WIDA ACCESS Grade 1 Practice Tests

Part A: Ready for Recess

Children stand by the cubbies near the classroom door. The cubbies hold coats, hats, mittens, boots and an umbrella.

1. Which picture shows mittens?
2. Which picture shows what the girl needs?
3. What do the children do last?

Part B: What Is the Weather?

A classroom weather corner with a window that shows a sunny day, a weather chart with weather pictures, a big thermometer and a paper kite.

1. Which picture shows the weather today?
2. Which picture shows a very hot day?
3. Which picture shows a windy day?

Part C: Our Weather Graph

A picture graph on the classroom wall: a row of 5 suns, a row of 3 clouds and a row of 2 rain clouds.

1. Which picture shows three cloudy days?
2. Which kind of weather did the class have on the fewest days?
3. How many sunny days will the class have?

Part D: Kofi's Snow Day

A snowy backyard behind a house. Kofi and his little sister Ava wear snow clothes.

1. How did Kofi feel?
2. Which picture shows what they made?
3. Which picture shows the snowman now?

Part E: Seasons in Our Town

A small town with a park, a hill and a lake in the fall. Red and orange leaves fall from the trees.

1. Which picture shows spring in the town?
2. Which picture shows what the family does in summer?
3. Which season comes next?

Part A: The Weather Helper

Look at the picture. Read. Choose the best picture.

A classroom weather chart with an empty space for a card. A boy named Sam holds three cards: a sun, a rain cloud and a snowflake.

Weather Helper
1. Look out the window.
2. Find the weather card.
3. Put the card on the chart.
4. Sit on the rug.

1. Sam is the weather helper. Sam looks out the window. Sam sees the sun. Which card will Sam put on the chart?
2. Sam puts the card on the chart. Then Sam sits on the rug. Where does Sam go next?
3. It is hot at recess today. You will get thirsty. Bring something to drink. What should the children bring?

Part B: Where Did the Puddle Go?

Look at the picture. Read. Choose the best picture.

A path at school after the rain. There is a big puddle on the path, and the sun is coming out from behind a cloud.

1. It rained a lot. Now there is a big puddle on the path. Which picture shows the path now?
2. Then the sun came out. The sun is hot. The puddle got smaller and smaller. At last, it was gone! Which picture shows the path at the end?
3. Where did the water go? The sun made the water warm. The warm water went up into the air. It will help make new clouds. Where did the water go?

Part C: Snowball Count

Look at the picture. Read. Choose the best picture.

Three children in a snowy schoolyard. Each child stands next to a pile of snowballs.

1. Omar, Zara, and Ben made snowballs. Look at the table to see how many. Which picture shows Omar's snowballs?
2. Ben made 3 snowballs. Then he made 2 more. How many snowballs does Ben have now?
3. Zara made more snowballs than Omar. Look at the table. How many more snowballs did Zara make than Omar?

Part D: Hana and the Rainbow

Look at the picture. Read. Choose the best picture.

A girl named Hana sits by a window on a rainy day.

1. It rained and rained. Hana sat by the window. She could not go out to play. Why did Hana stay inside?
2. At last, the rain stopped. The sun came out. Hana ran to the door. She saw a big band of colors in the sky! What did Hana see?
3. Hana got her paper and paints. "I want to keep the rainbow," she said. Now the rainbow is on her wall, and it will not go away! How did Hana keep the rainbow?

Part E: Our Birthday Calendar

Look at the picture. Read. Choose the best picture.

A classroom wall with four parts, one for each season: snow for winter, flowers for spring, sun for summer, leaves for fall. Small cupcake pictures show birthdays.

1. In the winter, it is cold. There is snow. Grace has her birthday in the winter. Which picture shows Grace's birthday?
2. Chloe has her birthday in October. She wants a party at the park. What will the park look like on her birthday?
3. Diego has his birthday in April. It rains a lot in April. Diego does not want to get wet at his party. Which picture shows Diego's party?

Part 1 — Rainy Day Recess

Hi! I am Ms. Carter. It is raining today, so we have recess inside the classroom. Look at the picture. The children are playing in different places.

1. P1 — Now it's your turn. What other things do you see in this picture?
2. P3 — Now it's your turn. Look at the girls at the art table. What are they doing? Why do you think they like it?

Part 2 — Ethan's Windy Day

Here is a story. This is Ethan. He has a new red hat. He is walking to the park with his mom. It is a very windy day.

Whoosh! The wind blows Ethan's hat right off his head.

The hat lands on a high branch of a tree. Ethan jumps and jumps, but he cannot reach it.

A park worker comes with a long rake.

1. P3 — Now it's your turn. Tell what happens in pictures 2 and 3.
2. P5 — Now it's your turn. Tell how the story ends. How does Ethan feel at the end? What do you think Ethan will do the next time it is windy? Why?

Part 3 — Ice in the Sun

Our class did a science test. We put one ice cube on a plate in the sun. We put one ice cube on a plate in the shade, under a tree. The two ice cubes were the same size.

After twenty minutes, we looked at the plates again.

1. P3 — Now it's your turn. Where did the class put the two plates? Tell how the two places are different.
2. P5 — Now it's your turn. What happened to the ice cube in the sun? Why do you think this happened? What will happen if we wait longer?

Part A: My Favorite Season

Part B: The Rainy Day Picnic