ELPAC Practice

ELPAC reading practice questions for grade 1

Passages followed by comprehension questions, plus word and sentence choice tasks.

These 22 questions are grouped by task type, one group at a time. Answer a question to see whether it was right and why. Nothing is timed and nothing is recorded.

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Read and Choose a Word

The student reads three words and chooses the one that matches a picture.

A small gray cat with pointed ears and long whiskers sitting on a rug
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A small gray animal sits on a rug. It has pointed ears and long whiskers. It says meow.

Question 1 of 4

Read the three words. Choose the word that goes with the picture.

Which word goes with the picture?

A yellow school bus stopped in front of a school with open doors as children board
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Something big and yellow stops in front of a school. It has many windows. A door folds open. Children walk up the steps and get on.

Question 2 of 4

Read the three words. Choose the word that goes with the picture.

Which word goes with the picture?

A young boy standing in the sun wearing a red cap
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A boy stands in the sun. Something red sits on top of his head. It keeps the sun off his face.

Question 3 of 4

Read the three words. Choose the word that goes with the picture.

Which word goes with the picture?

An orange goldfish swimming in a glass tank with green plants
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A small orange animal swims in a glass tank. Green plants grow in the water. It moves its tail back and forth.

Question 4 of 4

Read the three words. Choose the word that goes with the picture.

Which word goes with the picture?

4 questions in this set are still unanswered. You can move on without answering them.

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Every answer, explained

Each question has its own page with the correct answer and why each other choice is wrong.

Read and Choose a Word

  1. Which word goes with the picture?
  2. Which word goes with the picture?
  3. Which word goes with the picture?
  4. Which word goes with the picture?

Read and Choose a Sentence

  1. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  2. Which sentence best describes the picture?
  3. Which sentence best describes the picture?

Read a Short Informational Passage

  1. Where do you put the book you bring back?
  2. What may you do after you put your old book in the box?
  3. Why does Mia give the fish only one small spoon of food?

Read a Literary Passage

  1. Where did Rosa find the mitten?
  2. Why did Rosa put the mitten up high on the fence?
  3. Why did Theo run along the path?
  4. How did Theo get his boat back?
  5. Why did Mom ask Ava to play outside?
  6. Ava says, "Now we have a band." What does she mean?

Read an Informational Passage

  1. What is nectar?
  2. How do bees help new flowers grow?
  3. What does the first ant leave on the ground?
  4. Why do ants walk in a long line?
  5. What does a snail do when it is scared?
  6. When do snails come out?

Read next

  • How to Prepare for the ELPAC: Effective ELPAC preparation is about steady daily language development rather than frantic test cramming. Here is a practical, domain-by-domain guide for parents and teachers.
  • ELPAC Scores Explained: A Summative ELPAC report gives an overall performance level from 1 to 4, plus separate results for oral language and written language. Here is what each part means, and what it does not mean.

This is an independent study resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the California Department of Education or the official ELPAC program. All questions here are original practice material written to match the published task formats.