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Alaska Alternate Assessment

Alaska Alternate Assessment Practice Test

Build confidence with five accessible 10-question practice sets covering reading, communication, math, science, community skills, and data-based problem solving.

Alaska Alternate Assessment practice sets

This Alaska Alternate Assessment Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets use clear language and practical situations across foundational reading, communication, math, science, community skills, daily routines, and data interpretation.

Skills covered

  • Main idea, sequence, vocabulary, inference, fact and opinion, purpose, feelings, schedules, and functional reading
  • Addition, subtraction, groups, halves, time, shapes, fractions, money, charts, and measurement
  • Plant needs, matter, force, temperature, habitats, day and night, materials, life cycles, reuse, and weather observations
  • Maps, safety, community helpers, traffic signs, healthy choices, schedules, needs, money, social problem solving, and emergencies
  • Picture graphs, sorting, repeated measurements, patterns, categories, probability, temperature data, tools, planning, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the task carefully, use any available visual or spoken support, and review the explanation after responding. These practice questions are designed to support accessible practice and do not define official eligibility or accommodations.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alaska Department of Education and Early Development guidance, official alternate assessment materials, participation criteria, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alaska assessment hub, visit Alaska State Assessments.

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Alaska Alternate Assessment Practice Questions

A 10-question accessible Alaska Alternate Assessment practice set on reading and communication, with answers and explanations.

Read or listen to each task carefully, use the information shown, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Maya waters a small plant each morning. After two weeks, the plant has new green leaves. What is the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Regular care helped the plant grow.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The daily watering and the new leaves show that regular care helped the plant grow.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The daily watering and the new leaves show that regular care helped the plant grow.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A student wants to plant a seed. Which step should happen first?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Put soil in a small container.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The container needs soil before the seed can be planted and watered.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The container needs soil before the seed can be planted and watered.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence, The backpack was enormous, what does enormous mean?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Very large.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Enormous means very large or much bigger than usual.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Enormous means very large or much bigger than usual.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Jordan puts on a coat, picks up a backpack, and walks to the door. What can the reader infer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Jordan is probably getting ready to leave.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The coat, backpack, and movement to the door suggest that Jordan is leaving.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The coat, backpack, and movement to the door suggest that Jordan is leaving.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

How are a calendar and a clock alike?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Both help people keep track of time.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A calendar shows days and dates, while a clock shows shorter periods of time.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A calendar shows days and dates, while a clock shows shorter periods of time.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement is a fact?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Water freezes at a lower temperature than room temperature.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A fact can be checked with evidence, while the other statements express opinions.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A fact can be checked with evidence, while the other statements express opinions.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

The sign says, Please use the quiet room for reading. What does quiet mean in this sentence?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is With little noise.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The sign uses quiet to describe a place with little noise so people can read.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The sign uses quiet to describe a place with little noise so people can read.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A poster shows a person washing hands and says, Clean hands help stop germs. What is the purpose of the poster?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To teach a health habit.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The poster gives information about washing hands and preventing germs.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The poster gives information about washing hands and preventing germs.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A story says, Lee smiled when the class praised the drawing. How did Lee most likely feel?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Proud or happy.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Smiling after praise is evidence that Lee felt pleased or proud.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Smiling after praise is evidence that Lee felt pleased or proud.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A bus schedule says the bus leaves at 8:00 a.m. What should a rider do before 8:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Wait at the bus stop.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A rider should be at the stop before the scheduled departure time.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A rider should be at the stop before the scheduled departure time.

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Frequently asked questions about Alaska Alternate Assessment Practice Test

What skills are covered?

The page covers accessible reading, communication, math, science, community, daily life, data, and problem-solving skills.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official alternate assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Alaska Department of Education and Early Development information for official participation criteria, assessment materials, accommodations, and policies.