Smart Teaching TAKS Materials

Hello, and welcome to Smart Teaching. Dallas County schools and its partner school districts (Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, and Richardson) have developed these materials to assist you in better understanding the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

Our team has analyzed every question on the 2003, 2004, and 2006 released tests so that you can easily see:

  1. Detailed analysis of every TAKS items
  2. Why are correct answers correct?
  3. What kinds of distracters/incorrect answers were used? How did students think/compute that caused them to answer incorrectly?
  4. What information will help teachers focus their instruction more specifically?

Please view the introductory video (11 minutes 26 seconds) about the Smart Teaching materials.

Additional copies may be purchased for $15 per CD. To order, e-mail Robin Landers or call 214-944-4500.

We at Dallas County Schools believe that educating children must be a partnership. We hope that you will find these materials helpful as you teach, re-teach, and prepare your students to be successful in the rigors of TAKS assessment.

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Math - Grade 03 (2003-2006).pdf (1.98 MB)

5 min

32 sec

11 sec

Math - Grade 04 (2003-2006).pdf (1.7 MB)

4 min

27 sec

9 sec

Math - Grade 05 (2003-2006).pdf (3.75 MB)

10 min

1 min

20 sec

Math - Grade 06 (2003-2006).pdf (2.1 MB)

5 min

34 sec

11 sec

Math - Grade 07 (2003-2006).pdf (2.46 MB)

6 min

39 sec

13 sec

Math - Grade 08 (2003-2006).pdf (2.14 MB)

5 min

34 sec

11 sec

Math - Grade 09 (2004-2006).pdf (1.34 MB)

3 min

22 sec

7 sec

Math - Grade 09-11 (2003).pdf (0.79 MB)

2 min

13 sec

4 sec

Math - Grade 10 (2004-2006).pdf (1.43 MB)

4 min

23 sec

8 sec

Math - Grade 11 (2004-2006).pdf (2.46 MB)

6 min

40 sec

13 sec

Reading Grades 03-06 (2003-2006).pdf (3.15 MB)

8 min

50 sec

17 sec

Reading Grades 06-08 (2003-2006).pdf (1.78 MB)

5 min

28 sec

10 sec

Reading Grades 09-11 (2003-2006).pdf (1.86 MB)

5 min

30 sec

10 sec

Reading Grades 09-11 SAO (2003-2006).pdf (34.3 MB)

88 min

9 min

3 min

Reading Passages - Grades 03-06 (2006).pdf (3.15 MB)

8 min

50 sec

17 sec

Reading Passages - Grades 03-08 (2003).pdf (0.44 MB)

1 min

7 sec

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Reading Passages - Grades 03-08 (2004).pdf (4.37 MB)

11 min

1 min

24 sec

Reading Passages - Grades 06-08 (2006).pdf (1.23 MB)

3 min

20 sec

7 sec

Reading Passages - Grades 09-11 (2003).pdf (1.46 MB)

4 min

23 sec

8 sec

Reading Passages - Grades 09-11 (2004).pdf (0.62 MB)

2 min

10 sec

4 sec

Reading Passages - Grades 09-11 (2006).pdf (1.67 MB)

4 min

26 sec

9 sec

Science - Grade 05 (2003-2006).pdf (2.39 MB)

6 min

38 sec

13 sec

Science - Grade 08 (2006).pdf (1.19 MB)

3 min

19 sec

7 sec

Science - Grade 10 (2003-2006).pdf (2.67 MB)

7 min

43 sec

14 sec

Science - Grade 11 (2003-2006).pdf (2.68 MB)

7 min

43 sec

14 sec

Social Studies - Grade 08 (2003-2006).pdf (7.89 MB)

20 min

2 min

43 sec

Social Studies - Grade 10 (2003-2006).pdf (9.08 MB)

23 min

2 min

50 sec

Social Studies - Grade 11 (2003-2006).pdf (7.98 MB)

20 min

2 min

44 sec

Download speeds are estimates. Actual speed may vary.