A kindergarten teacher is sequencing oral phonological awareness activities for the year. Which task should the teacher plan to introduce LAST because it is typically the most demanding?

Saying "stand" without the /t/ sound to produce "sand"

Telling whether the spoken words "rug" and "bug" rhyme

Clapping the number of syllables in the word "butterfly"

Blending the spoken sounds /m/ /a/ /p/ to say "map"

A fourth grader wrote this opinion paragraph: (1) Our school should start a recycling club. (2) A club would help us cut down the trash that goes to the landfill. (3) My uncle works at a factory that makes cardboard boxes. (4) Members could also teach younger students which items belong in each bin. (5) For these reasons, a recycling club would make our school a better place. Which revision would BEST improve the coherence of the paragraph?

Deleting Part 3 because it does not support the opinion

Adding a sentence after Part 1 that defines the word recycling

Moving Part 5 to the beginning so the conclusion comes first

Combining Parts 2 and 4 into a single compound sentence

A teacher reviews the work sample. Which response would best help the student recognize and correct the error pattern?

Ask the student to estimate each sum using benchmark fractions, then model the sums with fraction strips

Remind the student that the denominators must always be multiplied together before adding the numerators

Show the student the cross-multiplication shortcut for adding two fractions with any pair of denominators

Have the student rewrite each sum as a decimal using a calculator and compare it with the fraction answer

Paraphrased excerpt from a national law of the late eighteenth century: "The territory northwest of the Ohio River shall be divided into not fewer than three nor more than five states. When any part has sixty thousand free inhabitants, it may be admitted as a state equal to the original states. Schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the territory." Which statement best explains the significance of this law for Illinois history?

It set a path to statehood for the region that included Illinois and barred slavery there

It allowed voters in each new territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery

It forced the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples to move west of the Mississippi River

It ended the French claim to Illinois and placed the region under British rule

A kindergarten student reliably claps syllables in words such as "pumpkin" and identifies rhyming pairs, but cannot blend /f/ + /ish/ into "fish" when the teacher says the parts aloud. Which next step best follows the phonological awareness continuum?

Oral practice joining a spoken onset and rime, with picture cards for support

Practice segmenting spoken four-sound words that begin with blends into phonemes

Practice matching printed letters to the first sound in each picture name

Practice substituting the middle vowel sound in spoken three-sound words

A fourth grader wrote this opinion piece: (1) Students should have longer recess. (2) One reason is that exercise is good for you. (3) Another reason is that it is fun. (4) Also, people like recess. (5) That is why recess should be longer. Which revision would MOST improve the piece as opinion writing?

Adding facts or examples that explain how each reason supports the opinion

Changing Part 5 so that it introduces a new reason about lunchtime rules

Replacing the words One reason and Another reason with the word Firstly

Rewriting Part 1 as a question to grab the reader's attention at the start

A second-grade teacher is introducing two-digit subtraction with regrouping, such as 43 − 17. Which sequence of instruction best reflects the concrete–representational–abstract approach?

Trade a ten-rod for ten unit cubes, then sketch the trade with sticks and dots, then record the algorithm

Teach the borrowing steps with a mnemonic, then assign a practice page, then use blocks for reteaching

Demonstrate the written algorithm, then have students check their answers by building them with blocks

Have students draw the problem with sticks and dots, then use cubes, then record the written algorithm

A teacher wants a model of the solar system to fit in the school hallway. In the model, the Sun is a ball 30 centimeters wide placed at one end of the hall. At this scale, Earth would be a ball about 3 millimeters wide placed about 32 meters from the Sun. Which misconception is this model most useful for correcting?

That the planets are large compared with the distances between them in space

That the Sun is a planet because it appears as a large circle in the sky

That planets travel in perfect circles at the same speed around the Sun

That Earth's tilt causes it to be closer to the Sun during the summer

ILTS Elementary Education (Grades K-6) (702)

Free ILTS Elementary Ed K-6 (702) Practice Questions

10 sample questions for the ILTS Elementary Education (Grades K-6) (702), with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.

Sections covered on the exam: Foundations of Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, Health, and Physical Development.

Question 1 · Foundations of Literacy
A kindergarten teacher is sequencing oral phonological awareness activities for the year. Which task should the teacher plan to introduce LAST because it is typically the most demanding?
- A.Telling whether the spoken words "rug" and "bug" rhyme
- B.Clapping the number of syllables in the word "butterfly"
- C.Blending the spoken sounds /m/ /a/ /p/ to say "map"
- D.Saying "stand" without the /t/ sound to produce "sand"
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Saying "stand" without the /t/ sound to produce "sand"
Phoneme deletion within a consonant blend is a manipulation task, the most advanced level of phonemic awareness. Phoneme blending is easier than manipulation, and syllable clapping and rhyme recognition are earlier, larger-unit phonological skills.
Question 2 · Foundations of Literacy
A fourth grader wrote this opinion paragraph:
(1) Our school should start a recycling club. (2) A club would help us cut down the trash that goes to the landfill. (3) My uncle works at a factory that makes cardboard boxes. (4) Members could also teach younger students which items belong in each bin. (5) For these reasons, a recycling club would make our school a better place.
Which revision would BEST improve the coherence of the paragraph?
- A.Adding a sentence after Part 1 that defines the word recycling
- B.Moving Part 5 to the beginning so the conclusion comes first
- C.Combining Parts 2 and 4 into a single compound sentence
- D.Deleting Part 3 because it does not support the opinion
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Deleting Part 3 because it does not support the opinion
Part 3 is a personal detail that does not give a reason for starting a recycling club, so it interrupts the logical flow of the paragraph. Removing it keeps every sentence focused on the opinion. Moving the conclusion to the beginning would damage the organization, and combining two separate reasons would not address the off-topic sentence.
Question 3 · Mathematics
A teacher reviews the work sample. Which response would best help the student recognize and correct the error pattern?
- A.Remind the student that the denominators must always be multiplied together before adding the numerators
- B.Show the student the cross-multiplication shortcut for adding two fractions with any pair of denominators
- C.Ask the student to estimate each sum using benchmark fractions, then model the sums with fraction strips
- D.Have the student rewrite each sum as a decimal using a calculator and compare it with the fraction answer
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Ask the student to estimate each sum using benchmark fractions, then model the sums with fraction strips
The student adds numerators and denominators as separate whole numbers. Estimating reveals the problem (1/2 + 1/2 should equal 1, not 2/4, and 1/3 + 1/4 must exceed 1/3), and fraction strips show why only same-size parts can be combined. Multiplying denominators and cross-multiplication are procedures that do not address the conceptual error.
Question 4 · Science
A second-grade teacher displays photographs of a duck's webbed feet, an eagle's curved talons and a woodpecker's stiff tail feathers. Students discuss how each body part helps the bird swim, grasp prey or brace against a tree. Which crosscutting concept is the lesson emphasizing?
- A.Scale, proportion and quantity
- B.Stability and change
- C.Structure and function
- D.Energy and matter
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Structure and function
Students are connecting the shape of each body part to the job it performs, which is the core of structure and function. Stability and change would focus on how the birds or their environment change over time, and energy and matter would track food or energy through the birds.
Question 5 · Social Studies
Paraphrased excerpt from a national law of the late eighteenth century:
"The territory northwest of the Ohio River shall be divided into not fewer than three nor more than five states. When any part has sixty thousand free inhabitants, it may be admitted as a state equal to the original states. Schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the territory."
Which statement best explains the significance of this law for Illinois history?
- A.It set a path to statehood for the region that included Illinois and barred slavery there
- B.It allowed voters in each new territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery
- C.It forced the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples to move west of the Mississippi River
- D.It ended the French claim to Illinois and placed the region under British rule
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. It set a path to statehood for the region that included Illinois and barred slavery there
The excerpt describes the Northwest Ordinance, which organized the territory that included Illinois, created a process for statehood and banned slavery. Ending the French claim came from the treaty after the French and Indian War, and letting settlers decide on slavery describes popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Forced removal of the Sauk followed the Black Hawk War.
Question 6 · Foundations of Literacy
A kindergarten student reliably claps syllables in words such as "pumpkin" and identifies rhyming pairs, but cannot blend /f/ + /ish/ into "fish" when the teacher says the parts aloud. Which next step best follows the phonological awareness continuum?
- A.Practice segmenting spoken four-sound words that begin with blends into phonemes
- B.Practice matching printed letters to the first sound in each picture name
- C.Practice substituting the middle vowel sound in spoken three-sound words
- D.Oral practice joining a spoken onset and rime, with picture cards for support
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Oral practice joining a spoken onset and rime, with picture cards for support
Onset-rime blending is the level immediately after syllables and rhyme, so oral onset-rime practice is the logical next step. Segmenting blends and substituting vowels are more advanced phonemic tasks, and matching letters is phonics rather than an oral phonological skill.
Question 7 · Foundations of Literacy
A fourth grader wrote this opinion piece:
(1) Students should have longer recess. (2) One reason is that exercise is good for you. (3) Another reason is that it is fun. (4) Also, people like recess. (5) That is why recess should be longer.
Which revision would MOST improve the piece as opinion writing?
- A.Changing Part 5 so that it introduces a new reason about lunchtime rules
- B.Replacing the words One reason and Another reason with the word Firstly
- C.Rewriting Part 1 as a question to grab the reader's attention at the start
- D.Adding facts or examples that explain how each reason supports the opinion
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. Adding facts or examples that explain how each reason supports the opinion
Upper-elementary opinion writing should support each reason with facts and details. The draft lists reasons but explains none of them, and Part 4 merely restates the opinion. Adding a new reason in the conclusion or changing a transition word would not address the lack of support. A student wrote this narrative draft: (1) I had practiced my piano piece every day for a month. (2) On the night of the recital, I walked onto the stage feeling ready. (3) ___, when I looked at the crowd, my hands started to shake. (4) I took a deep breath and began to play.
Question 8 · Mathematics
A second-grade teacher is introducing two-digit subtraction with regrouping, such as 43 − 17. Which sequence of instruction best reflects the concrete–representational–abstract approach?
- A.Teach the borrowing steps with a mnemonic, then assign a practice page, then use blocks for reteaching
- B.Trade a ten-rod for ten unit cubes, then sketch the trade with sticks and dots, then record the algorithm
- C.Demonstrate the written algorithm, then have students check their answers by building them with blocks
- D.Have students draw the problem with sticks and dots, then use cubes, then record the written algorithm
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Trade a ten-rod for ten unit cubes, then sketch the trade with sticks and dots, then record the algorithm
The CRA sequence begins with physical manipulatives, moves to drawings that represent them, and ends with symbols, so each stage connects to the next. Starting with the algorithm or using blocks only for checking or reteaching reverses the sequence, and starting with drawings skips the concrete stage.
Question 9 · Science
A teacher wants a model of the solar system to fit in the school hallway. In the model, the Sun is a ball 30 centimeters wide placed at one end of the hall. At this scale, Earth would be a ball about 3 millimeters wide placed about 32 meters from the Sun.
Which misconception is this model most useful for correcting?
- A.That the Sun is a planet because it appears as a large circle in the sky
- B.That the planets are large compared with the distances between them in space
- C.That planets travel in perfect circles at the same speed around the Sun
- D.That Earth's tilt causes it to be closer to the Sun during the summer
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. That the planets are large compared with the distances between them in space
A scale model that keeps sizes and distances proportional shows that space is mostly empty and that planets are tiny compared with the gaps between them. Textbook diagrams often place planets close together and enlarge them, which creates the misconception. The model does not address orbital speeds or seasons.
Question 10 · Social Studies
A fourth-grade class places four events on a timeline of Illinois history:
W. Lincoln and Douglas debate slavery during a Senate race
X. Marquette and Jolliet travel the Illinois River
Z. The Illinois and Michigan Canal opens, linking Lake Michigan to the Illinois River
Which order places the events correctly from earliest to latest?
- A.X, Y, Z, W
- B.Y, X, Z, W
- C.X, Z, Y, W
- D.X, Y, W, Z
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. X, Y, Z, W
Marquette and Jolliet explored in the late seventeenth century, Illinois became a state in the early nineteenth century, the canal opened about three decades after statehood, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates followed about a decade later. The canal is often misplaced after the debates, but it helped Chicago grow into a major city before the Civil War era.

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