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California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Practice Test

Build confidence with five focused 10-question practice sets covering reading, mathematics, science, communication, evidence, and applied academic skills.

CAA practice sets

This California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice across English language arts, mathematics, science, communication, evidence, and applied academic skills.

Skills covered

  • Reading inference, character evidence, main idea, vocabulary, facts, sequence, summaries, sentence types, adverbs, and claims
  • Addition, subtraction, fractions, area, comparing numbers, time, patterns, counting, shapes, and equal groups
  • Living things, plants, states of matter, gravity, fair tests, light, heat, growth, measurement tools, and habitats
  • Directions, picture evidence, agreement, clarification, observations, labels, requests, facts and opinions, charts, and listening
  • Schedules, money, hygiene, time comparisons, measurement, safety signs, data, recycling, and task planning

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use the directions and evidence in each task, then review the explanation before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current California Department of Education guidance, official CAA materials, accessibility supports, or testing policies.

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

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California CAA Practice Questions

A 10-question California CAA practice set on caa applied academic skills, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A daily schedule shows breakfast at 8:00 and class at 9:00. What happens first?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Breakfast.

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Breakfast is listed at the earlier time.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Breakfast is listed at the earlier time.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A store sign says a notebook costs 3 dollars. Which coins or bills could pay exactly 3 dollars?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Three one-dollar bills.

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Three one-dollar bills equal 3 dollars.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Three one-dollar bills equal 3 dollars.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which step should come first when washing hands?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Turn on the water..

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Water is needed before wetting and washing the hands.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Water is needed before wetting and washing the hands.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A bus leaves at 7:30. A student arrives at 7:20. What is true?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The student arrived before the bus left..

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: 7:20 is earlier than 7:30, so the student arrived before departure.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

7:20 is earlier than 7:30, so the student arrived before departure.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which measurement is most useful for deciding whether a table can fit through a doorway?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The width of the table and the doorway..

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Comparing widths determines whether the table can pass through the doorway.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Comparing widths determines whether the table can pass through the doorway.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A recipe needs 2 cups of water. A student adds 1 cup. How much more water is needed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 1 cup.

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Subtracting 1 cup from the required 2 cups leaves 1 cup.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Subtracting 1 cup from the required 2 cups leaves 1 cup.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice is safest when a warning sign says "Wet Floor"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Walk carefully and follow the marked path..

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Following the warning and walking carefully reduces the risk of slipping.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Following the warning and walking carefully reduces the risk of slipping.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A chart shows that a student completed 4 tasks on Monday and 6 on Tuesday. On which day were more tasks completed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Tuesday.

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Six tasks is more than four, so Tuesday had more completed tasks.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Six tasks is more than four, so Tuesday had more completed tasks.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which item belongs in a recycling bin when local rules accept it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A clean paper box.

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: A clean paper box is a commonly recyclable paper item when accepted by local rules.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

A clean paper box is a commonly recyclable paper item when accepted by local rules.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student finishes one task and checks the schedule. What is a helpful next step?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Begin the next scheduled task..

  1. Identify the task: Read the situation and identify the academic skill being tested.
  2. Use the evidence: Checking the schedule helps the student move to the next planned activity.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that best matches the information in the task.

Checking the schedule helps the student move to the next planned activity.

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Frequently asked questions about California CAA Practice Test

Which skills are covered?

The page covers supplemental reading, mathematics, science, communication, evidence, and applied academic skills practice.

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 CAA questions?

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