Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Grade 2

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

Name: ______________________Date: ______________Score: _____ / 20

1.
The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?
(A)
(B)
(C)
2.
Max the dog was very hungry. First Max looked all around the garden. Then Max found a cheese and ate it all up.
What did Max do FIRST?
(A)Ate the cheese
(B)Looked around the garden
(C)Went to sleep
3.
Which one keeps you dry in the rain?
(A)
(B)
(C)
4.
Which one shows where a family lives?
(A)
(B)
(C)
5.
Mark the picture that shows this word: umbrella.
(A)
(B)
(C)
6.
Which picture's name begins with the same sound as banana?
(A)
(B)
(C)
7.
Listen: mark the picture of what a dog loves to chew.
(A)
(B)
(C)
8.
Mark the shape that is different from the others.
(A)
(B)
(C)
9.
It was time for school. Quinn put a ruler and a book into the backpack, zipped it shut, and ran to catch the bus.
Mark ONE thing Quinn put into the backpack.
(A)
(B)
(C)
10.
Which one is an insect?
(A)
(B)
(C)
11.
Which one tells cars when to stop and go?
(A)
(B)
(C)
12.
Mark the picture that shows this word: car.
(A)
(B)
(C)
13.
Which picture's name begins with the same sound as egg?
(A)
(B)
(C)
14.
Listen: mark the picture of something that blasts off into space.
(A)
(B)
(C)
15.
The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?
(A)
(B)
(C)
16.
It was time for school. Quinn put a book and a ruler into the backpack, zipped it shut, and ran to catch the bus.
What did Quinn do right AFTER zipping the backpack?
(A)Ate breakfast
(B)Ran to catch the bus
(C)Lost the ruler
17.
Which one is a vegetable that grows in the ground?
(A)
(B)
(C)
18.
Which one do you read to learn a story?
(A)
(B)
(C)
19.
Mark the picture that shows this word: plane.
(A)
(B)
(C)
20.
Which picture's name begins with the same sound as crayon?
(A)
(B)
(C)

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 2

1. C — The rods show 3, 4, 5, 6 beads — 1 bead more each time. The next rod has 7. The others: A stops one bead short; B goes one bead too far.
2. B — The story says "first" before "then" — so the answer is B; the story does not support the other choices.
3. C — You hold an umbrella over your head in the rain — C. The egg and the flag do not fit the question.
4. C — A family lives in a house — C. The table and the clock do not fit the question.
5. B — The word is "umbrella" — picture B. The others: A a hat is not the word you heard; C a spoon is not the word you heard.
6. B — "banana" and "bus" both begin with the B sound — picture B. The others: A "scarf" begins with S; C "sun" begins with S.
7. B — "What a dog loves to chew" is the bone — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a pencil; C the clue does not describe a grapes.
8. A — Two shapes match; the one at A is a different shape.
9. C — The story names the ruler and the book — so the answer is C; the story never mentions a eraser or a car.
10. B — A butterfly is an insect — it has six legs — B. The spoon and the eraser do not fit the question.
11. A — A traffic-light keeps traffic safe by signaling stop and go — A. The cherries and the star do not fit the question.
12. C — The word is "car" — picture C. The others: A a sock is not the word you heard; B a train is not the word you heard.
13. B — "egg" and "eraser" both begin with the E sound — picture B. The others: A "grapes" begins with G; C "sock" begins with S.
14. B — "Something that blasts off into space" is the rocket — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a bee; C the clue does not describe a duck.
15. C — 8 + 1 = 9, so the empty box needs 1 shape. The others: A counts the whole right side instead of the missing part; B one too many.
16. B — The story ends with running for the bus — so the answer is B; the story does not support the other choices.
17. B — A carrot grows in the ground — B. The umbrella and the strawberry do not fit the question.
18. A — You read a book — A. The truck and the scarf do not fit the question.
19. C — The word is "plane" — picture C. The others: A a bicycle is not the word you heard; B a banana is not the word you heard.
20. A — "crayon" and "cherries" both begin with the C sound — picture A. The others: B "mitten" begins with M; C "eraser" begins with E.

Want unlimited, adaptive Iowa Assessments (ITBS) practice?

The free diagnostic shows exactly which skills to work on — then daily practice adapts to your child.

Start the free diagnostic