2023 Test B English
Practice questions from 2023 Test B English, with an explanation of every answer.
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To surprise her dad for his birthday
Which revision should be made to correct the sentence? To surprise her dad for his birthday on Friday, Yolanda ordered tempting savory sandwiches from a deli in her neighborhood, prepared…
- Type Punctuation
- NYS standards 7L2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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On the evening of July 13, 2019
Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in construction and should be revised? (1) On the evening of July 13, 2019, a major power outage affected the Upper West…
- Type Sentence structure
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Yalina, Michael, and Malcolm love making pancakes
Which pair of revisions is needed to correct the errors in the paragraph? (1) Yalina, Michael, and Malcolm love making pancakes with their granddad on Saturday mornings. (2) Yalina’s job…
- Type Grammar and usage, Punctuation
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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The End of an Era
Which sentence should follow sentence 3 to best introduce the topic of the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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The End of an Era
Which word should be added to the beginning of sentence 8 to provide a better transition to the third paragraph (sentences 8–11)? Move the correct answer to the box. (8)…
- Type Transitions
- NYS standards 7W2d
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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The End of an Era
Which revision of sentence 11 best maintains the formal style established in the passage?
- Type Precise language and style
- NYS standards 7W2f, 7L3a
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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The End of an Era
What is the best way to combine sentences 12 and 13?
- Type Combining and revising sentences
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L3a
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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The End of an Era
Read this sentence. One of Opportunity’s major contributions was finding possible evidence of the presence of water on Mars. Where should the sentence be added to the passage?
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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The End of an Era
Which concluding sentence should be added after sentence 20 to best support the information presented in the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2e
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Two alumnae of its culinary program… were even recognized as semi-finalists for prestigious James Beard awards. The words “recognized” and “prestigious” in the sentence…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
Paragraph 4 contributes to the development of ideas about La Cocina in paragraph 1 by
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
The quotation from Caleb Zigas in paragraph 6 conveys a central idea of the excerpt by
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
The description of Mariko Grady’s background in paragraph 9 contributes to a central idea in the excerpt by
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
Which statement would the author most likely agree with?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
Which piece of evidence from the excerpt is most relevant to the author’s claim that La Cocina provides an opportunity to become more established as a business owner?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R8, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the excerpt?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “The Food Business Incubator”
The table provides additional support for a central idea of the excerpt by
- Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
Read paragraph 2 from the excerpt. To the proprietors of… mangy lynxes, moth-eaten coyotes, and dancing bears I returned courteous but uncompromising refusals—of course, first submitting all such letters, together…
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
Read this sentence from paragraph 3. The professor, who was sitting at his desk before a pile of letters and replies submitted for approval by me, pushed his glasses down…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7R1
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
How does the exchange between the professor and the narrator in paragraphs 8–11 contribute to the development of the characters?
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
The professor’s observations in paragraphs 15–17 create tension in the excerpt by causing the narrator to feel
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R4
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
How does the interaction between the narrator and the professor in paragraphs 26–28 contribute to the development of the theme?
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why the professor is eager to send the narrator on an expedition?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
How does paragraph 34 help develop the plot of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
Which sentence best demonstrates the professional relationship between the narrator and the professor?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from In Search of the Unknown
How does the author develop the contrast between the narrator’s point of view and the professor’s point of view?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
How does paragraph 1 introduce the idea that the Wright brothers knew that their flight attempt was risky?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Wilbur having used his turn in the unsuccessful attempt on the 14th, the right to the first trial now belonged to me. The sentence…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
The photograph mentioned in paragraph 4 is significant because it
- Type Key details
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
How do the details in paragraph 5 about the uneven nature of the flight convey a central idea of the excerpt?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
Read this sentence from paragraph 5. As the velocity of the wind was over 35 feet per second and the speed of the machine over the ground against this wind…
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
Read this sentence from paragraph 5. A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
Read this sentence from paragraph 5. This flight lasted only 12 seconds, but it was nevertheless the first in the history of the world in which a machine carrying a…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the Wright brothers had to adapt their plans for the flight in order to accommodate the weather conditions?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “How We Made the First Flight”
The use of chronological structure contributes to the development of ideas in the excerpt by
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
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Cross-Purposes
How does the similar construction of line 1 and line 8 contribute to the meaning of the poem?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Cross-Purposes
Read lines 2–4 and lines 12–14 from the poem. I am what every athlete wants: to remain at the apex of the leap, up in the air. I am the…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Cross-Purposes
The use of the words “siblings” and “my sisters and brothers” in lines 31–32 conveys the idea that the
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Cross-Purposes
The comparison to sewing in lines 33–35 helps show that the structure
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7L5a, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Cross-Purposes
The last stanza (lines 36–42) conveys a central idea of the poem by
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Cross-Purposes
Read lines 41–42 from the poem. Because I am, above all else, patient. I will wait for you. Which of the following supports what is implied in these lines?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Cross-Purposes
How does the poet develop the points of view of the structure and the water?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7L5a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Cross-Purposes
How does the form of the poem contribute to its meaning?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that there were different levels of education for a scribe?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Read this sentence from paragraph 2. Including both ideograms (which convey a whole word or idea, either concrete or abstract, in a single sign) and phonograms (representing either an alphabetic…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Which statement summarizes the process that schools used to train scribes?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Which claim is best supported by the information presented in paragraphs 3 and 4?
- Type Inferences and conclusions
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Hieratic script was particularly valuable in a bureaucratic government because
- Type Inferences and conclusions
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
The diagram after paragraph 6 best provides additional support for the topic of the excerpt by
- Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “Scribe Like an Egyptian”
Based on the excerpt, which statement would the author most strongly agree with?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
The central idea that the Falls communicate a feeling of “unintelligible disaster” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in paragraph 2 through a description of
- Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
Read this sentence from paragraph 2. They are extraordinarily level, one long curtain of lacework and woven foam. What is the effect of comparing the American Falls to a “long…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
Read this sentence from paragraph 3. These are the lower rapids, a sight more terrifying than the Falls, because less intelligible. Which statement best describes how the sentence fits into…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the essence of the Falls lies in their emotional impact?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
Read this sentence from paragraph 4. There one can sit and let great cloudy thoughts of destiny and the passage of empires drift through the mind; for such dreams are…
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history ultimately end in the same way is illustrated mainly through
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7L5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
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Excerpt from “Niagara Falls”
With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7