Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Grade 8

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

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1.The timeline lists events in the early United States. 1781 - Articles of Confederation go into effect 1783 - Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War 1785 - Land Ordinance sets up a system for surveying western lands 1786 - Shays' Rebellion begins in western Massachusetts 1787 - Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia 1787 - Northwest Ordinance sets rules for creating new states north of the Ohio River 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution 1789 - George Washington takes office as the first president 1791 - Bill of Rights is ratified Why was New Hampshire's vote in 1788 an important turning point?
(A)Nine states were needed for the Constitution to take effect.
(B)New Hampshire was the last of the thirteen states to ratify.
(C)Nine states were needed to add a Bill of Rights to the plan.
(D)New Hampshire's vote gave the large states control of the Senate.
2.
4,493 + 2,369 = ?
(A)6,852
(B)6,862
(C)6,872
(D)6,863
3.
Use the graph to answer: Which had the FEWEST?
(A)Ana
(B)Ben
(C)Dara
(D)Cole
4.
water was scarce
Scarce means about the same as —
(A)warm
(B)dirty
(C)expensive
(D)in short supply
5.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)beginning
(B)receive
(C)suprise
(D)privilege
(E)(No mistakes)
6.
Which line has a mistake in capitalization or punctuation?
(A)On April 5, our class
(B)will visit the science
(C)museum in Denver with
(D)Mr. Novak and two parents
(E)(No mistakes)
7.
Twenty-Six Miles of Strategy

Spectators often imagine a marathon as a simple test of speed, but experienced runners describe it as a banking problem. Every runner starts with a limited store of easily burned fuel called glycogen — enough for roughly twenty miles at a strong pace. Spend it too fast, and the body must switch to burning fat, a slower process that feels like running through sand; runners call this hitting the wall. The winners are rarely the fastest sprinters. They are the best accountants: athletes who spend their glycogen so evenly that the account runs empty only a few steps past the finish line.
According to the passage, marathon winners are usually —
(A)the tallest athletes
(B)the youngest runners
(C)the fastest sprinters
(D)runners who pace their energy evenly
8.What does the periodic table's atomic number represent?
(A)the number of shells only
(B)the year of discovery
(C)the atom's weight in grams
(D)the number of protons in an atom
9.The timeline lists events in the early United States. 1781 - Articles of Confederation go into effect 1783 - Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War 1785 - Land Ordinance sets up a system for surveying western lands 1786 - Shays' Rebellion begins in western Massachusetts 1787 - Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia 1787 - Northwest Ordinance sets rules for creating new states north of the Ohio River 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution 1789 - George Washington takes office as the first president 1791 - Bill of Rights is ratified The Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance were both passed under the Articles of Confederation. What do they suggest about that government?
(A)It had the power to tax the states to pay for western forts.
(B)It could still handle some tasks well, such as organizing western land.
(C)It had already been replaced by the new Constitution by then.
(D)It allowed slavery to spread into all of the western lands.
10.
793 ÷ 13 = ?
(A)63
(B)780
(C)71
(D)61
11.
Use the graph to answer: Which had the MOST?
(A)Thu
(B)Wed
(C)Tue
(D)Mon
12.
reluctant to answer
Reluctant means about the same as —
(A)slow
(B)unable
(C)eager
(D)unwilling
13.
Which word is spelled wrong?
(A)library
(B)restaurant
(C)neccessary
(D)receive
(E)(No mistakes)
14.
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)October 12 to the museum
(E)(No mistakes)
15.
Twenty-Six Miles of Strategy

Spectators often imagine a marathon as a simple test of speed, but experienced runners describe it as a banking problem. Every runner starts with a limited store of easily burned fuel called glycogen — enough for roughly twenty miles at a strong pace. Spend it too fast, and the body must switch to burning fat, a slower process that feels like running through sand; runners call this hitting the wall. The winners are rarely the fastest sprinters. They are the best accountants: athletes who spend their glycogen so evenly that the account runs empty only a few steps past the finish line.
"Hitting the wall" happens when —
(A)glycogen runs out and the body burns fat
(B)the course becomes sandy
(C)spectators block the road
(D)a runner trips over a barrier
16.Which type of chemical bond involves sharing electrons?
(A)a nuclear bond
(B)a covalent bond
(C)an ionic bond
(D)a magnetic bond
17.The timeline lists events in the early United States. 1781 - Articles of Confederation go into effect 1783 - Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War 1785 - Land Ordinance sets up a system for surveying western lands 1786 - Shays' Rebellion begins in western Massachusetts 1787 - Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia 1787 - Northwest Ordinance sets rules for creating new states north of the Ohio River 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution 1789 - George Washington takes office as the first president 1791 - Bill of Rights is ratified A student claims, 'The Bill of Rights was already part of the Constitution when the states first voted on it.' Which evidence from the timeline shows the claim is wrong?
(A)The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, three years after the ninth state ratified.
(B)Shays' Rebellion began in 1786, one year before the Convention met.
(C)The Convention met in 1787, two years before Washington took office.
(D)The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, four years before the Convention.
18.
2,761 - 998 = ?
(A)1,773
(B)1,762
(C)1,764
(D)1,763
19.
Use the graph to answer: How many for Cats and Dogs TOGETHER?
(A)5
(B)17
(C)16
(D)18
20.
supplies began to dwindle
Dwindle means about the same as —
(A)shrink little by little
(B)arrive
(C)spoil
(D)spill

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Grade 8

1. A — The Constitution said it would take effect once nine states ratified. Rhode Island, not New Hampshire, was the last state to ratify.
2. B — 4,493 + 2,369 = 6,862 (B). 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: Ana = 8, Ben = 2, Cole = 9, Dara = 7. So the answer is Ben — B.
4. D — "scarce" means in short supply — D. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "scarce".
5. C — "suprise" is wrong; the correct spelling is "surprise" (C).
6. D — Line D has the mistake: a sentence must end with the correct end mark. It should read "Mr. Novak and two parents.".
7. D — The best accountants, not sprinters — D. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
8. D — The correct answer is: the number of protons in an atom. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
9. B — Both laws were passed by the Confederation Congress and worked well. The Northwest Ordinance actually banned slavery north of the Ohio River, and the Articles never gave Congress the power to tax.
10. D — 793 ÷ 13 = 61 (D). 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: Mon = 4, Tue = 6, Wed = 7, Thu = 5. So the answer is Wed — B.
12. D — "reluctant" means unwilling — D. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "reluctant".
13. C — "neccessary" is wrong; the correct spelling is "necessary" (C).
14. D — Line D has the mistake: a sentence must end with the correct end mark. It should read "October 12 to the museum.".
15. A — Defined in the passage — A. The other choices are not supported by the passage.
16. B — The correct answer is: a covalent bond. The other choices do not correctly answer the question.
17. A — The Constitution took effect after nine states ratified in 1788; the Bill of Rights came later, in 1791.
18. D — 2,761 - 998 = 1,763 (D). The other choices come from common slips: dropped carries or borrows, place-value slides, and off-by-one counting.
19. B — Read each bar against the scale: Cats = 11, Dogs = 6, Fish = 7, Birds = 3. So the answer is 17 — B.
20. A — "dwindle" means shrink little by little — A. The other words describe things that might fit the scene, but none means "dwindle".

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