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Arkansas DLM · Grades 3–10 · Alternate Assessment

Arkansas Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Practice Test: Grades 3–10

Build Arkansas DLM readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering communication, reading, mathematics, science, measurement, and everyday evidence.

Arkansas DLM Grades 3–10 practice sets

This Arkansas Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support accessible supplemental review of communication, reading, mathematics, science, measurement, data, and everyday problem solving across Grades 3–10.

Skills covered

  • Main idea, details, inference, vocabulary, sequence, functional reading, capitalization, and active listening
  • Addition, subtraction, fractions, area, comparison, time, multiplication, patterns, data categories, and shapes
  • Claims, evidence, transitions, summaries, credibility, precise revision, reliable sources, punctuation, and process comprehension
  • Expressions, percentages, equations, slope, right triangles, median, probability, perimeter, rates, and graphs
  • Physical changes, photosynthesis, body systems, investigations, ecosystems, temperature data, habitats, measurement, magnets, and weather

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the directions carefully, use visual or text supports when available, and review the explanation for every missed or uncertain answer.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Arkansas Department of Education DLM guidance, official test materials, accessibility supports, accommodations, or testing schedules.

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

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Arkansas DLM Grades 3–10 Practice Questions

A 10-question Arkansas Dynamic Learning Maps practice set on science, measurement, and everyday evidence, with answers and explanations.

Read or listen to each question, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which change is a physical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Ice melting into water.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Melting changes the state of water but does not create a new substance.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Melting changes the state of water but does not create a new substance.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food. What process is this?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Photosynthesis.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food using light energy.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food using light energy.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which body system moves oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The circulatory system.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Blood in the circulatory system carries oxygen from the lungs to body cells.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Blood in the circulatory system carries oxygen from the lungs to body cells.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A student wants to test which paper towel absorbs the most water. What should be measured?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The amount of water absorbed by each towel.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Measuring absorbed water gives data that directly answers the investigation question.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Measuring absorbed water gives data that directly answers the investigation question.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main source of energy for most ecosystems?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The Sun.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Most ecosystems receive their initial energy from sunlight captured by producers.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Most ecosystems receive their initial energy from sunlight captured by producers.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A thermometer reads 20 degrees Celsius in the morning and 28 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. What happened?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The temperature increased by 8 degrees..

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Subtracting 20 from 28 shows an increase of 8 degrees.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Subtracting 20 from 28 shows an increase of 8 degrees.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence that a habitat has changed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A stream that once held fish is now dry..

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: The stream’s condition and the loss of fish show a change in the habitat.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

The stream’s condition and the loss of fish show a change in the habitat.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do scientists repeat measurements during an investigation?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To make the results more reliable.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Repeated measurements help identify patterns and reduce the effect of an unusual result.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Repeated measurements help identify patterns and reduce the effect of an unusual result.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which material is most likely to be attracted to a magnet?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Iron.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Iron is a magnetic material, while paper, glass, and wood are not usually attracted to magnets.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Iron is a magnetic material, while paper, glass, and wood are not usually attracted to magnets.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student sees dark clouds, feels cooler air, and hears thunder. What weather is most likely approaching?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A thunderstorm.

  1. Understand the task: Read the directions, identify the important words or quantities, and decide what the question is asking you to show.
  2. Use the evidence: Dark clouds, cooler air, and thunder are signs of an approaching thunderstorm.
  3. Check the response: Compare the answer with the text, model, number relationship, observation, or real-world situation in the question.

Dark clouds, cooler air, and thunder are signs of an approaching thunderstorm.

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Frequently asked questions about Arkansas DLM Practice Test

Which skills are covered?

The page covers communication, reading, mathematics, science, measurement, data interpretation, and everyday problem solving for Grades 3–10.

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 DLM questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Arkansas Department of Education information for official DLM materials, accessibility supports, accommodations, and policies.