Illinois IAR Test Grade 5
Free IAR practice questions for Illinois mathematics and English language arts.
Illinois students in Grades 3–8 take the IAR each spring.
The IAR is Illinois's state test in English language arts and mathematics for Grades 3–8, built on the Illinois Learning Standards. It is taken on a device and includes multiple-choice, multi-part and short written-response questions.
Math items ask students to reason and model a situation, not just compute, and ELA items ask for evidence from the text. Scores are reported on a scale from 300 to 500 in five achievement levels, so the goal is steady accuracy across question types rather than speed on one kind.
Mathematics
Concepts and procedures, reasoning and modeling, and solving multi-step and multi-part problems.
English language arts
Reading literature and information texts, vocabulary, language, and written expression with evidence.
Written expression
Planning and writing a supported response; full essay scoring is not simulated here.
- Grade 3–8 Math and English chapters built from Illinois Learning Standards
- Reasoning and modeling practice, not just computation
- Hints and worked explanations for every question
- A parent portal showing mastery and weak spots
Free Illinois IAR grade 5 sample questions
Try these Illinois IAR-style questions. Tap "Show answer" to check yourself — then practise the full question types inside the app.
1. A map scale says 1 cm = 4 km. How far is 6.5 cm on the map?
- 10.5 km
- 24 km
- 26 km
- 40 km
2. A passage says a character “checked her phone for the third time in a minute.” What does the detail suggest?
- She is bored of the conversation
- She is waiting for something
- She is lost
- She is tired
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Start free practiceIllinois IAR Grade 5: Grade 5 IAR math asks for reasoning and modeling, not just computing, and ELA adds longer informational texts.