1st Grade Vocabulary Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 1st Grade vocabulary practice set covers the word knowledge and word analysis skills assessed on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will practice identifying word meanings from context clues, understanding synonyms and antonyms, recognizing word roots and affixes, and applying vocabulary knowledge to grade-level texts. The vocabulary section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills measures both the breadth and depth of a student's word knowledge, which directly impacts reading comprehension and academic achievement across all subjects. These practice questions are designed to expand vocabulary while teaching the word-learning strategies that help students tackle unfamiliar words on standardized assessments.

Total Questions: 80 Grade: 1st Grade Iowa Level: Level 6 Ages: 6-7

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Word Meaning

What does (Sad | Feeling good and joyful | Angry | Tired)
What does (Small | Large in size | Fast | Slow)
What does (Slow | Moving quickly | Big | Small)
What does (Hot | Not warm, icy | Wet | Dry)
What does (To push up from the ground | To sit down | To sleep | To eat)
What does (Loud | Making little or no sound | Fast | Heavy)
What does (Dark | Full of light | Small | Old)
What does (Dry | Covered with water | Hot | Cold)
What does (Short | High in height | Fat | Thin)
What does (Quiet | Making a lot of sound | Soft | Gentle)
What does (Hard | Easy to press or squeeze | Loud | Fast)
What does (New | Having lived a long time | Young | Small)
What does (Old | Just made or bought | Broken | Dirty)
What does (Full | Having nothing inside | Heavy | Big)
What does (Empty | Holding as much as possible | Light | Small)
What does (Soft | Firm and solid | Wet | Light)
What does (Dirty | Free from dirt | Wet | Old)
What does (Clean | Covered with dirt or mud | New | Dry)
What does (Sour | Tasting like sugar | Salty | Bitter)
What does (Sweet | Having a sharp, acidic taste | Salty | Spicy)

Opposites

What is the opposite of HOT? (Warm | Cold | Hot | Mild)
What is the opposite of UP? (Down | Up | Left | Right)
What is the opposite of DAY? (Morning | Night | Afternoon | Evening)
What is the opposite of OPEN? (Open | Closed | Wide | Big)
What is the opposite of FAST? (Quick | Slow | Fast | Running)
What is the opposite of HAPPY? (Glad | Sad | Happy | Excited)
What is the opposite of BIG? (Large | Small | Huge | Giant)
What is the opposite of YOUNG? (Baby | Old | Young | Child)
What is the opposite of LIGHT? (Bright | Heavy | Light | Soft)
What is the opposite of TALL? (Big | Short | Tall | Long)
What is the opposite of GOOD? (Nice | Bad | Great | Good)
What is the opposite of IN? (Inside | Out | In | Under)
What is the opposite of OVER? (Above | Under | Over | On)
What is the opposite of WET? (Soaked | Dry | Wet | Damp)
What is the opposite of DARK? (Black | Light | Dark | Dim)
What is the opposite of FIRST? (Beginning | Last | First | Start)
What is the opposite of FRONT? (Forward | Back | Front | Ahead)
What is the opposite of PUSH? (Shove | Pull | Push | Press)
What is the opposite of NEAR? (Close | Far | Near | Next)
What is the opposite of GIVE? (Share | Take | Give | Send)

Picture Vocabulary

What is this animal called? (Cat | Dog | Bird | Fish)
What is this food called? (Orange | Apple | Banana | Grape)
What is this called? (Flower | Tree | Bush | Grass)
What is this called? (Building | House | Store | School)
What vehicle is this? (Bus | Car | Train | Plane)
What is this called? (Newspaper | Books | Magazine | Papers)
What is this body part? (Eye | Ear | Nose | Mouth)
What is this called? (Moon | Sun | Star | Cloud)
What is this called? (Snow | Rain | Wind | Fog)
What is this called? (Pie | Cake | Cookie | Bread)
What is this called? (Ball | Balloon | Bubble | Kite)
What is this called? (Tree | Flower | Leaf | Grass)
What is this called? (Tongue | Tooth | Lip | Chin)
What is this called? (Lock | Key | Door | Handle)
What is this called? (Sun | Star | Moon | Planet)

Synonyms

Which word means the same as SMALL? (Big | Little | Tall | Wide)
Which word means the same as HAPPY? (Sad | Glad | Mad | Tired)
Which word means the same as BIG? (Small | Large | Short | Thin)
Which word means the same as FAST? (Slow | Quick | Lazy | Tired)
Which word means the same as SAD? (Happy | Unhappy | Excited | Glad)
Which word means the same as PRETTY? (Ugly | Beautiful | Plain | Old)
Which word means the same as SCARED? (Brave | Afraid | Happy | Calm)
Which word means the same as ANGRY? (Happy | Mad | Calm | Sad)
Which word means the same as BEGIN? (End | Start | Stop | Finish)
Which word means the same as FUNNY? (Sad | Silly | Serious | Boring)
Which word means the same as TIRED? (Awake | Sleepy | Active | Busy)
Which word means the same as SHUT? (Open | Close | Break | Lock)
Which word means the same as THIN? (Fat | Skinny | Wide | Thick)
Which word means the same as SMART? (Dumb | Clever | Slow | Lazy)
Which word means the same as NICE? (Mean | Kind | Rude | Angry)

Categories

Apple, banana, orange, ___. Which fruit completes the group? (Carrot | Grape | Bread | Milk)
Dog, cat, rabbit, ___. Which animal completes the group? (Car | Hamster | Book | Apple)
Red, blue, green, ___. Which color completes the group? (Big | Yellow | Fast | Happy)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ___. Which day completes the group? (January | Thursday | Summer | Morning)
One, two, three, ___. Which number completes the group? (Ten | Four | Zero | Hundred)
Which one does NOT belong with the others? (Dog | Apple | Cat | Rabbit)
Which one does NOT belong with the others? (Car | Tree | Bus | Train)
Which one does NOT belong with the others? (Shirt | Cake | Pants | Dress)
Shirt, pants, dress, ___. Which clothing completes the group? (Apple | Jacket | Book | Tree)
Chair, table, bed, ___. Which furniture completes the group? (Car | Desk | Apple | Dog)