WIDA ACCESS Practice Test 1

Directions: Complete the items on the practice test. Show your best work!

Part 1: Reading

Read the text, then answer the questions beside the text.

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Part 2: Listening

Listen to the conversation, then answer the questions below.

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Where did Elvis first find his musical inspiration?

In church

From his father

From school

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How did Elvis learn how to play the guitar?

He watched other people play.

He took lessons at school.

His father taught him.

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Why did Presley stand out among his high school classmates?

He got in trouble a lot.

He was a great singer.

He had a unique appearance.

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Why did Presley spend a lot of time at Sun Records?

He wanted to get noticed.

He needed to record his album.

He worked there.

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What other skill made Presley famous?

He played the mandolin.

He starred in movies.

He started a fashion company.

Part 3: Speaking

Listen to the biography of Elvis Presley again. Then respond to the questions below.

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Part 4: Writing

Read the prompt, then write your response.

A math teacher gives her students the chart below to explain how to solve for distance, rate, or time in a word problem. She explains that there are three formulas to solve for distance, rate, or time. To use each formula, students will need to substitute the information they know. For example, if a student knows the distance and the time, she can find the rate by dividing.

Look at the chart below to see the other ways to solve for distance, rate, or time.

Use the chart the teacher gave her students to explain how to solve the word problem below.

Amy rides her bicycle for three hours at a rate of 10 miles per hour. What distance did she travel?

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WIDA ACCESS Practice Test 1

Where did Elvis first find his musical inspiration?

How did Elvis learn how to play the guitar?

Why did Presley stand out among his high school classmates?

Why did Presley spend a lot of time at Sun Records?

What other skill made Presley famous?

How are government officials elected?

What is the purpose of the three branches of government?

Which branch of government decides if a law has been broken?

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Which branch of government contains the Supreme Court?

Which branch of government contains Congress?

Which branch of government contains the president?

Which branch of government signs bills into law?

Where did Elvis first find his musical inspiration?

How did Elvis learn how to play the guitar?

Why did Presley stand out among his high school classmates?

Why did Presley spend a lot of time at Sun Records?

What other skill made Presley famous?

How are government officials elected?

What is the purpose of the three branches of government?

Which branch of government decides if a law has been broken?

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Which branch of government contains the Supreme Court?

Which branch of government contains Congress?

Which branch of government contains the president?

Which branch of government signs bills into law?