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Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Grade 4

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

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  1. 1.

    Use the graph to answer: Which had the MOST?

    Goals scored024681012AnaBenColeDara
    (A)Ana
    (B)Dara
    (C)Ben
    (D)Cole
  2. 2.

    a damp towel

    Damp means about the same as —

    (A)slightly wet
    (B)soft
    (C)dirty
    (D)warm
  3. 3.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)tomorrow
    (B)untill
    (C)school
    (D)favorite
    (E)(No mistakes)
  4. 4.

    Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?

    (A)Didn't Priya say that
    (B)practice starts early on
    (C)Friday morning this week
    (D)because of the big game
    (E)(No mistakes)
  5. 5.
    Nature's Builders

    Beavers are some of the busiest builders in nature. Using only their strong front teeth, they cut down small trees and drag the branches into a stream. First they build a dam to slow the water down. The dam turns part of the stream into a still, deep pond. Then, in the middle of the pond, the beavers pile up sticks and mud to make a home called a lodge. The only doors to the lodge are underwater, which keeps foxes and wolves out. Inside, the lodge stays dry and warm all winter long.

    Why are the lodge's doors underwater?

    (A)To keep foxes and wolves out
    (B)To catch floating branches
    (C)To keep the lodge cool
    (D)To let fish swim inside
  6. 6.What are the three main parts of the water cycle?
    (A)wind, thunder, and lightning
    (B)sunrise, noon, and sunset
    (C)freezing, breaking, and melting
    (D)evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
  7. 7.

    53 + 396 = ?

    (A)449
    (B)439
    (C)450
    (D)448
  8. 8.

    Use the graph to answer: How many for Tue?

    Books read this week024681012MonTueWedThu
    (A)4
    (B)9
    (C)7
    (D)8
  9. 9.

    a swift runner

    Swift means about the same as —

    (A)young
    (B)tall
    (C)tired
    (D)quick
  10. 10.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)thought
    (B)peeple
    (C)until
    (D)because
    (E)(No mistakes)
  11. 11.

    Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?

    (A)The students wrote letters
    (B)to Mrs. novak, thanking her
    (C)for the field trip on
    (D)September 3 to the museum.
    (E)(No mistakes)
  12. 12.
    From Field to Table

    The bread on your table starts as a field of wheat. In summer, giant machines called combines cut the wheat and separate the grain from the stalks. Trucks carry the grain to a mill, where heavy rollers crush it into soft white flour. At the bakery, the baker mixes flour with water, salt, and yeast. The yeast is alive: it eats sugars in the dough and breathes out tiny bubbles of gas. Those bubbles are what make the bread rise, giving each loaf its light, airy inside.

    The bread rises because —

    (A)the flour is very soft
    (B)the oven shakes the pan
    (C)yeast makes bubbles of gas in the dough
    (D)salt melts in the water
  13. 13.Which type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma?
    (A)sandstone only
    (B)metamorphic rock
    (C)sedimentary rock
    (D)igneous rock
  14. 14.

    221 - 201 = ?

    (A)10
    (B)21
    (C)20
    (D)30
  15. 15.

    Use the graph to answer: Which had the FEWEST?

    Pets in the class024681012CatsDogsFishBirds
    (A)Fish
    (B)Birds
    (C)Dogs
    (D)Cats
  16. 16.

    a chilly morning

    Chilly means about the same as —

    (A)quiet
    (B)foggy
    (C)early
    (D)cold
  17. 17.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)together
    (B)tomorrow
    (C)thought
    (D)until
    (E)(No mistakes)
  18. 18.

    Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?

    (A)My cat loves to chase
    (B)a ball around the yard
    (C)until the sun goes down
    (D)and dinner is ready
    (E)(No mistakes)
  19. 19.
    The Light That Never Slept

    Long before ships had radios, sailors depended on lighthouses. Each lighthouse flashed its light in its own special pattern, like a name written in light. A captain far from shore could count the flashes, check a chart, and know exactly which coast was near. Lighthouse keepers lived beside the tower all year. Every evening they climbed the winding stairs to light the great lamp, and every morning they climbed again to put it out. It was lonely work, but keepers were proud: their light kept strangers they would never meet safe from the rocks.

    A good title for this passage is —

    (A)The Light That Kept Sailors Safe
    (B)Building Stone Towers
    (C)How Radios Work
    (D)A Captain's Breakfast
  20. 20.What is erosion?
    (A)a kind of animal migration
    (B)the growth of new mountains overnight
    (C)water freezing in a pond
    (D)the wearing away and moving of rock and soil by water, wind, or ice

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 4

  1. 1. A — Read each bar against the scale: Ana = 8, Ben = 4, Cole = 2, Dara = 3. So the answer is Ana — A.
  2. 2. A — "damp" means slightly wet — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "damp".
  3. 3. B — "untill" is wrong; the correct spelling is "until" (B).
  4. 4. D — Line D has the mistake: a sentence must end with the correct end mark. It should read "because of the big game?".
  5. 5. A — The passage states it directly — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  6. 6. D — Water evaporates into vapor, condenses into clouds, and falls back as precipitation like rain or snow.
  7. 7. A — 53 + 396 = 449 (A). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
  8. 8. D — Read each bar against the scale: Mon = 7, Tue = 8, Wed = 4, Thu = 10. So the answer is 8 — D.
  9. 9. D — "swift" means quick — D. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "swift".
  10. 10. B — "peeple" is wrong; the correct spelling is "people" (B).
  11. 11. B — Line B has the mistake: a person's name must be capitalized. It should read "to Mrs. Novak, thanking her".
  12. 12. C — The passage explains the yeast's bubbles — C. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  13. 13. D — Igneous rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens. Sedimentary rock forms from layered sediments, and metamorphic from heat and pressure.
  14. 14. C — 221 - 201 = 20 (C). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
  15. 15. C — Read each bar against the scale: Cats = 9, Dogs = 4, Fish = 7, Birds = 11. So the answer is Dogs — C.
  16. 16. D — "chilly" means cold — D. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "chilly".
  17. 17. E — All four words are spelled correctly — E (No mistakes).
  18. 18. D — Line D has the mistake: a sentence must end with the correct end mark. It should read "and dinner is ready.".
  19. 19. A — The passage is about lighthouses protecting sailors — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  20. 20. D — Erosion happens when moving water, wind, or ice carries away bits of rock and soil, slowly reshaping the land.

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