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Delaware State Assessments · DeSSA-Alt · ELA · Grades 3–8 and 11

Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA Practice Test

Build Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering main idea, details, vocabulary, functional text, writing, communication, and evidence.

Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice sets

This Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets use clear language and practical contexts to review reading, vocabulary, functional text, writing, communication, and evidence skills.

Skills covered

  • Reading: main idea, sequence, signs, character feelings, inference, cause and effect, transitions, and story lessons
  • Vocabulary and language: word meaning, opposites, grammar, capitalization, conjunctions, plurals, adverbs, punctuation, nouns, and verb tense
  • Functional and informational text: schedules, labels, maps, instructions, charts, posters, rules, safety symbols, and supporting details
  • Writing and communication: opinions, reasons, supporting details, polite requests, organization, relevance, clarity, conclusions, evidence, and results
  • Integrated review: inference, grammar, directions, tables, summaries, sentence combining, schedules, conjunctions, and claim evidence

How to use this page

Read one short text or practical task at a time. Identify the key clue, select the best-supported answer, and review the explanation after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Delaware Department of Education, official DeSSA-Alt materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice set on vocabulary and language, with answers and explanations.

Read each short text, sign, schedule, or sentence carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word “enormous” mean in “The enormous box would not fit through the door”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Very large.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: The box is too large to fit through the door.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

The box is too large to fit through the door.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word means the opposite of “begin”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is End.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: End is the opposite of begin.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

End is the opposite of begin.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word completes the sentence? “The dog ___ under the table.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is is.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: The singular subject dog takes is.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

The singular subject dog takes is.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses a capital letter correctly?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Monday is the first day of the week..

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: The first word and the name of the day are capitalized.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

The first word and the name of the day are capitalized.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word best completes the sentence? “I wore boots ___ it was raining.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is because.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: Because gives the reason for wearing boots.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

Because gives the reason for wearing boots.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has the correct plural form?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The children played outside..

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: Children is the correct plural form of child.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

Children is the correct plural form of child.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What does “carefully” tell about the action in “Nora carefully carried the glass”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is How Nora carried the glass.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: Carefully describes how the action was done.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

Carefully describes how the action was done.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which punctuation mark belongs at the end of this question? “Where is my notebook”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is ?.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: A question ends with a question mark.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

A question ends with a question mark.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is a noun in the sentence “The bright bird flew over the tree”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is bird.

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: Bird names an animal, so it is a noun.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

Bird names an animal, so it is a noun.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is written in the past tense?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The students visited the museum yesterday..

  1. Read the text: Look for the main idea, important detail, sequence, word meaning, or purpose described in the short passage or task.
  2. Use the clue: Visited shows an action completed in the past.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA practice task.

Visited shows an action completed in the past.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware DeSSA-Alt ELA Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page provides accessible ELA practice across the Delaware DeSSA-Alt grade range listed for Grades 3–8 and 11.

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 DeSSA-Alt questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Delaware Department of Education and official DeSSA-Alt information for current materials, accommodations, and policies.