Iowa practice, Grade 1

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Scholar Tests · Set 1

Iowa practice test, Grade 1

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    What is the opposite of hot?

    1. Awarm
    2. Bsunny
    3. Cwet
    4. Dcold
  2. 2.

    Which one does not belong with the others?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
  3. 3.

    Which one does not belong with the others?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
  4. 4.

    Which one does not belong with the others?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
  5. 5.

    What is the opposite of first?

    1. Abegin
    2. Blast
    3. Cone
    4. Dnext
  6. 6.

    What does unlock mean?

    1. Alock tightly
    2. Block first
    3. Clock again
    4. Dthe opposite of lock
  7. 7.

    Read: "The puppy was hungry, so it gobbled up its food." What does gobbled mean?

    1. Alooked at
    2. Bpushed away
    3. Cate fast
    4. Dslept on
  8. 8.

    What does refill mean?

    1. Afill a little
    2. Bfill first
    3. Cnot fill
    4. Dfill again
  9. 9.

    Read: "The baby bird was too weak to fly, so it rested in the nest." What does weak mean?

    1. Anot strong
    2. Bvery fast
    3. Cnot hungry
    4. Dvery loud
  10. 10.

    Which word means to look at something for a long time?

    1. Alisten
    2. Bstare
    3. Cglance
    4. Dpeek

Word Analysis

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Which picture begins with the same sound as mouse?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  2. 2.

    Which picture rhymes with boat?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  3. 3.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. ship. Which shows how to spell ship?

    1. Achip
    2. Bship
    3. Csip
    4. Dshep
  4. 4.

    Read the word. Which picture shows it?

    Your child reads this one alone: do not read the word or the choices aloud.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  5. 5.

    Read the word. Which picture shows it?

    Your child reads this one alone: do not read the word or the choices aloud.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  6. 6.

    Which picture begins with the same sound as bed?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  7. 7.

    Which picture ends with the same sound as pan?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  8. 8.

    Listen, then choose.

    Say: Listen. many. Which word is many?

    1. Amany
    2. Bmay
    3. Cany
    4. Dmoney
  9. 9.

    How many syllables do you hear in bell? Clap the parts as you say it.

    1. A2
    2. B1
    3. C4
    4. D3
  10. 10.

    How many syllables do you hear in pencil? Clap the parts as you say it.

    1. A4
    2. B1
    3. C2
    4. D3

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Which word finishes it?

    One peach. Two ___.

    1. Apeachs
    2. Bpeach
    3. Cpeaches
  2. 2.

    Read the word. Which picture shows it?

    Your child reads this one alone: do not read the word or the choices aloud.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  3. 3.

    Read the word. Which picture shows it?

    Your child reads this one alone: do not read the word or the choices aloud.

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  4. 4.

    Which word is an action word?

    1. Aclimb
    2. Bround
    3. Ccup
    4. Dball
  5. 5.

    Which is a complete sentence?

    1. AA red car and the big dog.
    2. BDrove down the street.
    3. CA red car drove down the street.
    4. DA red car.

  6. Your child reads this alone.

    The Farmers Market

    A farmers market is a place where farmers sell food they grow. Many towns have one once a week. It is often outside, in a park or a parking lot.

    Farmers set up tables and tents. They bring fresh fruits and vegetables, like apples, corn, and carrots. Some bring eggs or bread.

    Shoppers walk from table to table. They pick out the food they want. They pay the farmers with dollars and cents. They can ask the farmers how the food was grown.

    When you shop at a farmers market, you help farmers who live near you.

    6.

    What is this text mostly about?

    1. Ahow to set up a tent
    2. Bwhat a farmers market is
    3. Chow to grow corn on a farm
  7. 7.

    Where is a farmers market often held?

    1. Aoutside, in a park or parking lot
    2. Bon a farm far from town
    3. Cin the school library
  8. 8.

    Who are the shoppers?

    1. Afarmers who grow the food
    2. Bpeople who buy the food
    3. Cthe animals on the farm
  9. 9.

    How does a farmers market help farmers?

    1. APeople buy food from farmers near them.
    2. BFarmers get free tables and tents.
    3. CPeople help them plant the corn.

  10. Your child reads this alone.

    No More Training Wheels

    Off come the training wheels today. I wobble, wobble on my way. Dad holds the back of my bike seat. He jogs beside me down the street. I wobble left. I wobble right. I hold the handlebars so tight. "Keep pedaling!" I hear Dad call. I keep on going. I don't fall! I turn my head. Where can Dad be? He's way back there and waving at me! He let go, and I did not know. Look at me! Look at me go!

    10.

    Which word rhymes with seat?

    1. Aright
    2. Bcall
    3. Cstreet

Listening

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. Read this aloud to your child.

    The Kitchen Band

    Two pots, a lid, a wooden spoon, a box of rice to shake. I am the kitchen band today. Just hear the noise I make! Bang, bang! goes the big pot. Ting, ting! goes the lid. Shake, shake! goes the rice box. The cat ran off and hid! I play it fast. I play it slow. I play it soft and loud. My baby brother claps and claps. I bow. I feel so proud! Then Mom comes in. She laughs and grabs a pan and spoon to play. The kitchen band has two now. We bang the afternoon away!

    1.

    What does the child shake?

    1. Aa box of rice
    2. Ba wooden spoon
    3. Cthe big pot
  2. 2.

    Which word rhymes with lid?

    1. Aspoon
    2. Bpot
    3. Chid
  3. 3.

    Who joins the band at the end?

    1. Athe dog
    2. BMom
    3. Cthe cat

  4. Read this aloud to your child.

    Gus Learns to Fly

    Gus was a young goose. All summer, he swam on the pond with his family.

    One day, Mama Goose said, "Soon it will be fall. We will fly south. You must learn to fly."

    Gus flapped his wings. He rose a little, then plopped back into the water. "I can't do it!" he cried.

    "Try again," said his sister Gwen. "Flap hard and look up."

    Gus flapped and flapped. This time he went up, up, up! He flew in a circle over the pond.

    When fall came, Gus flew south with his family. He flew right behind Gwen.

    4.

    How did Gus feel when he plopped into the water?

    1. AHe felt like giving up.
    2. BHe felt sleepy.
    3. CHe felt like laughing.
  5. 5.

    Who told Gus to try again?

    1. Ahis dad
    2. Bhis sister Gwen
    3. Ca duck on the pond
  6. 6.

    What happened after Gwen said, "Try again"?

    1. AGus plopped into the water.
    2. BGus flew up high.
    3. CGus swam all summer.
  7. 7.

    What is the lesson of the story?

    1. ASisters are always bossy.
    2. BKeep trying, even when it is hard.
    3. CGeese should stay on the pond.

  8. Read this aloud to your child.

    Make Fruit Kabobs

    Fruit kabobs are a fun snack to make with a grown-up.

    You need: grapes, strawberries, banana slices, and wooden kabob sticks.

    1. Wash your hands. 2. Ask a grown-up to wash the fruit and cut it into small pieces. 3. Slide the fruit onto a stick. Make a pattern, like grape, strawberry, banana. 4. Keep going until the stick is almost full. 5. Ask a grown-up to snip off the sharp tip.

    Now eat your snack! It is sweet, healthy, and very colorful.

    8.

    What is this text mostly about?

    1. Ahow to make a fruit snack
    2. Bhow to cut a banana
    3. Chow to wash your hands
  9. 9.

    What does step 3 tell you to do?

    1. ACut the fruit into pieces.
    2. BSnip off the sharp tip.
    3. CSlide the fruit onto a stick.
  10. 10.

    Who should cut the fruit?

    1. Aa grown-up
    2. Byour sister
    3. Ca friend

Language

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. crown. Which shows how to spell crown?

    1. Acrown
    2. Bcroun
    3. Ccrowne
    4. Dcrawn
  2. 2.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. rain. Which shows how to spell rain?

    1. Arian
    2. Brain
    3. Cran
    4. Drane
  3. 3.

    Listen to the word. Which shows how to spell it?

    Say: Listen. ship. Which shows how to spell ship?

    1. Achip
    2. Bsip
    3. Cship
    4. Dshep
  4. 4.

    Which sentence is written correctly?

    1. ACan we go to lake Michigan?
    2. BCan we go to Lake Michigan?
    3. Ccan we go to Lake Michigan?
    4. DCan we go to Lake Michigan.
  5. 5.

    Which sentence is written correctly?

    1. AMy aunt lives in Texas
    2. BMy aunt lives in Texas?
    3. CMy aunt lives in Texas.
    4. DMy aunt lives in texas.
  6. 6.

    Which sentence is written correctly?

    1. AIs it time to go.
    2. BIs it time to go
    3. Cis it time to go?
    4. DIs it time to go?
  7. 7.

    Which is a complete sentence?

    1. AThe little bird.
    2. BThe little bird and my sister.
    3. CThe little bird sang a song.
    4. DSang a song.
  8. 8.

    Which word is an action word?

    1. Alittle
    2. Brun
    3. Cfish
    4. Dbed
  9. 9.

    Which word finishes it?

    One fox. Two ___.

    1. Afoxs
    2. Bfox
    3. Cfoxes
  10. 10.

    These are the steps to feed a dog. What comes next?

    First: Get the dog's bowl.

    1. AFill the bowl with food.
    2. BPut the bowl on the floor.
    3. CPut the seed in the hole.
    4. DDrop it in the mailbox.

Mathematics

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    There are 6 ducks in the pond. 1 more swims over. How many ducks are there now?

    1. A5
    2. B7
    3. C8
  2. 2.

    Which number comes next?

    15, 16, 17, ?

    1. A19
    2. B18
    3. C16
  3. 3.

    How many tens do the blocks show?

    1. A7
    2. B5
    3. C47
    4. D4
  4. 4.

    Which pencil is the longest?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
  5. 5.

    5 + 5 = ?

    1. A5
    2. B9
    3. C10
    4. D11
  6. 6.

    Which clock shows 11:30?

    1. 123456789101112A
    2. 123456789101112B
    3. 123456789101112C
    4. 123456789101112D
  7. 7.

    Which three shapes can be put together to make this trapezoid?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
  8. 8.

    13 − 7 = ?

    1. A5
    2. B7
    3. C20
    4. D6
  9. 9.

    Owen joins a fence that is 66 meters long to one that is 20 meters long. How long is the fence now?

    1. A86 meters
    2. B46 meters
    3. C96 meters
    4. D85 meters
  10. 10.

    29 + 36 + 11 = ?

    1. A60
    2. B66
    3. C76
    4. D86

Computation

Read each question aloud, and the answer choices too, unless it says your child reads it alone. Your child circles the letter of the answer. No time limit.

  1. 1.

    Hana has 12 beads. She gives 4 to Kayla. How many beads does Hana have left?

    1. A7
    2. B9
    3. C16
    4. D8
  2. 2.

    Ben has 6 marbles and Omar has 6. How many marbles do they have in all?

    1. A12
    2. B6
    3. C11
    4. D13
  3. 3.

    Hana has 11 stickers. She gives 3 to Mateo. How many stickers does Hana have left?

    1. A9
    2. B8
    3. C14
    4. D7
  4. 4.

    Lucy has 9 rocks. Nia has 3 more than Lucy. How many rocks does Nia have?

    1. A3
    2. B6
    3. C13
    4. D12
  5. 5.

    58 + 20 = ?

    1. A60
    2. B88
    3. C68
    4. D78
  6. 6.

    7 − 6 = ?

    1. A2
    2. B0
    3. C13
    4. D1
  7. 7.

    32 + 60 = ?

    1. A38
    2. B92
    3. C102
    4. D82
  8. 8.

    43 + 6 = ?

    1. A50
    2. B48
    3. C49
    4. D59
  9. 9.

    19 − 9 = ?

    1. A10
    2. B9
    3. C11
    4. D28
  10. 10.

    20 − 3 = ?

    1. A18
    2. B16
    3. C23
    4. D17

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