How Many Questions and How Much Time Is Allotted for Iowa Assessments™?

 

You can find the information below in Appendix B of the Iowa Assessments™ E/F/G Planning and Implementation Guide, V6 in the Resources page by clicking the link on the top right of the DataManager homepage.

 

 

 

Level 5

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes.

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Practice Questions	4	10
Vocabulary	23	20
Word Analysis	29	20
Listening	23	30
Language	27	25
Mathematics	27	25
Reading (Part 1)	17	30
Totals*	146	160 Min. (2 hr. 30 min.)

*Totals include practice questions.

 

 

Level 6

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes. 

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Practice Questions	4	10
Vocabulary	27	20
Word Analysis	33	20
Listening	27	30
Language	31	25
Mathematics	35	25
Reading (Part 1)	17	20
Reading (Part 2)	17	20
Totals*	191	170 Min. (2 hr. 30 min.)

*Totals include practice questions.

 

 

Level 7 Complete/Core

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes. The names of the Core tests are in bold text. 

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Vocabulary	26	15
Word Analysis	32	15
Reading (Part 1)	17	20
Reading (Part 2)	18	25
Listening	27	25
Language	34	25
Mathematics (Part 1)	26	25
Mathematics (Part 2)	15	25
Computation	25	25
Social Studies	29	25
Science	29	25
Totals - Complete	278	250 min. (4 hr. 10 min.)
Totals - Core	220	200 min. (3 hr. 20 min.)

 

 

 

Level 7 Survey

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes.

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Reading	28	35
Language	34	25
Mathematics	29	35
Totals	91	95 min. (1 hr. 35 min.)

 

 

 

Level 8 Complete/Core

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes. The names of the Core tests are in bold text. 

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Vocabulary	26	15
Word Analysis	33	15
Reading (Part 1)	Forms E and F: 18 Form G: 14	Forms E and F: 20 Form G: 10
Reading (Part 2)	Forms E and F: 20 Form G: 24	Forms E and F: 25 Form G: 35
Listening	27	25
Language	42	25
Mathematics (Part 1)	26	25
Mathematics (Part 2)	20	25
Computation	27	25
Social Studies	29	25
Science	29	25
Totals - Complete	297	250 min. (4 hr. 10 min.)
Totals - Core	239	200 min. (3 hr. 20 min.)

 

 

 

Level 8 Survey

For Levels 5–8, testing times are approximations, not time limits. These tests are not timed. The approximate working times are provided to help you estimate testing durations for scheduling purposes. 

Test	Items	Approximate Working Time (Minutes)
Reading	30	35
Language	42	25
Mathematics	32	35
Totals	104	95 min. (1 hr. 35 min.

 

 

 

Levels 9-14 Complete/Core

The names of the Core tests are in bold text. 

Test	Testing Time (Minutes)	Number of Questions
		Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14
Reading* (2 Parts)	30 + 30	41	42	43	44	45	46
Written Expression	Forms E and F: 40	35	38	40	43	45	48
	Form G: 50
Mathematics* (2 Parts)	30 + 30	50	55	60	65	70	75
Science	35	30	34	37	39	41	43
Social Studies	35	30	34	37	39	41	43
Vocabulary	15	29	34	37	39	41	42
Spelling	10	24	27	30	32	34	35
Capitalization	10	20	22	24	25	27	29
Punctuation	10	20	22	24	25	27	29
Computation	20	25	27	29	30	31	32
Totals – Forms E and F Complete	4 hr 55 min	304	335	361	381	402	422
Totals – Forms E and F – Core	3 hr 45 min	244	267	287	303	320	336
Totals – Form G Complete	5 hr 5 min	304	335	361	381	402	422
Totals – Form G – Core	3 hr 55 min	244	267	287	303	320	336

*This test is administered in two parts.

 

 

Optional Level 9 Tests

Test	Testing Time (Minutes)	Number of Questions
Word Analysis*	20	33
Listening*	25	28
Totals – Forms E and F Complete (Level 9 with Word Analysis and Listening):	5 hr 40 min	365
Totals – Forms E and F Core (Level 9 with Word Analysis and Listening):	4 hr 30 min	305
Totals – Form G Complete (Level 9 with Word Analysis and Listening):	5 hr 50 min	365
Totals – Form G Core (Level 9 with Word Analysis and Listening):	4 hr 40 min	305

*This test is read aloud by the teacher. The time given is approximate.

 

 

 

Levels 9-14 Survey

Test	Testing Time (minutes)	Number of Questions Per Level
		Level 9	Level 10	Level 11	Level 12	Level 13	Level 14
Reading	30	21	21	22	22	23	23
Written Expression (Forms E and F)	40	35	38	40	43	45	48
Written Expression (Form G)	40	29	30	33	36	36	38
Mathematics (Forms E and F)	30	26	29	31	34	36	39
Mathematics (Form G)	30	24	26	29	31	34	36
Totals – Forms E and F Survey:	1 hr 40 min	82	88	93	99	104	110
Totals*Totals – Form G Survey	1 hr 40 min	74	77	84	89	93	97

 

 

 

 

Levels 15-17/18 Complete/Core (available for Forms E and F only)

The names of the Core tests are in bold text. 

Test	Testing Time (Minutes)	Number of questions per level
		Level 15	Level 16	Level 17
Reading	40	40	40	40
Written Expression	40	54	54	54
Mathematics	40	40	40	40
Science	40	48	48	48
Social Studies	40	50	50	50
Vocabulary	15	40	40	40
Computation	20	30	30	30
Total Items – Complete		302	302	302
Total Time – Complete		3 hr. 55 min.	3 hr. 55 min.	3 hr. 55 min.
Total Items – Core		204	204	204
Total Time – Core		2 hr. 35 min.	2 hr. 35 min.	2 hr. 35 min.