NumicornNumicornLearn, solve, progress

Alaska State Assessments · Practice Test

Alaska State Test Practice

Prepare for Alaska assessment practice with five focused 10-question sets covering AK STAR ELA, AK STAR Math, science, assessment readiness, and alternate assessment skills.

Alaska State Test Practice sets

This Alaska State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets are designed to support review of Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) ELA and Math skills, Alaska science assessment concepts, general assessment readiness, and accessible alternate-assessment routines.

Skills covered

  • Central ideas, text evidence, vocabulary, text structure, source comparison, revision, inference, and conclusions
  • Operations, fractions, decimals, ratios, equations, measurement, geometry, percentages, data, coordinates, and patterns
  • Variables, matter, energy, ecosystems, weather, forces, engineering design, Earth history, and evidence-based conclusions
  • Reading directions, interpreting charts, reviewing mistakes, organizing work, checking answers, and using current official guidance
  • Visual schedules, sequencing, money, time, safety, communication, sorting, observation, and practical problem solving

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read every passage, chart, calculation, or situation carefully, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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 assessment materials, accommodations, or testing schedules.

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

Select a test

5 Tests
1. Test2. Test3. Test4. Test5. Test

3. Test

Alaska State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Alaska State Test Practice set on alaska science assessment, with answers and explanations.

Choose one answer for each question. Read the passage, data, diagram, calculation, or situation carefully and review the explanation after answering.

10 Questions
0/10 Questions0 %
Correct 0
Incorrect 0
Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

A student changes the amount of light given to plants and measures their height. What is the independent variable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The amount of light.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: The independent variable is the factor the student deliberately changes.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

The independent variable is the factor the student deliberately changes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence that a chemical reaction may have occurred?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A new gas forms and the mixture changes color..

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Gas formation and an unexpected color change can indicate new substances formed.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Gas formation and an unexpected color change can indicate new substances formed.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In a food web, what is the main role of a producer such as a plant?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To make food using energy from sunlight.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Producers use sunlight to make their own food and provide energy to the food web.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Producers use sunlight to make their own food and provide energy to the food web.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A metal spoon becomes warm after sitting in hot soup. Which process transfers thermal energy through the spoon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Conduction.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Conduction transfers thermal energy through direct contact within a material.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Conduction transfers thermal energy through direct contact within a material.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to water particles when liquid water freezes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They lose energy and become arranged in a solid structure..

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Freezing removes energy and changes liquid water into a more ordered solid.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Freezing removes energy and changes liquid water into a more ordered solid.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which condition most directly causes water to evaporate faster from a shallow dish?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is More thermal energy reaching the water.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: More thermal energy gives surface particles a greater chance to enter the gas state.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

More thermal energy gives surface particles a greater chance to enter the gas state.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A weather map shows closely spaced pressure lines around a region. What does this usually indicate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A stronger pressure gradient and faster winds.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Closely spaced pressure lines show pressure changes over a short distance, which can produce stronger winds.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Closely spaced pressure lines show pressure changes over a short distance, which can produce stronger winds.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Gravity.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Earth’s gravitational force attracts objects toward its center.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Earth’s gravitational force attracts objects toward its center.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A student designs an insulated container and tests three materials. Why should the student repeat each test?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is To improve reliability by comparing repeated results.

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Repeated trials help show whether a result is consistent rather than accidental.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Repeated trials help show whether a result is consistent rather than accidental.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Fossils of similar organisms are found in rock layers on two continents now separated by an ocean. What idea do these fossils support?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The continents may once have been connected..

  1. Read the assessment task: Identify the important information, evidence, operation, or pattern in the question before choosing an answer.
  2. Apply the skill: Matching fossils on separated continents provide evidence that the landmasses were once connected or closer together.
  3. Check the answer: Review the question and confirm that the selected answer matches the evidence and the requested Alaska assessment skill.

Matching fossils on separated continents provide evidence that the landmasses were once connected or closer together.

Previous testNext test

Choose your next study path

Elementary School Tests

Build foundational reading, math, science, and social studies skills for Grades 1–5.

Middle School Tests

Review grade-level ELA, math, science, and social studies skills for Grades 6–8.

High School Tests

Explore course and assessment preparation for Grades 9–12.

Pomodoro Timer

Use focused study intervals to work through your next practice set.

Frequently asked questions about Alaska State Test Practice

Which Alaska assessments are covered?

The page includes practice for AK STAR ELA and Math, Alaska science assessment concepts, general assessment readiness, and alternate-assessment 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 Alaska assessment questions?

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