Free Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 4th Grade Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which expression is equivalent to 7 3/4 in terms of value?

Accepted Answer

21× 1/4

Answer

The mixed number 7 3/4 is typically understood as 7 + 3/4, which equals 31/4. However, if the expression '7 3/4' is interpreted as 7 multiplied by the fraction 3/4, then 7 × (3/4) equals 21/4. The correct option, 21 × 1/4, also simplifies to 21/4, making it equivalent under this specific interpretation.

Question 2

47,000 is a number that has been rounded to the nearest thousand; may this be the amount that was rounded by the war?

Accepted Answer

46,504

Answer

When rounding to the nearest thousand, numbers from 46,500 up to 47,499 will round to 47,000. Among the given options, 46,504 falls within this range. The digit in the hundreds place (5) indicates that the number should be rounded up to the next thousand, which is 47,000.

Question 3

Which method is applicable to the equation 11 + 13?

Accepted Answer

Multiply 11 × 10 and 11 × 3, then add the two products.

Answer

The question likely contains a typo and intended to ask for a method to calculate 11 × 13, not 11 + 13. Option A correctly demonstrates the distributive property for multiplication: 11 × 13 can be broken down as 11 × (10 + 3), which equals (11 × 10) + (11 × 3). This method accurately calculates the product of 11 and 13.

Question 4

A certain city has 836,527 residents. How many people, rounded to the nearest ten thousand, live in this city?

Accepted Answer

840,000

Answer

To round 836,527 to the nearest ten thousand, identify the ten thousands digit, which is 3. Then, look at the digit immediately to its right, the thousands digit, which is 6. Since 6 is 5 or greater, you round up the ten thousands digit. Rounding 3 up makes it 4, resulting in 840,000.

Question 5

senator Anderson was driving a car in the parade when we arrived in the city. What word underlined here needs to be capitalized?

Accepted Answer

senator

Answer

The word 'senator' should be capitalized because it is used as a title directly preceding a proper noun ('Anderson'). When a title is used as part of a person's specific name, it functions as a proper noun and requires capitalization. For example, 'Senator Anderson' is correct, whereas 'the senator' would not be capitalized.

ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills Exam Practice Test

ITBS - Iowa Test of Basic Skills Exam Practice Test

Free Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 4th Grade Questions and Answers