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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 science and observations, 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 does a plant need to grow well?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Water and light.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Plants need water and light, along with suitable air, nutrients, and space, to grow.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Plants need water and light, along with suitable air, nutrients, and space, to grow.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which object is a solid?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is An ice cube.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: An ice cube keeps its own shape and is a solid form of water.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

An ice cube keeps its own shape and is a solid form of water.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student pushes a toy car and the car moves. What caused the movement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A force was applied.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A push is a force that can change the motion of an object.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A push is a force that can change the motion of an object.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which tool measures temperature?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A thermometer.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A thermometer measures how hot or cold something is.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A thermometer measures how hot or cold something is.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Where would a fish most likely find the conditions it needs to live?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is In water.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Fish use water as their habitat and need it for breathing, movement, and feeding.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Fish use water as their habitat and need it for breathing, movement, and feeding.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does daytime change to nighttime?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Earth rotates.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Earth rotation causes different places to face toward or away from the Sun.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Earth rotation causes different places to face toward or away from the Sun.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which material is most likely to float in water?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A small piece of wood.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Wood is less dense than water in this example, so it can float.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Wood is less dense than water in this example, so it can float.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sequence shows part of a frog life cycle?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Egg, tadpole, adult frog.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Frogs begin as eggs, develop into tadpoles, and later become adult frogs.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Frogs begin as eggs, develop into tadpoles, and later become adult frogs.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which action helps reduce waste?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Reuse a container instead of throwing it away.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Reusing an item keeps it in use and can reduce the amount of waste produced.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Reusing an item keeps it in use and can reduce the amount of waste produced.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student sees dark clouds and wet drops falling from the sky. What is the student observing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Rainy weather.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Dark clouds and falling water drops are observations of rainy weather.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Dark clouds and falling water drops are observations of rainy weather.

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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.