STAR - California Standards Tests

California Standards Tests (CSTs)

General Information

Background

The CSTs are a major component of the STAR program. The CSTs are developed by California educators and test developers specifically for California. They measure students' progress toward achieving California's state-adopted academic content standards in English–language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and history–social science, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each grade and subject tested.

Visit the STAR CST Blueprints page on the California Department of Education Web site to see the CST blueprints.

Who Will Take the CSTs?
Students in grades two through eleven take multiple-choice CSTs for various subjects. Students in grades four and seven complete a writing assessment—the CST for Writing—as a part of the CST for ELA.

2013 Test Materials

Directions for Administration (DFAs)
Linked DFA documents correspond to printed DFAs.

Grade 2 DFA (nonsecure information) (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 3 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grade 4 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grade 5 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grade 6 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)

Grade 7 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grades 4 and 7 Writing DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grade 8 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)
Grades 9–11 DFA (Posted 02/04/13)

Sample Answer Documents
Sample answer documents are provided here for reference only. Do NOT use these samples for testing; use only the answer documents that you receive with the STAR materials.

Grade 2 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 3 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 4 CST/CMA Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 4 Writing (March) Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 4 Writing (May) Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 5 CST/CMA Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 6 CST/CMA Sample (Posted 02/08/13)

Grade 7 CST/CMA Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 7 Writing (March) Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 7 Writing (May) Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 8 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 9 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 10 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)
Grade 11 CST Sample (Posted 02/08/13)

Sample Test Question Transparency Blackline Masters

Grade-Level Transparencies

End-of-Course Transparencies

Grade 2 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 3 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 4 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 5 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 6 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 7 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 8 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 9 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 10 (Posted 02/19/13)
Grade 11 (Posted 02/19/13)

General Mathematics (Posted 02/19/13)
Algebra I (Posted 02/19/13)
Geometry (Posted 02/19/13)
Algebra II (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated Mathematics 1 (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated Mathematics 2 (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated Mathematics 3 (Posted 02/19/13)
Summative High School Mathematics (Posted 02/19/13)
Biology (Posted 02/19/13)
Chemistry (Posted 02/19/13)
Earth Science (Posted 02/19/13)
Physics (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated/Coordinated Science 1 (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated/Coordinated Science 2 (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated/Coordinated Science 3 (Posted 02/19/13)
Integrated/Coordinated Science 4 (Posted 02/19/13)
World History (Posted 02/19/13)