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AIR
Test
Preparation
3rd
Get to Know the Test

All past OAAs are posted at least in part. See the formatting and understand the types of questions your child will face.
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How to Take the Test

Select the subject test that you want to take- Reading, Math, or Writing. Then select 3rd grade. Select a year and season. Click start test.
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ABOUT
What is the AIR?

The American Institute of Research Assessment (commonly stylized as the AIR) is a standardized test meeting No Child Left Behind requirements. The AIR for grades 3-8 measures students on what they know and are able to do in various subjects. For third grade, students are tested in reading and math.
Facts about the third grade AIR:
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Reading both Fall and Spring
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Two Days of 90-Minute Tests
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Reading passages of various genres (informational, realistic fiction, folktales, historical fiction, poetry) and questions about the passages
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Multiple choice and short/extended response
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Short response (2 points) - graphic organizer, list, events from the story, details to support an idea
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Extended response (4 points) - sequencing chart, listing events from a story or facts from an article, problem/solution, character change (B-M-E)