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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 data and applied problem solving, 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

A picture graph has one star for each book read. Sam has four stars and Lee has two stars. Who read more books?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Sam.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Sam has four stars, which is more than Lee has two stars.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Sam has four stars, which is more than Lee has two stars.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A teacher places red, blue, and green blocks into groups by color. What is the teacher doing?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sorting.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Putting objects into groups by a shared feature is sorting or classifying.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Putting objects into groups by a shared feature is sorting or classifying.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A student measures the same table three times and gets 100, 101, and 100 centimeters. Why are the repeated measurements useful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is They show that the measurements are close and consistent.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Close repeated measurements give more confidence that the result is reliable.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Close repeated measurements give more confidence that the result is reliable.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A pattern is red, blue, red, blue. What color comes next?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Red.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The pattern repeats red, blue, so red comes after the second blue.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The pattern repeats red, blue, so red comes after the second blue.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A chart shows 6 sunny days, 3 rainy days, and 2 snowy days. Which weather happened most often?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Sunny days.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Six is the largest number on the chart, so sunny days happened most often.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Six is the largest number on the chart, so sunny days happened most often.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A bag contains 3 blue counters and 1 red counter. Which color is more likely to be chosen?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Blue.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: There are more blue counters, so blue is more likely in one random choice.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

There are more blue counters, so blue is more likely in one random choice.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A thermometer reads 10 degrees in the morning and 15 degrees in the afternoon. What happened to the temperature?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It increased.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: The afternoon reading is higher than the morning reading, so the temperature increased.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

The afternoon reading is higher than the morning reading, so the temperature increased.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which tool should be used to find out how much a backpack weighs?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A scale or balance.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: A scale or balance measures mass or weight.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

A scale or balance measures mass or weight.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which order is best for getting ready to leave school?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Pack materials, check the schedule, and go to the meeting place.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Packing, checking the schedule, and going to the correct place is an organized sequence.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Packing, checking the schedule, and going to the correct place is an organized sequence.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student tests two flashlights and records how long each one stays on. What should the student use to decide which lasts longer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The recorded times.

  1. Read the task: Look carefully at the words, picture description, number, symbol, or situation in the question.
  2. Use the strategy: Recorded times provide evidence for comparing how long the flashlights stay on.
  3. Check the answer: Make sure the answer matches the information in the question.

Recorded times provide evidence for comparing how long the flashlights stay on.

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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.