ITBS ® Practice Test

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The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) are for students in kindergarten - 8th grade. ITBS tests are in levels 5-14. Levels 5-8 are for students from kindergarten - second grade (K-2). Sections for levels 5-8 include: Mathematics, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Word Analysis, Listening, Language, Social Studies (Levels 7 and 8 only), Science (Levels 7 & 8 only), and Sources of Information.

Levels 9-14 are for students from 3rd grade through 12th grade. Sections for levels 9-14 include: Math Concepts and Estimation, Math Problem Solving and Data Interpretation, Math Computation, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Punctuation, Spelling, Capitalization, Usage and Expression, Social Studies, Maps and Diagrams, Reference Materials, Word Analysis (Level 9 only), and Listening (Level 9 only).

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K and Pre K Grade Level

1.	Look at the cake Beverly baked for Sam in the first box. Point to the picture that shows what the cake looked like after Beverly cut out the first slice.
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
		Fourth picture over the bubble
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K and Pre K Grade Level

2.	There were 2 peacocks at the zoo. You can see them in the first box. The peacocks were so popular that the zoo got 2 more peacocks. Point to the picture that shows how many peacocks are now at the zoo.
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
		Fourth picture over the bubble
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K and Pre K Grade Level

3.	How many cups are there?
		1
		2
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K and Pre K Grade Level

4.	How many birds are shown below?
		1
		2
		3
		4
		5
		6
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K and Pre K Grade Level

5.	Choose the row with the most eggs.
		First row
		Second row
		Third row
		Fourth row
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K and Pre K Grade Level

1st and 2nd Grade Level

3rd and 4th Grade Level

5th and 6th Grade Level

1st and 2nd Grade Level

6.	How many triangles are shown?
		3
		7
		6
		2
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1st and 2nd Grade Level

7.	Mark the picture that shows where a family in New York City is most likely to live.
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
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1st and 2nd Grade Level

8.	Which picture shows a resort where people might go on vacation?
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
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1st and 2nd Grade Level

9.	John wants to make his banana ripen faster. What should he put it in so it will ripen more quickly?
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
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1st and 2nd Grade Level

10.	Which of these is not a vegetable?
		First picture over the bubble
		Second picture over the bubble
		Third picture over the bubble
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3rd and 4th Grade Level

11.	132 ÷ 12 = ?
		12
		9
		11
		10
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3rd and 4th Grade Level

12.	Which is 3 x (4 + 2) rewritten?
		2 x (3 + 4)
		(3 + 2) x 6
		(4 + 3) x 3
		(3 x 4) + (3 x 2)
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3rd and 4th Grade Level

13.	Which is not true?
		4 ÷ 0 = 0
		4 x 0 = 0
		4 x (1 + 0) = 4 x 1
		4 + 4 = 4 x 2
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3rd and 4th Grade Level

14.	This question will test your ability to use words in correctly written English. For each question, there are 3 lines of words. If you find a mistake in one of the lines, fill in the circle next to that line. If there are no mistakes, fill in the last circle that says, "no errors."
		I loved having a lake behind my
		house. We swum every morning
		before school.
		no errors
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3rd and 4th Grade Level

15.	This question will test your ability to use words in correctly written English. For each question, there are 3 lines of words. If you find a mistake in one of the lines, fill in the circle next to that line. If there are no mistakes, fill in the last circle that says, "no errors."
		We were all silly walking home in
		the rain yesterday. Sally was the
		most silly with all her funny jokes.
		no errrors.
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5th and 6th Grade Level

16.	4,567 + 5,872
		10,432
		10,439
		10,232
		11,234
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5th and 6th Grade Level

17.	What number is B in the equation B x 8 = 56?
		448
		64
		7
		48
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5th and 6th Grade Level

18.	If this pattern shown were to repeat itself, what color would the 17th square be?
		blue
		green
		red
		yellow
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5th and 6th Grade Level

19.	Which number is equal to x in the equation 350 + 222 + x = 580?
		12
		7
		8
		29
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5th and 6th Grade Level

20.	A deck of cards has 52 cards in it. These cards are divided into 4 suits. How many cards of each suit are there?
		15
		13
		12
		17
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