TerraNova 3 FAQ

Yes, the TerraNova 3 is a timed test and takes from one and a half to four and a half of actual working time for the students to complete, depending upon the grade level and the test taken. All levels of the TerraNova 3 are timed. No section for the TerraNova 3 is longer than 40 minutes. No more than two or three tests should be given in one day. The tests should be spread out over a 3 or 4 day period.

View what is tested on each level and the completion times for each section.

The TerrraNova 3 is a nationally normed achievement test. Achievement tests measure skills that are learned in school and address specific content areas such as reading and mathematics and measure academic progress. Your child’s scores are compared to the scores of other children in your student’s grade who have taken the test, the norming population for the test. There is no direct correlation between the number of correct answers and the percentiles reported. If, for example, a student scores at the fifty-seventh percentile, it indicates that a student scored higher than fifty-seven percent of students who took this test in the national sampling group for his grade level, not that the student got fifty-seven percent of the questions correct.

The TerraNova, Third Edition, offers practice tests for grades K-8, which we offer here.
We also offer more generalized test preparation for specific subjects through the Spectrum practice tests books and our test prep bundles.
Spectrum Practice Tests Grades 1-8
Test Prep Bundles

The Plus section is additional math, reading, and language questions that are all optional. The Plus Test includes Word Analysis (Grade 1-12), Vocabulary (Grades 1-12), Language Mechanics (Grade 2-12), Spelling (Grade2-12) and Math Computation (Grade2-12). No plus tests are available for Kindergarten. Click the following link for a detailed document of the Item Classification Skills Table.

The TerraNova 3 test is designed so that almost all students have time to complete the test. The percentage of students completing the final question in each section of each subtest varies by grade and test type. Approximately 94-99% of students complete the tests in the time allotted. Please read and adhere to the testing directions for the timing of each test section.

The scores listed on your student’s reports are as follows: National Percentile (NP), National Stanine (NS), Grade Equivalent (GE), Raw Score (RS). At the following link, you will find explanations and breakdowns for each of these terms: Explanation of Scoring Terms