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New Jersey State Test Practice

Build New Jersey assessment readiness with five focused practice sets covering NJSLA ELA, mathematics, science, NJGPA, current adaptive assessment guidance, DLM, WIDA ACCESS, Alternate ACCESS, evidence, and problem solving.

New Jersey state test practice sets

This New Jersey State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments in ELA, mathematics, and science, the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment and its current adaptive assessment updates, DLM alternate assessment, WIDA ACCESS, WIDA Alternate ACCESS, evidence, data, and integrated reasoning.

Programs and skills covered

  • NJSLA English Language Arts practice for Grades 3–9, including reading evidence, vocabulary, writing, research, and literary analysis
  • NJSLA mathematics practice for Grades 3–8 and high-school Algebra I, Geometry, and related course-level assessment contexts
  • NJSLA science practice for Grades 5, 8, and 11, including phenomena, observations, investigation, evidence, and scientific reasoning
  • NJGPA and NJGPA-A practice for Grade 11 graduation proficiency in ELA and mathematics, with source-year guidance for adaptive assessment updates
  • DLM alternate assessment practice for eligible students in English Language Arts, mathematics, and science
  • WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS practice across listening, reading, speaking, and writing for Grades K–12

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 New Jersey Department of Education item set, score report, blueprint, accessibility guide, or substitute for current state guidance.

New Jersey assessment programs can change by source year. Check the current NJDOE assessment overview, graduation assessment requirements, assessment blueprints and companion guides, DLM alternate assessment guidance, and approved English language proficiency assessments before publishing or using a study guide.

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

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New Jersey State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question New Jersey state test practice set on dlm alternate assessment, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the purpose of New Jersey’s DLM alternate assessment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To measure academic progress for eligible students with the most significant intellectual disabilities..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: New Jersey describes DLM as the alternate assessment for eligible students for whom general assessments are not appropriate even with accommodations.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

New Jersey describes DLM as the alternate assessment for eligible students for whom general assessments are not appropriate even with accommodations.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Who should help determine whether a student participates in DLM?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The student’s IEP team using New Jersey participation criteria..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: Participation is determined through the IEP process and state eligibility criteria.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

Participation is determined through the IEP process and state eligibility criteria.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which content areas are included in New Jersey DLM?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is English Language Arts, mathematics, and science.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: New Jersey identifies DLM for ELA, mathematics, and science.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

New Jersey identifies DLM for ELA, mathematics, and science.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Why might an alternate assessment use simplified text, pictures, or manipulatives?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is To provide access to academic content while measuring an intended skill..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: Accessible materials and response modes support participation without removing the intended skill.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

Accessible materials and response modes support participation without removing the intended skill.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What should an IEP team consider before selecting DLM?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The state eligibility criteria and the student’s instructional and assessment needs..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: Participation decisions require state criteria and an individualized review.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

Participation decisions require state criteria and an individualized review.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A student sees three groups with four counters in each group. How many counters are shown?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 12.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: Three groups of four make 3 times 4 equals 12.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

Three groups of four make 3 times 4 equals 12.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which response is evidence that a student identified the main idea?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The student states the central point and names a supporting detail..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: A central point with supporting evidence demonstrates main-idea understanding.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

A central point with supporting evidence demonstrates main-idea understanding.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A science item shows that a plant bends toward light. What evidence supports the conclusion that the plant responds to light?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The stem changed direction toward the light source..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: The change in the stem’s direction is evidence of a response to light.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

The change in the stem’s direction is evidence of a response to light.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does New Jersey limit alternate assessment participation to eligible students?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Federal and state rules require alternate assessment participation to be based on defined criteria..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: New Jersey explains that DLM participation is governed by eligibility criteria and accountability requirements.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

New Jersey explains that DLM participation is governed by eligibility criteria and accountability requirements.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A pattern shows 5, 10, 15, 20. What number comes next?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 25.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important passage, numbers, data, evidence, or assessment context.
  2. Apply the skill: The pattern increases by 5 each time, so the next number is 25.
  3. Check the response: Make sure the answer matches the evidence, calculation, science relationship, language domain, or assessment program described.

The pattern increases by 5 each time, so the next number is 25.

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Frequently asked questions about New Jersey State Test Practice

Which grades take NJSLA English Language Arts?

Current New Jersey participation guidance identifies NJSLA ELA for Grades 3–9, with DLM participation applying to eligible students.

Which grades take New Jersey science assessments?

New Jersey statewide assessment guidance identifies science testing in Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 11.

What is the NJGPA?

The NJGPA is the Grade 11 graduation proficiency assessment in English Language Arts and mathematics, aligned to the state requirements described by NJDOE.

What are DLM, ACCESS, and Alternate ACCESS?

DLM is the alternate academic assessment for eligible students with significant intellectual disabilities. ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS measure English language proficiency for multilingual learners.

Are these official New Jersey assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Use NJDOE resources for current blueprints, testing windows, accessibility supports, score information, and participation requirements.