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Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Practice Test

Build Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, academic language, and evidence.

Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice sets

This Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets use classroom, school, science, and community contexts to review language meaning and academic communication.

Language skills covered

  • Listening and everyday language: directions, schedules, requests, sequences, main topics, context clues, observations, and cause and effect
  • Reading and vocabulary: main ideas, details, notices, charts, inferences, academic words, comparisons, and conjunctions
  • Grammar and sentence meaning: agreement, tense, prepositions, sentence clarity, comparative adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and questions
  • Academic language and evidence: vocabulary, claims, comparisons, transitions, evidence, graphs, research questions, register, and conclusions
  • Integrated review: reading, grammar, notices, data, sequence, sentence combining, reasons, evidence, graphs, and language conclusions

How to use this page

Read each prompt carefully and imagine the listening context when one is described. Identify the key language clue, choose 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 WIDA, Delaware Department of Education, official ACCESS for ELLs materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Delaware assessment hub, visit Delaware State Assessments.

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Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice set on integrated language review, with answers and explanations.

Read each language task carefully, imagine the listening context when provided, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A student reads, “The library opened a quiet study room. More students began reading there.” What happened after the room opened?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is More students began reading there..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: The second sentence describes what happened after the room opened.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

The second sentence describes what happened after the room opened.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The books are on the table..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: The plural subject books takes are.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

The plural subject books takes are.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A school notice says, “Bring a jacket because the morning will be cold.” Why should students bring a jacket?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The morning will be cold..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Because introduces the reason for bringing the jacket.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Because introduces the reason for bringing the jacket.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows that a plant was 5 centimeters tall in week one and 9 centimeters tall in week three. What happened?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The plant grew 4 centimeters..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Subtract 5 from 9 to find a 4-centimeter increase.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Subtract 5 from 9 to find a 4-centimeter increase.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A student writes, “First, we collected the materials. Next, we built the model. Finally, we tested it.” What does finally signal?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The last step.

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Finally introduces the last step in a sequence.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Finally introduces the last step in a sequence.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best combines the ideas? “The road was wet. The driver slowed down.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Because the road was wet, the driver slowed down..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Because clearly shows that the wet road caused the driver to slow down.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Because clearly shows that the wet road caused the driver to slow down.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A student says, “I agree with the plan because it gives everyone a chance to participate.” What does because introduce?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A reason.

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Because introduces the reason for agreeing with the plan.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Because introduces the reason for agreeing with the plan.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph shows that the number of visitors increased from 20 in May to 35 in June. Which statement is supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is There were 15 more visitors in June..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: Subtract 20 from 35 to find 15 more visitors in June.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

Subtract 20 from 35 to find 15 more visitors in June.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A teacher asks, “What evidence supports your answer?” Which response is strongest?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The chart shows that the number rose from 8 to 12..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: The response refers to specific data in the chart as evidence.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

The response refers to specific data in the chart as evidence.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best concludes a paragraph about learning new words?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Reading, listening, speaking, and writing with new words can help learners use them confidently..

  1. Read or listen for meaning: Identify the speaker purpose, main idea, key detail, word meaning, sentence relationship, or academic clue.
  2. Use the language clue: The first sentence summarizes several ways to practice and explains the benefit.
  3. Check the response: Choose the answer best supported by this Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs practice task.

The first sentence summarizes several ways to practice and explains the benefit.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware WIDA ACCESS for ELLs Practice

Which grades are covered?

This page provides supplemental language practice across the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs grade range listed for Grades K–12.

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 WIDA ACCESS questions?

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