Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Grade 1

20 original Iowa Assessments (ITBS)-style questions · Answer key on the last page · iprepgenius.com/printables

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1.
The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?
(A)
(B)
(C)
2.
Max the dog was very hungry. First Max looked all around the kitchen. Then Max found a cheese and ate it all up.
What did Max do FIRST?
(A)Went to sleep
(B)Looked around the kitchen
(C)Ate the cheese
3.
Which one is an insect?
(A)
(B)
(C)
4.
Which one shows the whole world?
(A)
(B)
(C)
5.
Mark the picture that shows this word: spoon.
(A)
(B)
(C)
6.
Which picture's name begins with the letter H?
(A)
(B)
(C)
7.
Listen: mark the picture of a small fruit covered in tiny seeds.
(A)
(B)
(C)
8.
The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?
(A)
(B)
(C)
9.
It was time for school. Max put a scissors and a pencil into the backpack, zipped it shut, and ran to catch the bus.
What did Max do right AFTER zipping the backpack?
(A)Ran to catch the bus
(B)Ate breakfast
(C)Lost the pencil
10.
Which one can fly?
(A)
(B)
(C)
11.
Which one do people use to tell the time?
(A)
(B)
(C)
12.
Mark the picture that shows this word: sock.
(A)
(B)
(C)
13.
Which picture's name begins with the same sound as pencil?
(A)
(B)
(C)
14.
Listen: mark the picture of the home a bird builds for its eggs.
(A)
(B)
(C)
15.
Mark the shape that is different from the others.
(A)
(B)
(C)
16.
Pip the bird found a bone under the table. Pip picked it up and carried it all the way home to show a friend.
What did Pip find?
(A)
(B)
(C)
17.
Which animal lives in the water?
(A)
(B)
(C)
18.
Which one shows the whole world?
(A)
(B)
(C)
19.
Mark the picture that shows this word: crayon.
(A)
(B)
(C)
20.
Which picture's name begins with the letter C?
(A)
(B)
(C)

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 1

1. A — 1 + 4 = 5, so the empty box needs 4 shapes. The others: B one too many; C repeats the group that is already there.
2. B — The story says "first" before "then" — so the answer is B; the story does not support the other choices.
3. B — A bee is an insect — it has six legs — B. The bone and the rocket do not fit the question.
4. B — A globe is a round map of the whole world — B. The spoon and the mitten do not fit the question.
5. A — The word is "spoon" — picture A. The others: B a umbrella is not the word you heard; C a ruler is not the word you heard.
6. B — "hat" begins with H — picture B. The others: A "butterfly" begins with B; C "banana" begins with B.
7. B — "A small fruit covered in tiny seeds" is the strawberry — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a bread; C the clue does not describe a shirt.
8. C — The rods show 5, 4, 3, 2 beads — 1 bead fewer each time. The next rod has 1. The others: A goes one bead too far; B repeats the last rod instead of continuing.
9. A — The story ends with running for the bus — so the answer is A; the story does not support the other choices.
10. B — A bee can fly through the air — B. The cloud and the banana do not fit the question.
11. B — People read a clock to know the time — B. The table and the banana do not fit the question.
12. C — The word is "sock" — picture C. The others: A a cap is not the word you heard; B a table is not the word you heard.
13. B — "pencil" and "pear" both begin with the P sound — picture B. The others: A "bicycle" begins with B; C "crayon" begins with C.
14. A — "The home a bird builds for its eggs" is the nest — picture A. The others: B the clue does not describe a fish; C the clue does not describe a scissors.
15. B — Two shapes match; the one at B is a different size.
16. C — The story says Pip found a bone — so the answer is C; the story never mentions a bread or a traffic-light.
17. C — A fish lives in the water — C. The moon and the pencil do not fit the question.
18. A — A globe is a round map of the whole world — A. The dog and the bicycle do not fit the question.
19. B — The word is "crayon" — picture B. The others: A a sock is not the word you heard; C a eraser is not the word you heard.
20. A — "cookie" begins with C — picture A. The others: B "watermelon" begins with W; C "sock" begins with S.

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