1.A museum display describes how four Native American nations lived long before Europeans arrived. Each nation's homeland is described below.
Nation W: A rainy northwest coast with thick forests of tall cedar trees. Rivers fill with salmon every year.
Nation X: Dry mesas and canyons in the Southwest. Little rain falls and few trees grow, but there is plenty of clay and stone. People farm corn, beans, and squash near streams.
Nation Y: Wide, flat grasslands in the middle of the continent. Huge herds of bison move across the land with the seasons.
Nation Z: Eastern woodlands with forests, lakes, and rich soil. Winters are cold, and summers are warm and wet.
For which nation would homes that could be taken down and carried quickly be most useful?
(A)Nation X
(B)Nation Z
(C)Nation Y
(D)Nation W
2.
52 × 16 = ?
(A)832
(B)833
(C)842
(D)822
3.
Use the graph to answer: How many for Pears?
(A)10
(B)11
(C)8
(D)12
4.
a rapid river
Rapid means about the same as —
(A)fast
(B)deep
(C)cold
(D)wide
5.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)really
(B)morning
(C)people
(D)cousen
(E)(No mistakes)
6.
Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?
(A)leo packed a bicycle
(B)for the long trip to
(C)Chicago, where her cousins
(D)live near the river.
(E)(No mistakes)
7.
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.
What tool do beavers use to cut trees?
(A)Their flat tails
(B)Their front teeth
(C)Sharp stones
(D)Their back paws
8.Which part of a cell controls its activities?
(A)the vacuole only
(B)the chloroplast only
(C)the cell wall
(D)the nucleus
9.A museum display describes how four Native American nations lived long before Europeans arrived. Each nation's homeland is described below.
Nation W: A rainy northwest coast with thick forests of tall cedar trees. Rivers fill with salmon every year.
Nation X: Dry mesas and canyons in the Southwest. Little rain falls and few trees grow, but there is plenty of clay and stone. People farm corn, beans, and squash near streams.
Nation Y: Wide, flat grasslands in the middle of the continent. Huge herds of bison move across the land with the seasons.
Nation Z: Eastern woodlands with forests, lakes, and rich soil. Winters are cold, and summers are warm and wet.
Nation W did little farming but still had a steady food supply. Which detail from the display best explains this?
(A)Forests of tall cedar trees grow there.
(B)Rivers fill with salmon every year.
(C)The coast gets a great deal of rain.
(D)Huge herds of bison cross the land.
10.
56 ÷ 8 = ?
(A)7
(B)6
(C)48
(D)8
11.
Use the graph to answer: Which had the MOST?
(A)Grapes
(B)Apples
(C)Plums
(D)Pears
12.
a narrow path
Narrow means about the same as —
(A)steep
(B)not wide
(C)rocky
(D)long
13.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)because
(B)morning
(C)together
(D)friend
(E)(No mistakes)
14.
Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?
(A)Priya packed a sandwich
(B)for the long trip to
(C)chicago, where her cousins
(D)live near the river.
(E)(No mistakes)
15.
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.
How could a captain tell which lighthouse was flashing?
(A)By its special pattern of flashes
(B)By the color of the tower
(C)By radioing the keeper
(D)By the sound of its horn
16.Which organisms make their own food using sunlight?
(A)producers
(B)consumers
(C)scavengers
(D)predators
17.A museum display describes how four Native American nations lived long before Europeans arrived. Each nation's homeland is described below.
Nation W: A rainy northwest coast with thick forests of tall cedar trees. Rivers fill with salmon every year.
Nation X: Dry mesas and canyons in the Southwest. Little rain falls and few trees grow, but there is plenty of clay and stone. People farm corn, beans, and squash near streams.
Nation Y: Wide, flat grasslands in the middle of the continent. Huge herds of bison move across the land with the seasons.
Nation Z: Eastern woodlands with forests, lakes, and rich soil. Winters are cold, and summers are warm and wet.
Which conclusion is best supported by the whole display?
(A)All four nations lived mainly by hunting bison.
(B)Each nation's way of life was shaped by its environment.
(C)Nations in dry places built the largest villages.
(D)Every nation built the same kind of home.
18.
39 × 61 = ?
(A)2,380
(B)2,369
(C)2,379
(D)2,378
19.
Use the graph to answer: How many for Plums and Grapes TOGETHER?
(A)16
(B)3
(C)18
(D)17
20.
a drowsy kitten
Drowsy means about the same as —
(A)sleepy
(B)playful
(C)small
(D)hungry
Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 5
1. C — The bison herds moved with the seasons, so people who followed the herds needed homes they could move.
2. A — 52 × 16 = 832 (A). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
3. B — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 6, Pears = 11, Grapes = 8, Plums = 2. So the answer is 11 — B.
4. A — "rapid" means fast — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "rapid".
5. D — "cousen" is wrong; the correct spelling is "cousin" (D).
6. A — Line A has the mistake: a person's name must be capitalized. It should read "Leo packed a bicycle".
7. B — The passage says they use only their strong front teeth — B. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
8. D — The correct answer is: the nucleus. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
9. B — Salmon returning every year gave Nation W a dependable food source. Cedar trees supplied building material, not food, and the bison belong to Nation Y.
10. A — 56 ÷ 8 = 7 (A). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
11. D — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 2, Pears = 10, Grapes = 6, Plums = 4. So the answer is Pears — D.
12. B — "narrow" means not wide — B. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "narrow".
13. E — All four words are spelled correctly — E (No mistakes).
14. C — Line C has the mistake: the name of a city must be capitalized. It should read "Chicago, where her cousins".
15. A — Each lighthouse flashed its own pattern — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
16. A — The correct answer is: producers. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
17. B — Each description links food and building materials to the land and climate around the nation.
18. C — 39 × 61 = 2,379 (C). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
19. D — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 9, Pears = 6, Grapes = 10, Plums = 7. So the answer is 17 — D.
20. A — "drowsy" means sleepy — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "drowsy".