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Montana State Test Practice

Build Montana assessment readiness with five focused practice sets covering MAST ELA and math, Montana Science Assessment, ACT with Writing, DLM, WIDA ACCESS, evidence, and problem solving.

Montana state test practice sets

This Montana State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year Assessment (MAST), Montana Science Assessment (MSA), ACT with Writing, DLM alternate assessment skills, WIDA ACCESS language proficiency context, and integrated reasoning.

Programs and skills covered

  • MAST ELA and math reading, evidence, vocabulary, text structure, transitions, place value, fractions, equations, graphs, probability, rates, expressions, and median
  • Montana Science Assessment living systems, matter, forces, shadows, plants, simple machines, habitats, investigations, erosion, and food webs
  • ACT with Writing Grade 11 algebra, argument, revision, percent change, biology investigation, literary evidence, scatterplots, transitions, and chemical observations
  • DLM and WIDA ACCESS context using accessible reading, quantity comparison, measurement, safety language, listening sequence, and English Learner assessment awareness
  • Integrated state test skills including evidence, data interpretation, models, units, conclusions, and final answer checks

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the prompt carefully, use the evidence or mathematical model provided, select the best answer, and review the explanation after every question.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It is not an official MontCAS item set, score report, blueprint, accommodation guide, or substitute for Montana Office of Public Instruction guidance.

Current Montana OPI information lists MAST ELA and mathematics for Grades 3–8, Montana Science Assessment for Grades 5 and 8, ACT with Writing for Grade 11, DLM alternate academic assessments for eligible students, WIDA ACCESS for English Learners in Grades K–12, and Alternate ACCESS for eligible English Learners. Check the official Montana Comprehensive Assessment System page and Required Assessments page for current details.

For the broader Montana assessment category, visit Montana State Assessments or explore Elementary School Tests, Middle School Tests, and High School Tests.

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Montana State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Montana state test practice set on mast english language arts, with answers and explanations.

Read each question carefully, use the passage, data, science evidence, equation, or context provided, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage explains that a student studies a map before hiking and follows marked trails. What is the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Planning and following signs can make a hike safer..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: The map and marked trails support safe planning.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

The map and marked trails support safe planning.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which detail best supports the claim that a character is careful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The character checks the instructions before using the tool..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: Checking instructions is evidence of careful behavior.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

Checking instructions is evidence of careful behavior.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word remote mean in “The cabin was remote and far from town”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Far away.

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: Remote means located far from other places.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

Remote means located far from other places.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is an opinion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Montana has the most beautiful mountains in the country..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: Most beautiful is a personal judgment.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

Most beautiful is a personal judgment.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A text explains how to prepare for a snowstorm by listing supplies and steps. What structure is used?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Description and sequence.

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: Supplies describe what is needed and steps give an order.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

Supplies describe what is needed and steps give an order.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the prefix pre- mean in preview?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Before.

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: Preview means to view before the main event.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

Preview means to view before the main event.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A story says a character packed water, a flashlight, and a first-aid kit before leaving. What can the reader infer?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The character was preparing for an outdoor trip..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: The supplies suggest preparation for a trip or outing.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

The supplies suggest preparation for a trip or outing.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is the best summary of a passage about volunteers restoring a riverbank?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Volunteers worked together to improve the riverbank habitat..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: The first answer states the central action and purpose.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

The first answer states the central action and purpose.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best completes the sentence? “The trail was icy. ___, the hikers used extra care.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is As a result.

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: As a result shows that careful movement followed from the icy trail.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

As a result shows that careful movement followed from the icy trail.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence best supports the claim that a school recycling program worked?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The school collected twice as much paper after adding labeled bins..

  1. Read the task: Identify the relevant text, numbers, data, diagram description, or science evidence.
  2. Apply the skill: The collection data directly supports the claim.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer fits the context, units, evidence, or relationship described.

The collection data directly supports the claim.

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Frequently asked questions about Montana State Test Practice

What is MontCAS?

The Montana Comprehensive Assessment System, or MontCAS, is the suite of statewide assessments aligned with Montana academic content standards. Current OPI information includes MAST, Montana Science Assessment, ACT with Writing, DLM, WIDA ACCESS, and Alternate ACCESS.

Which grades are covered by Montana state assessments?

Current Montana OPI information lists MAST ELA and math in Grades 3–8, Montana Science Assessment in Grades 5 and 8, ACT with Writing in Grade 11, and WIDA ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS in Grades K–12. DLM alternate academic assessments have subject-specific grade ranges.

Are these official Montana assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Use Montana OPI information and official assessment resources for current blueprints, released materials, score reports, accessibility supports, and administration procedures.