Common Core standards and the Smarter Balanced assessments! This quiz book covers every math skill that students are expected to master. Each quiz focuses on one specific skill, with questions progressing from simple to more complex. Students will develop a thorough understanding of each skill, while also gaining experience with all the types of tasks found on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The quizzes in this book can be easily integrated into student learning for effective revision and test preparation. Complete Coverage of the Common Core State Standards - Covers every skill listed in the Common Core State Standards - Includes sections for operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations, fractions, measurement, data, and geometry - Focused quizzes cover each specific skill individually - Quizzes include a range of tasks to promote thorough understanding - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year Prepares Students for the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments - Covers all the skills assessed on the SBAC tests - Provides practice for selected-response, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Develops the thorough and in-depth understanding needed for the SBAC tests - Prepares students for questions that involve written explanations, showing work, and justifying answers - Guided tasks teach students what is expected in answers Key Benefits - Develops a thorough understanding by focusing on one skill at a time - Reduces test anxiety by allowing ongoing test practice - Individual quizzes allow gaps in knowledge to be targeted - Ensures students are comfortable with a range of question formats - Prepares students for more complex and advanced questions - Provides revision and test practice as the student learns