ILTS Study Guide 2026

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ILTS exam key facts

  • The passing score on ILTS tests such as Mathematics (208) is a scaled score of 240. Source
  • The ILTS Elementary Education (Grades K–6) (702) test costs $25 per testlet or $150 for all six testlets in one appointment. Source
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📋 ILTS Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
195 min
Time Limit
80.00%
Passing Score

📚 ILTS Topics to Study (21)

✍️ Sample ILTS Questions & Answers

1. In grammar instruction, which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
✓ Running quickly, the trophy was awarded to the athlete.

In option C, 'Running quickly' modifies 'the trophy,' which cannot run—the intended subject (the athlete) is absent, creating a dangling modifier.

2. What does 'data-driven school counseling' require counselors to do?
✓ Collect, analyze, and use student outcome data to evaluate and improve program effectiveness

Data-driven counseling requires collecting and analyzing student outcome data to demonstrate program impact and guide continuous improvement.

3. Under the Illinois Teacher Evaluation System, which entity bears primary responsibility for designing the district's evaluation framework?
✓ A joint committee of teachers and administrators

Illinois law requires a joint teacher-administrator committee to collaboratively develop the evaluation framework.

4. Which five components of reading were identified by the National Reading Panel as essential for effective literacy instruction?
✓ Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension

The National Reading Panel identified phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as the five essential components of reading.

5. Which Illinois Social Studies standard area focuses on civics and government for elementary students?
✓ Standard 14 — Political Systems

Illinois Social Studies Standard 14 addresses political systems, including civics and government concepts taught at the elementary level.

6. When foreign currencies are able to purchase more US dollars, which of the following normally happens?
✓ US exports increase

US businesses will export more goods when their goods are less expensive for foreign consumers. US businesses will export fewer goods if US goods are more expensive for foreign consumers. The US currency rate does not always have an impact on the volume of exports made by foreign countries.

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