Grade 1 practice questions · Typical Level B
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Practice group 1 Questions 1–6
Listen: On a shelf are a drum, a kite, and a cup, in that order. Choose the item between the other two.
Adult reads: drum → kite → cup.
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Answer: B. The order is drum, kite, cup. Kite is in the middle.
Listen: Say the second word, then the first word, from this pair: river, bridge. Which order is correct?
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Answer: C. Reverse the pair as directed: bridge is second and river is first.
Listen: Select the shape that has three corners, then name its shape. Which should you name?
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Answer: D. A triangle has three corners. The other shapes do not have three corners.
Listen: Priya carries an umbrella. Rain begins while she walks. Which part of her umbrella helps keep the rain off her?
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Answer: A. The broad cover catches the rain above her. The handle holds it but does not cover her.
Listen: A bowl is for holding soup. Which object is best for carrying water without spilling it through holes?
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Answer: B. A bottle can contain water. The other objects have openings that let water escape.
Listen: Milo arrives after June. June arrives after Aya. Who arrives before both other children?
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Answer: C. Put the clues together: Aya, then June, then Milo. Aya arrives before both.
Practice group 2 Questions 7–12
Listen: A tray has seven rolls. Three are eaten. Two new rolls are added. How many rolls are on the tray now?
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Answer: D. Follow both changes: 7 − 3 = 4, then 4 + 2 = 6.
Listen: Two bags each hold four shells. How many shells are there altogether?
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Answer: A. Each bag has four shells. Add 4 + 4 = 8.
Listen: Nine beads are shared so one child gets five. How many beads are left for the other child?
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Answer: B. Take the first share from the total: 9 − 5 = 4 beads remain.
Picture group 2: Which answer belongs with the three pictures?
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Answer: C. Cup, bowl, and spoon are used when eating or drinking. A fork has the same use.
Which answer is another plant or plant part?
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Answer: C. The pictures show plants or parts of plants. A leaf fits that group.
Tool pairs 2: Match the tool to what it works with. Which picture completes the second pair?
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Answer: C. A watering can is used to supply water to a flower. A brush is used to apply paint.
Practice group 3 Questions 13–18
Figure pair 2: Apply the same change to the second shape.
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Answer: A. The first pair changes an outline shape to a filled shape, keeping its shape and size. Fill the second shape without changing its shape or size.
Shape group 2: Which choice has the same SHAPE as all three figures?
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Answer: B. Ignore size and shading. All three figures share the same shape; the matching answer has that shape too.
Working pairs 2: Match the object to what it is used with.
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Answer: D. A key works with a lock; a spoon is used with a bowl to eat from it.
Matrix 2: Each row keeps its shape but changes outline to filled. Fill the missing box.
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Answer: B. Read across each row: outline becomes filled, while shape and size stay the same. The bottom-right box must be the filled bottom-left shape.
Count matrix 2: Each row adds one matching shape. What belongs in the last box?
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Answer: C. In the top row, 2 becomes 3: add one. The bottom row must change 3 to 4, keeping the bottom-row shape.
Figure pattern 2: The shading repeats filled, outline. Which figure comes next?
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Answer: D. The shape and size stay the same. The shading alternates filled, outline, filled, outline, so filled is next.
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