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Free Iowa Assessments (ITBS) practice test — Grade 2

10 original Iowa Assessments (ITBS)-style questions for Grade 2, with answers and full explanations. No signup needed.

These free Iowa Assessments™ (ITBS) practice questions match the formats your child will actually see — picture-based vocabulary, listening, and word analysis at K–2, and reading, language, and math through grade 8.

Every question is original with a full explanation. Younger levels mirror the real test's three-choice picture format; upper levels use the four-choice format with 'No mistakes' language items.

Question 1Vocabulary

Mark the picture that shows this word: plane.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: A

The word is "plane" — picture A. The others: B a truck is not the word you heard; C a bed is not the word you heard.

Question 2Word Analysis

Which picture's name begins with the same sound as clock?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: A

"clock" and "chair" both begin with the C sound — picture A. The others: B "rabbit" begins with R; C "orange" begins with O.

Question 3Listening

Listen: mark the picture of what you write and draw with.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: C

"What you write and draw with" is the pencil — picture C. The others: A the clue does not describe a train; B the clue does not describe a cheese.

Question 4Mathematics

The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?

+
?
=
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: C

1 + 8 = 9, so the empty box needs 8 shapes. The others: A repeats the group that is already there; B counts the whole right side instead of the missing part.

Question 5Reading
It was time for school. Bella put a crayon and a pencil into the backpack, zipped it shut, and ran to catch the bus.

Mark ONE thing Bella put into the backpack.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: A

The story names the crayon and the pencil — so the answer is A; the story never mentions a ruler or a clock.

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Question 6Science

Which one grows on a tree?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

A leaf grows on a tree — B. The hat and the house do not fit the question.

Question 7Social Studies

Which one shows the whole world?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

A globe is a round map of the whole world — B. The cookie and the nest do not fit the question.

Question 8Vocabulary

Mark the picture that shows this word: rabbit.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: A

The word is "rabbit" — picture A. The others: B a dog is not the word you heard; C a hat is not the word you heard.

Question 9Word Analysis

Which picture's name begins with the letter T?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: A

"tree" begins with T — picture A. The others: B "pants" begins with P; C "cherries" begins with C.

Question 10Listening

Listen: mark the picture of something that blasts off into space.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
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Correct answer: B

"Something that blasts off into space" is the rocket — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a butterfly; C the clue does not describe a mitten.

Iowa Assessments (ITBS) FAQ

What does the Iowa Assessments test?

Depending on level: Vocabulary, Word Analysis, Listening, Reading, Language, and Mathematics — with Science and Social Studies joining from grade 1 and Computation at grades 3+.

Is the ITBS the same as the Iowa Assessments?

Yes — the Iowa Test of Basic Skills was renamed the Iowa Assessments (Form E and later). Schools use both names for the same battery.

What is a good Iowa Assessments score?

Scores are reported as national percentile ranks; many schools flag the 90th+ percentile for advanced programs, but each school sets its own bar.

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