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 math and numbers, 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

What is 7 + 5?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 12.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Combining 7 and 5 gives 12.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Combining 7 and 5 gives 12.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 18 - 9?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 9.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Taking 9 away from 18 leaves 9.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Taking 9 away from 18 leaves 9.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

There are 4 groups with 3 counters in each group. How many counters are there?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 12.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Four groups of three make 12 counters.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Four groups of three make 12 counters.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A set has 10 equal objects. What is one half of the set?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 5 objects.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: One half of 10 is 5.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

One half of 10 is 5.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

The short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 6. What time is shown?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 3:30.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The short hand shows the hour 3 and the long hand at 6 shows 30 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The short hand shows the hour 3 and the long hand at 6 shows 30 minutes.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which shape has four equal sides and four corners?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A square.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A square has four equal sides and four corners.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A square has four equal sides and four corners.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which fraction is greater?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Three fourths.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Three fourths represents more equal parts than one fourth or two fourths.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Three fourths represents more equal parts than one fourth or two fourths.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A notebook costs 2 dollars and a pencil costs 50 cents. What is the total cost?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 2 dollars and 50 cents.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Two dollars plus 50 cents equals 2 dollars and 50 cents.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Two dollars plus 50 cents equals 2 dollars and 50 cents.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A chart shows 2 books read on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, and 3 on Wednesday. On which day were the most books read?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Tuesday.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The largest number on the chart is 4, which belongs to Tuesday.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The largest number on the chart is 4, which belongs to Tuesday.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which tool is best for measuring the length of a pencil?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A ruler.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A ruler has length units for measuring a pencil.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A ruler has length units for measuring a pencil.

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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.