1.The timeline below shows events in the history of the city of Constantinople.
330 - Emperor Constantine makes Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire.
476 - The last emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire is removed from power.
527 - Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople.
537 - The great church of Hagia Sophia is completed in Constantinople.
1054 - Church leaders in Rome and Constantinople split, forming the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
1204 - Crusaders from western Europe capture and loot Constantinople.
1453 - Ottoman forces capture Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Which conclusion is best supported by the events of 1054 and 1204 together?
(A)Relations between eastern and western Christians grew worse over time.
(B)Crusaders from the West came mainly to defend Constantinople.
(C)The Roman and Eastern churches reunited after the attack of 1204.
(D)The Ottomans caused the split between the two churches in 1054.
2.
792 ÷ 12 = ?
(A)67
(B)65
(C)56
(D)66
3.
Use the graph to answer: How many for Thu and Wed TOGETHER?
(A)6
(B)15
(C)17
(D)16
4.
a tranquil lake
Tranquil means about the same as —
(A)deep
(B)clear
(C)distant
(D)calm
5.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)beginning
(B)receive
(C)government
(D)libary
(E)(No mistakes)
6.
Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?
(A)Nina and Ava walked
(B)to the library on
(C)Monday to return their
(D)books before closing time
(E)(No mistakes)
7.
Robot Geologists
The rovers that explore Mars are often called robot geologists, and the nickname is earned. Like a field scientist, a rover studies layers of rock to read the planet's history. When one drilled into a dry lakebed and found clay that forms only in calm, fresh water, scientists concluded that Mars was once far friendlier to life than it is today. A rover's day is planned to the minute by engineers on Earth, yet the machine must handle surprises alone: a signal takes many minutes to cross the distance between the planets, so no one can steer a rover around a rock in real time. Each evening, the rover reports what it found; each night, humans write tomorrow's plan.
The last sentence shows that rover missions are —
(A)a daily partnership between humans and machine
(B)planned years in advance with no changes
(C)finished after one drive
(D)run entirely by the rover
8.Which process produces gametes with half the chromosome number?
(A)respiration
(B)photosynthesis
(C)mitosis
(D)meiosis
9.The timeline below shows events in the history of the city of Constantinople.
330 - Emperor Constantine makes Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire.
476 - The last emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire is removed from power.
527 - Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople.
537 - The great church of Hagia Sophia is completed in Constantinople.
1054 - Church leaders in Rome and Constantinople split, forming the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
1204 - Crusaders from western Europe capture and loot Constantinople.
1453 - Ottoman forces capture Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Besides building Hagia Sophia, the emperor Justinian is best known for
(A)moving the Roman capital to Constantinople
(B)leading the First Crusade to Jerusalem
(C)ending the split between the two churches
(D)organizing Roman laws into a single code
10.
2,352 + 2,346 = ?
(A)4,688
(B)4,698
(C)4,697
(D)4,708
11.
Use the graph to answer: Which had the FEWEST?
(A)Plums
(B)Grapes
(C)Apples
(D)Pears
12.
a feeble excuse
Feeble means about the same as —
(A)weak
(B)late
(C)funny
(D)written
13.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)rhythm
(B)neccessary
(C)privilege
(D)definitely
(E)(No mistakes)
14.
Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?
(A)The students wrote letters
(B)to Mrs. Chen, thanking her
(C)for the field trip on
(D)september 2 to the museum.
(E)(No mistakes)
15.
Robot Geologists
The rovers that explore Mars are often called robot geologists, and the nickname is earned. Like a field scientist, a rover studies layers of rock to read the planet's history. When one drilled into a dry lakebed and found clay that forms only in calm, fresh water, scientists concluded that Mars was once far friendlier to life than it is today. A rover's day is planned to the minute by engineers on Earth, yet the machine must handle surprises alone: a signal takes many minutes to cross the distance between the planets, so no one can steer a rover around a rock in real time. Each evening, the rover reports what it found; each night, humans write tomorrow's plan.
Why can't engineers steer a rover in real time?
(A)Signals take minutes to travel between planets
(B)Rovers have no cameras
(C)The rovers move too quickly
(D)Mars blocks all radio waves
16.What does Newton's third law state?
(A)Energy is destroyed by friction.
(B)For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
(C)Heavy objects fall faster always.
(D)Objects always slow down alone.
17.The timeline below shows events in the history of the city of Constantinople.
330 - Emperor Constantine makes Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire.
476 - The last emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire is removed from power.
527 - Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople.
537 - The great church of Hagia Sophia is completed in Constantinople.
1054 - Church leaders in Rome and Constantinople split, forming the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
1204 - Crusaders from western Europe capture and loot Constantinople.
1453 - Ottoman forces capture Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
Why was the location of Constantinople especially valuable for trade?
(A)It lay on the Adriatic Sea, where it controlled trade with Venice.
(B)It guarded the narrow strait between Spain and North Africa.
(C)It stood where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers reach the Persian Gulf.
(D)It controlled the water route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
18.
836 ÷ 11 = ?
(A)76
(B)66
(C)77
(D)825
19.
Use the graph to answer: How many MORE for Mon than Tue?
(A)1
(B)3
(C)13
(D)2
20.
reluctant to answer
Reluctant means about the same as —
(A)eager
(B)unwilling
(C)slow
(D)unable
Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 7
1. A — In 1054 the churches split, and in 1204 western crusaders attacked the eastern capital, showing that relations had worsened. The Ottomans did not take the city until 1453.
2. D — 792 ÷ 12 = 66 (D). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
3. D — Read each bar against the scale: Mon = 6, Tue = 7, Wed = 5, Thu = 11. So the answer is 16 — D.
4. D — "tranquil" means calm — D. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "tranquil".
5. D — "libary" is wrong; the correct spelling is "library" (D).
6. D — Line D has the mistake: a sentence must end with the correct end mark. It should read "books before closing time.".
7. A — Report each evening, new plan each night — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
8. D — The correct answer is: meiosis. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
9. D — Justinian had Roman laws collected and organized into what became known as Justinian's Code. Constantine, not Justinian, moved the capital.
10. B — 2,352 + 2,346 = 4,698 (B). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
11. B — Read each bar against the scale: Apples = 9, Pears = 11, Grapes = 6, Plums = 8. So the answer is Grapes — B.
12. A — "feeble" means weak — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "feeble".
13. B — "neccessary" is wrong; the correct spelling is "necessary" (B).
14. D — Line D has the mistake: days of the week and months must be capitalized. It should read "September 2 to the museum.".
15. A — The delay is stated — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
16. B — The correct answer is: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
17. D — Constantinople sat on the Bosporus, the strait linking the Black Sea toward the Mediterranean, where Europe and Asia meet. The Strait of Gibraltar lies between Spain and North Africa.
18. A — 836 ÷ 11 = 76 (A). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
19. A — Read each bar against the scale: Mon = 7, Tue = 6, Wed = 4, Thu = 9. So the answer is 1 — A.
20. B — "reluctant" means unwilling — B. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "reluctant".