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CMT Review
GRADE 4 and 6 CMT HOME REVIEW
In the spring, students in grades four, six and eight will be taking the Connecticut Mastery Test. This test assesses reading, writing, and mathematics. In order to review, we are providing an online review resource in all three areas. The review is designed for home use; the exercises should be completed and corrected at home. Below are samples for grades 4 and 6. Grade 8 reviews can be found on the Hillcrest MS and Madison MS websites. All review items are 'pdf' documents and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader - a free program from Adobe.
Reading Comprehension | Degrees of Reading Power | Math
All practice items in this home review are released items from the State of Connecticut.
If you would like to know more about the CMT's, go to the "handbook" section of the State Department of Education's Website. Select the subject area Handbook. You will find some interesting sample exercises, samples of student scored work, and some general information regarding the tests.
Connecticut Mastery Test - Language Arts: Reading
The language arts section of the CMT assesses reading and
writing.
The reading portion consists of two sections:
(1) Reading Comprehension and (2) Degrees of Reading Power.
Reading Comprehension
In the reading comprehension section of the test, students will be asked to read three passages. These passages are chosen from material that is narrative or informational. Students will respond to multiple-choice items as well as a significant number of open-ended questions. Open-ended questions require the student to respond in writing. The multiple-choice and open-ended questions prompt the student to refer to the reading material as well as to the student's own ideas.
Grade 4
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Answer to sample 2
Grade 6
Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Answer to Sample 2
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
In the DRP section of the test, students will be exposed to 11 informational passages. At varying intervals, a word is deleted from a sentence. The choices for each deletion are located in the right-hand margin. The only way a student can select the best choice is by reading the sentence in the context of the paragraph and passage. Therefore, the student must engage in sustained reading in order to make meaning of the passage - piecing clues together before the deletion as well as after the deletion.
Connecticut Mastery Test - Math
The math portion of the CMT assesses mathematical understanding of concepts in 11 major areas called strands. Each strand is then divided into subcategories or standards. In all, there are 25 standards assessed on the math portion of the CMT. Students' scores reflect their performance on all strands.
There are four types of questions on the CMT. These include multiple choice, grid-in, open-ended and extended. Some questions are worth 1 point while others are worth a maximum of 2 or 3 points each. Students earn points based on completeness, accuracy and an overall understanding of the processes involved in answering the question. If students are aware of this holistic grading, they may be more inclined to show their work for possible partial credit. So, share this with your child.
Grade 4 - Math Prep | Sample 1 | Sample 2
Sample 1 Answers | Sample 2 Answers