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Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Grade 5

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: How many for Pears?

    Fruit sold at lunch024681012ApplesPearsGrapesPlums
    (A)10
    (B)11
    (C)8
    (D)12
  2. 2.

    a rapid river

    Rapid means about the same as —

    (A)fast
    (B)deep
    (C)cold
    (D)wide
  3. 3.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)really
    (B)morning
    (C)people
    (D)cousen
    (E)(No mistakes)
  4. 4.

    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)
  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.

    What tool do beavers use to cut trees?

    (A)Their flat tails
    (B)Their front teeth
    (C)Sharp stones
    (D)Their back paws
  6. 6.Which part of a cell controls its activities?
    (A)the vacuole only
    (B)the chloroplast only
    (C)the cell wall
    (D)the nucleus
  7. 7.

    56 ÷ 8 = ?

    (A)7
    (B)6
    (C)48
    (D)8
  8. 8.

    Use the graph to answer: Which had the MOST?

    Fruit sold at lunch024681012ApplesPearsGrapesPlums
    (A)Grapes
    (B)Apples
    (C)Plums
    (D)Pears
  9. 9.

    a narrow path

    Narrow means about the same as —

    (A)steep
    (B)not wide
    (C)rocky
    (D)long
  10. 10.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)because
    (B)morning
    (C)together
    (D)friend
    (E)(No mistakes)
  11. 11.

    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)
  12. 12.
    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
  13. 13.Which organisms make their own food using sunlight?
    (A)producers
    (B)consumers
    (C)scavengers
    (D)predators
  14. 14.

    39 × 61 = ?

    (A)2,380
    (B)2,369
    (C)2,379
    (D)2,378
  15. 15.

    Use the graph to answer: How many for Plums and Grapes TOGETHER?

    Fruit sold at lunch024681012ApplesPearsGrapesPlums
    (A)16
    (B)3
    (C)18
    (D)17
  16. 16.

    a drowsy kitten

    Drowsy means about the same as —

    (A)sleepy
    (B)playful
    (C)small
    (D)hungry
  17. 17.

    Which word is spelled wrong?

    (A)beutiful
    (B)school
    (C)tomorrow
    (D)caught
    (E)(No mistakes)
  18. 18.

    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)june 4 to the museum.
    (E)(No mistakes)
  19. 19.
    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 do beavers build FIRST?

    (A)A dam
    (B)An underwater door
    (C)A nest of leaves
    (D)A lodge
  20. 20.What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
    (A)500 degrees Celsius
    (B)100 degrees Celsius
    (C)50 degrees Celsius
    (D)0 degrees Celsius

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 5

  1. 1. B — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 6, Pears = 11, Grapes = 8, Plums = 2. So the answer is 11 — B.
  2. 2. A — "rapid" means fast — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "rapid".
  3. 3. D — "cousen" is wrong; the correct spelling is "cousin" (D).
  4. 4. A — Line A has the mistake: a person's name must be capitalized. It should read "Leo packed a bicycle".
  5. 5. B — The passage says they use only their strong front teeth — B. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  6. 6. D — The correct answer is: the nucleus. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
  7. 7. A — 56 ÷ 8 = 7 (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: Apples = 2, Pears = 10, Grapes = 6, Plums = 4. So the answer is Pears — D.
  9. 9. B — "narrow" means not wide — B. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "narrow".
  10. 10. E — All four words are spelled correctly — E (No mistakes).
  11. 11. C — Line C has the mistake: the name of a city must be capitalized. It should read "Chicago, where her cousins".
  12. 12. A — Each lighthouse flashed its own pattern — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  13. 13. A — The correct answer is: producers. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
  14. 14. 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.
  15. 15. D — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 9, Pears = 6, Grapes = 10, Plums = 7. So the answer is 17 — D.
  16. 16. A — "drowsy" means sleepy — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "drowsy".
  17. 17. A — "beutiful" is wrong; the correct spelling is "beautiful" (A).
  18. 18. D — Line D has the mistake: days of the week and months must be capitalized. It should read "June 4 to the museum.".
  19. 19. A — The passage says first they build a dam — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
  20. 20. B — The correct answer is: 100 degrees Celsius. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.

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