ILTS Elementary Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: D

A rabbit and a tortoise race, and the tortoise wins.: This retells what happens; it is a summary.

The story is set on a country road.: This describes setting.

The rabbit takes a nap during the race.: This is a single plot detail.

Slow and steady effort can beat overconfidence.: Correct. A theme is a general message about life drawn from the story.

Theme is the universal message; summary is what happens.

Answer: D

8/9 cup: 8/9 is 2/3 ÷ 3/4.

5/7 cup: 5/7 adds numerators and denominators.

17/12 cups: 17/12 is 2/3 + 3/4, an addition.

1/2 cup: Correct. 2/3 × 3/4 = 6/12 = 1/2.

Finding a fraction "of" a quantity means multiplying: multiply numerators and denominators.

Answer: D

Minerals absorbed from soil: Soil minerals supply only a small part of plant mass.

Fertilizer added by gardeners: Fertilizer supplies small amounts of nutrients.

Sunlight absorbed by the leaves: Light provides energy, not matter.

Carbon dioxide from the air and water: Correct. Through photosynthesis, plants build sugars mainly from air (CO₂) and water.

Plants get their materials for growth chiefly from air and water (NGSS 5-LS1-1).

Answer: C

The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854: This act applied to Kansas and Nebraska.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820: The Missouri Compromise addressed the Louisiana Purchase lands.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Correct. It organized the Northwest Territory and prohibited slavery there.

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863: This applied to Confederate states during the Civil War.

The Northwest Ordinance (1787) set the path to statehood for Illinois and banned slavery there.

Answer: A

Symmetrical balance: Correct. Mirror-like halves create symmetrical (formal) balance.

Asymmetrical balance: Asymmetry uses different elements of equal visual weight.

Radial balance: Radial balance radiates from a central point.

Contrast: Contrast is about differences, not mirrored halves.

Balance: symmetrical (mirror), asymmetrical (unequal but weighted), radial (from a center).

Answer: B

Frequency: Frequency is how often (sessions per week).

Time: Correct. Time is the duration of each session.

Intensity: Intensity is how hard.

Type: Type is the kind of activity.

FITT: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type.