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Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Practice Pack — Kindergarten

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

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  1. 1.

    Mark the picture that shows this word: flower.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  2. 2.

    Which picture's name begins with the letter B?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  3. 3.

    Listen: mark the picture of something you wear on your head.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  4. 4.

    The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?

    +
    ?
    =
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  5. 5.
    It was time for school. Max put a scissors and a pencil into the backpack, zipped it shut, and ran to catch the bus.

    Mark ONE thing Max put into the backpack.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  6. 6.

    Mark the picture that shows this word: chair.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  7. 7.

    Which picture's name begins with the letter C?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  8. 8.

    Listen: mark the picture of a round fruit you peel into juicy pieces.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  9. 9.

    The beads on the rods follow a pattern. How many beads should the next rod have?

    ?
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  10. 10.
    Pip the bird found a star under the chair. Pip picked it up and carried it all the way home to show a friend.

    Where was the star?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  11. 11.

    Mark the picture that shows this word: egg.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  12. 12.

    Which picture's name begins with the letter D?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  13. 13.

    Listen: mark the picture of something with two wheels that you pedal.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  14. 14.

    Mark the shape that is different from the others.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  15. 15.
    Rosie the rabbit found a cookie under the table. Rosie picked it up and carried it all the way home to show a friend.

    A good name for this story is —

    (A)The Broken Table
    (B)Rosie Finds a Cookie
    (C)A Rainy Day
  16. 16.

    Mark the picture that shows this word: umbrella.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  17. 17.

    Which picture's name begins with the letter R?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  18. 18.

    Listen: mark the picture of furniture you sit on.

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  19. 19.

    The two sides must have the same number of shapes. How many shapes belong in the empty box?

    +
    ?
    =
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
  20. 20.
    Pip the bird was very hungry. First Pip looked all around the garden. Then Pip found a bread and ate it all up.

    What did Pip eat?

    (A)
    (B)
    (C)

Answer Key — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Kindergarten

  1. 1. A — The word is "flower" — picture A. The others: B a nest is not the word you heard; C a dog is not the word you heard.
  2. 2. B — "bus" begins with B — picture B. The others: A "cookie" begins with C; C "apple" begins with A.
  3. 3. C — "Something you wear on your head" is the hat — picture C. The others: A the clue does not describe a cat; B the clue does not describe a rocket.
  4. 4. B — 5 + 1 = 6, so the empty box needs 1 shape. The others: A one too many; C counts the whole right side instead of the missing part.
  5. 5. B — The story names the scissors and the pencil — so the answer is B; the story never mentions a crayon or a cherries.
  6. 6. C — The word is "chair" — picture C. The others: A a shirt is not the word you heard; B a bed is not the word you heard.
  7. 7. A — "cat" begins with C — picture A. The others: B "pear" begins with P; C "spoon" begins with S.
  8. 8. B — "A round fruit you peel into juicy pieces" is the orange — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a bee; C the clue does not describe a rabbit.
  9. 9. B — The rods show 4, 5, 6, 7 beads — 1 bead more each time. The next rod has 8. The others: A goes one bead too far; C repeats the last rod instead of continuing.
  10. 10. C — It was under the chair — so the answer is C; the story never mentions a umbrella or a watermelon.
  11. 11. A — The word is "egg" — picture A. The others: B a carrot is not the word you heard; C a bird is not the word you heard.
  12. 12. B — "duck" begins with D — picture B. The others: A "shoe" begins with S; C "grapes" begins with G.
  13. 13. A — "Something with two wheels that you pedal" is the bicycle — picture A. The others: B the clue does not describe a cap; C the clue does not describe a clock.
  14. 14. A — Two shapes match; the one at A is filled differently.
  15. 15. B — The story is about finding something and taking it home — so the answer is B; the story does not support the other choices.
  16. 16. C — The word is "umbrella" — picture C. The others: A a chair is not the word you heard; B a cloud is not the word you heard.
  17. 17. C — "ruler" begins with R — picture C. The others: A "plane" begins with P; B "bicycle" begins with B.
  18. 18. B — "Furniture you sit on" is the chair — picture B. The others: A the clue does not describe a strawberry; C the clue does not describe a backpack.
  19. 19. C — 2 + 4 = 6, so the empty box needs 4 shapes. The others: A one too many; B repeats the group that is already there.
  20. 20. B — Pip ate the bread — so the answer is B; the story never mentions a cheese or a truck.

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