The author writes that Darnell "dragged his feet across the lawn as if they were made of cement." What does this description show?

Darnell did not want to help Mr. Okafor.

Darnell was tired from playing basketball.

Darnell was carrying something heavy.

Darnell was trying not to harm the grass.

Read this part of a letter like those written by colonists in Boston in 1768. We are told that we must pay these new duties on glass, paper, and tea. Yet not one man in this town has had a vote in choosing the members of Parliament who passed them. Is it just that we should give up our money to a government in which we have no voice? What was the writer's main complaint?

Colonists were taxed by a lawmaking body they had not helped elect.

The colonists did not want to buy glass, paper, or tea.

The new taxes were much higher than the taxes people paid in Britain.

Parliament had refused to sell tea to the colonists.

The author writes that Owen's kite "hung in the sky as still as a picture on a wall." What does this comparison show?

The kite flew steadily without spinning.

The kite was flat and hard to see.

The kite looked prettier than the others.

What was the Underground Railroad?

A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom

A system of tunnels used to move soldiers in the Civil War

The first train line built under a large city

A railroad that carried gold from California to the East

Iowa Assessments Level 11 Grade 5

Free Iowa Assessments Level 11 Practice Questions

10 sample questions for the Iowa Assessments Level 11 Grade 5, 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: Reading, Written Expression, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation.

Question 1 · Reading
The author writes that Darnell "dragged his feet across the lawn as if they were made of cement." What does this description show?
- A.Darnell was tired from playing basketball.
- B.Darnell did not want to help Mr. Okafor.
- C.Darnell was carrying something heavy.
- D.Darnell was trying not to harm the grass.
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Darnell did not want to help Mr. Okafor.
Feet that feel like cement move slowly and unwillingly, which shows Darnell did not want to give up his basketball plans. He had not played basketball yet, so tired from playing basketball does not fit.
Question 2 · Written Expression
Find the line that has a mistake in usage or expression. If there is no mistake, choose No mistakes.
- A.After the long game,
- B.the players shook hands
- C.and then they leaved.
- D.No mistakes
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. and then they leaved.
they leaved should be they left : leave is an irregular verb, and its past tense is left .
Question 3 · Mathematics
386 × 47 =
- A.4,246
- B.17,142
- C.18,142
- D.N (Not given)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. 18,142
386 × 7 = 2,702 and 386 × 40 = 15,440; 2,702 + 15,440 = 18,142 . The choice 4,246 forgets to shift the second partial product (386 × 4 instead of 386 × 40).
Question 4 · Social Studies
Read this part of a letter like those written by colonists in Boston in 1768.
We are told that we must pay these new duties on glass, paper, and tea. Yet not one man in this town has had a vote in choosing the members of Parliament who passed them. Is it just that we should give up our money to a government in which we have no voice?
What was the writer's main complaint?
- A.The colonists did not want to buy glass, paper, or tea.
- B.Colonists were taxed by a lawmaking body they had not helped elect.
- C.The new taxes were much higher than the taxes people paid in Britain.
- D.Parliament had refused to sell tea to the colonists.
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. Colonists were taxed by a lawmaking body they had not helped elect.
The writer says no one in the town voted for the members of Parliament who passed the duties, so the complaint is that colonists were taxed by a lawmaking body they had not helped elect , the idea of no taxation without representation. The writer names glass, paper, and tea only as the taxed goods, not as things colonists refused to buy.
Question 5 · Spelling
Find the word that is spelled wrong. If all the words are spelled correctly, choose (No mistakes).
- A.beautiful
- B.weird
- C.caught
- D.sincerely
- E.(No mistakes)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: E. (No mistakes)
All four words are spelled correctly. Weird is a common exception to the "i before e" rule, so it may look wrong but is correct.
Question 6 · Reading
The author writes that Owen's kite "hung in the sky as still as a picture on a wall." What does this comparison show?
- A.The kite was flat and hard to see.
- B.The wind had stopped blowing.
- C.The kite flew steadily without spinning.
- D.The kite looked prettier than the others.
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. The kite flew steadily without spinning.
A picture on a wall does not move, so the kite stayed steady while the other kites spun. The wind had not stopped; the story says the gusts were strong and the tail was snapping .
Question 7 · Written Expression
Find the line that has a mistake in usage or expression. If there is no mistake, choose No mistakes.
- A.My sister and me
- B.built a fort
- C.out of old blankets.
- D.No mistakes
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. My sister and me
My sister and me should be My sister and I : use the subject pronoun I when it is part of the subject of the sentence.
Question 8 · Mathematics
2,407 × 36 =
- A.21,663
- B.86,652
- C.86,752
- D.N (Not given)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. 86,652
2,407 × 6 = 14,442 and 2,407 × 30 = 72,210; 14,442 + 72,210 = 86,652 . The choice 21,663 forgets to shift the second partial product.
Question 9 · Social Studies
What was the Underground Railroad?
- A.A system of tunnels used to move soldiers in the Civil War
- B.The first train line built under a large city
- C.A railroad that carried gold from California to the East
- D.A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom , using safe houses and helpers called conductors. It was not a real railroad or tunnel; the name was a code.
Question 10 · Spelling
Find the word that is spelled wrong. If all the words are spelled correctly, choose (No mistakes).
- A.truely
- B.whistle
- C.bicycle
- D.pleasant
- E.(No mistakes)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. truely
truely should be spelled truly : the silent e in true is dropped before -ly .

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