Stanford 10 Practice Test 2nd Grade

Second grade reading, math, language and spelling questions, set out by the subtests of the Stanford 10 Primary 2 level.

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The real test: Stanford 10, Primary 2

Grades
2.5 to 3.5, which the publisher reads as the fifth month of grade 2 to the fifth month of grade 3. Primary 1 covers grades 1.5 to 2.5.
Reading
Word Study Skills, 30 questions in 20 minutes. Reading Vocabulary, 30 in 20. Reading Comprehension, 40 in 40.
Mathematics
Problem Solving, 44 questions in 50 minutes. Procedures, 30 in 30.
Language and spelling
Language, 48 questions in 45 minutes. Spelling, 36 in 30.
Also on the test
Listening, 40 questions in 30 minutes, and Environment, 40 in 30. In all: 338 multiple-choice questions and 4 hours 55 minutes.
Timing and scores
Untimed: the times are guidelines for planning. Scores are percentile rank, stanine, GE and NCE by grade, plus scaled scores.

Checked October 8, 2026 against the Stanford 10 Scope & Sequence chart and product page, Pearson. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Reading: all 23 questions with answers

Word Study Skills 7

  • What is the base word of "jumping"? Answer: jump. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RF.2.3.d
  • Which two words make the contraction "didn't"? Answer: did not. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.c
  • Which word has the long e sound you hear in "tree"? Answer: leaf. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RF.2.3.b
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Word Study Skills, continued

  • Which word has the same vowel sound as "rain"? Answer: cake. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RF.2.3.a
  • Which word is a compound word, made of two smaller words? Answer: sunflower. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.4.d
  • Which word is the contraction of "we are"? Answer: we're. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.c
  • Which word means "not happy"? Answer: unhappy. Source: Stanford 10 Word Study Skills subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.4.b

Reading Vocabulary 7

  • "Dad swung the bat and hit the ball." What is a bat in this sentence? Answer: A stick used to hit a ball. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "bat" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a
  • "Dad will repair the broken chair." Which word means the same as repair? Answer: fix. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "repair" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a
  • "Mia was glad to see her grandmother." What does glad mean? Answer: happy. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "glad" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a
  • "The path was narrow, so we walked one behind the other." What does narrow mean? Answer: not wide. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "narrow" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a
  • "Please whisper in the library so others can read." What does whisper mean? Answer: speak very softly. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "whisper" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a
  • "The puppy was tiny." Which word means almost the same as tiny? Answer: small. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "tiny" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.5.b
  • "The rabbit will leap over the log." What does leap mean? Answer: jump. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "leap" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.4.a

Reading Comprehension 9

  • "How to Plant a Bean. First, fill a cup with soil. Next, push a bean into the soil with your finger. Then pour a little water on top. Last, set the cup by a sunny window." What do you do right after you fill the cup with soil? Answer: Push a bean into the soil. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.3
  • "How to Plant a Bean. First, fill a cup with soil. Next, push a bean into the soil with your finger. Then pour a little water on top. Last, set the cup by a sunny window." Where does the cup go at the end? Answer: By a sunny window. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.1
  • "How to Plant a Bean. First, fill a cup with soil. Next, push a bean into the soil with your finger. Then pour a little water on top. Last, set the cup by a sunny window." Why did the author write this? Answer: To tell how to plant a bean. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.6
  • "Nora found a small gray kitten under the porch. It was wet from the rain and shaking. She wrapped it in a towel and carried it inside. Mom said they could keep it until they found its owner." What will the family most likely do next? Answer: Look for the kitten's owner. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.2.3
  • "Nora found a small gray kitten under the porch. It was wet from the rain and shaking. She wrapped it in a towel and carried it inside. Mom said they could keep it until they found its owner." Where did Nora find the kitten? Answer: Under the porch. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.2.1
  • "Nora found a small gray kitten under the porch. It was wet from the rain and shaking. She wrapped it in a towel and carried it inside. Mom said they could keep it until they found its owner." Why was the kitten shaking? Answer: It was wet from the rain. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.2.1
  • "Pet Show at Maple Hill School. Come to the pet show on Saturday at ten o'clock. It will be on the playground. Bring your pet on a leash or in a cage. Every pet gets a ribbon." What is this notice mostly about? Answer: A pet show at a school. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.2
  • "Pet Show at Maple Hill School. Come to the pet show on Saturday at ten o'clock. It will be on the playground. Bring your pet on a leash or in a cage. Every pet gets a ribbon." What must you do if you bring a pet? Answer: Keep it on a leash or in a cage. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.1
  • "Pet Show at Maple Hill School. Come to the pet show on Saturday at ten o'clock. It will be on the playground. Bring your pet on a leash or in a cage. Every pet gets a ribbon." When is the pet show? Answer: Saturday at ten o'clock. Source: Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.2.1

How this list was compiled: Outline: Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition, Scope & Sequence chart (Pearson), https://www.pearsonassessments.com/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/sat10/sat10-scope-sequence.pdf, linked from the publisher's product page, https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Academic-Learning/Stanford-Achievement-Test-Series-%7C-Tenth-Edition/p/100000415, both read 2026-10-08. Each word study and comprehension question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Word meanings in the vocabulary questions were read in Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, passages, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a Stanford 10 test, from a sample or practice item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

Mathematics: all 17 questions with answers

Mathematics Procedures 7

  • 8 + 7 = ? Answer: 15. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.OA.B.2
  • 14 − 6 = ? Answer: 8. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.OA.B.2
  • 25 + 25 + 10 = ? Answer: 60. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.B.6
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Mathematics Procedures, continued

  • 46 + 37 = ? Answer: 83. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.B.5
  • 82 − 45 = ? Answer: 37. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.B.5
  • 300 + 40 + 7 = ? Answer: 347. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.A.3
  • 524 + 100 = ? Answer: 624. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.B.8

Mathematics Problem Solving 10

  • A pencil is 7 inches long. A crayon is 3 inches long. How much longer is the pencil than the crayon? Answer: 4 inches. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.MD.A.4
  • Ava has 2 quarters, 1 dime and 3 pennies. How many cents does she have? Answer: 63¢. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.MD.C.8
  • Lena has 28 stickers. Her brother gives her 15 more. How many stickers does Lena have now? Answer: 43. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.OA.A.1
  • On a clock, the short hand is halfway between 4 and 5 and the long hand points at 6. What time is it? Answer: 4:30. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.MD.C.7
  • Sam had 20 grapes. He ate 6 of them, and then his mom gave him 4 more. How many grapes does Sam have now? Answer: 18. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.OA.A.1
  • There are 52 birds on a wire. Then 17 fly away. How many birds are left? Answer: 35. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.OA.A.1
  • What number comes next? 65, 70, 75, 80, ___ Answer: 85. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.A.2
  • Which number has 4 hundreds, 0 tens and 9 ones? Answer: 409. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.A.1
  • Which number is greater than 568? Answer: 586. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.NBT.A.4
  • Which shape has exactly 3 sides and 3 angles? Answer: Triangle. Source: Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 2.G.A.1

How this list was compiled: Outline: Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition, Scope & Sequence chart (Pearson), https://www.pearsonassessments.com/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/sat10/sat10-scope-sequence.pdf, linked from the publisher's product page, https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Academic-Learning/Stanford-Achievement-Test-Series-%7C-Tenth-Edition/p/100000415, both read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/, read 2026-10-08. Every answer was worked out again. Licence: Own work. Questions, passages, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a Stanford 10 test, from a sample or practice item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

Language and spelling: all 20 questions with answers

Language 11

  • A ___ of geese flew over the pond. Which word fits? Answer: flock. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "flock" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.1.a
  • I made this card by ___. Which word fits? Answer: myself. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.1.c
  • One mouse ran by. Then two ___ ran by. Which word fits? Answer: mice. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.1.b
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Language, continued

  • "The small turtle walked slowly across the road." Which word tells how the turtle walked? Answer: slowly. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.1.e
  • "We ate turkey on thanksgiving with Grandpa." Which word needs a capital letter? Answer: thanksgiving. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.a
  • Which greeting of a letter is written correctly? Answer: Dear Grandma,. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.b
  • Which one is a complete sentence? Answer: The frog jumped into the pond. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.1.f
  • Which one shows that the bike belongs to Tom? Answer: Tom's bike. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.c
  • Which sentence is written correctly? Answer: I can't find my shoe. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.c
  • Which sentence uses capital letters correctly? Answer: My aunt lives in Ohio. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.2.a
  • Yesterday Grandma ___ us a story. Which word fits? Answer: told. Source: Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.2.1.d

Spelling 9

  • "The dog is swiming in the pond." Which word is spelled wrong? Answer: swiming. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "swimming" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • I wore a coat ___ it was cold. Which spelling fits the blank? Answer: because. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "because" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • "My freind has a red kite." Which word is spelled wrong? Answer: freind. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "friend" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • "She put the book on the tabel." Which word is spelled wrong? Answer: tabel. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "table" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • The stars come out at ___. Which spelling fits the blank? Answer: night. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "night" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • "We whent to the park after lunch." Which word is spelled wrong? Answer: whent. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "went" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • Which is the right way to spell the past of "say"? Answer: said. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "said" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • Which spelling is right for the place where children go to learn? Answer: school. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "school" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d
  • Which spelling is right for the word that means "men, women and children"? Answer: people. Source: Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "people" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.2.2.d

How this list was compiled: Outline: Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition, Scope & Sequence chart (Pearson), https://www.pearsonassessments.com/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/sat10/sat10-scope-sequence.pdf, linked from the publisher's product page, https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Academic-Learning/Stanford-Achievement-Test-Series-%7C-Tenth-Edition/p/100000415, both read 2026-10-08. Each language question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/2/, read 2026-10-08. The spelling of each tested word, and that each wrong spelling is no word of its own, was checked in Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, passages, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a Stanford 10 test, from a sample or practice item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the Stanford 10 (SAT 10) in second grade: 60 questions written for this site, following the subtests Pearson lists for its Primary 2 level. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson, the publisher.

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Which level a second grader takes

Pearson's chart gives Primary 2 to grades 2.5 through 3.5, so it is the level for the second half of second grade. Earlier in the year the level is Primary 1, which has Word Reading and Sentence Reading in place of Reading Vocabulary.

What is left out

Listening and Environment are part of the Primary 2 battery and are not practiced here. The real reading subtest asks about longer passages; these questions use a few sentences each.

How the answers are checked

Each mathematics answer is worked out again. Spellings and word meanings were read in Wiktionary, and each question names the Common Core standard it practices.

Questions and answers

What is on the Stanford 10 test for 2nd grade?

At Primary 2 the complete battery has nine multiple-choice subtests: Word Study Skills, Reading Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Problem Solving, Mathematics Procedures, Language, Spelling, Listening and Environment. Together they hold 338 questions.

How long is the Stanford 10 for 2nd grade?

Pearson's chart puts the Primary 2 complete battery at 4 hours 55 minutes, in subtests of 20 to 50 minutes. The test is untimed, and Pearson calls those times guidelines to help schools plan.

Is the SAT 10 the same as the SAT?

No. SAT 10 is short for the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition, a multiple-choice achievement test for kindergarten through grade 12. It is not the SAT that students take for college admission.

Is this Stanford 10 practice test for 2nd grade free?

Yes, free and with no sign-up. Every question was written for this site and none comes from the real test. Pearson lists its own Primary 2 practice tests on its product page.

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