2025 Practice Test A English

Practice questions from 2025 Practice Test A English, with an explanation of every answer.

Snowy Mountains

The description in the first stanza (lines 1–7) helps establish a central idea of the poem by
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Snowy Mountains

Which detail from the poem reflects the speaker’s view that people often fail to appreciate what is familiar?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Snowy Mountains

How does isolating the word “Uprise” in line 7 affect the meaning of the poem?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Snowy Mountains

In which two ways does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)? Select the two correct answers.
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Multiple response
Snowy Mountains

How do the details in the third stanza (lines 15–26) most contribute to the development of a theme of the poem?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Snowy Mountains

Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the lines help convey the speaker’s point…
- Type Author's purpose and point of view
- NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Snowy Mountains

Read lines 23–26 from the poem. The mountains swing along The south horizon of the sky; Welcoming with wide floors of blue-green ice The mists that dance and drive before…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7L5, 7R4
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Snowy Mountains

Which quotations from the poem support the theme that nature’s unspoiled beauty is splendid, and which quotations support the theme that human creations detract from natural wonder? Move each answer…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Table grid
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Which sentence from the excerpt supports the idea that Ellen understands what her father is really thinking, and which sentence supports the idea that Ellen and her father share similar…
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Fill the blanks
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Read these sentences from paragraph 2. Dad always said Mom could make all the dishes he’d had back in Vermont as well as though she were a New Englander herself,…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Read this sentence from paragraph 3. “I’ll be taking the train tomorrow night,” I said aloud, more to hear it myself. This remark contributes to the conflict in the excerpt…
- Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Read this sentence from paragraph 9. I tried to, and then I just sat still and looked straight at it. How does the phrase “looked straight at it” contribute to…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

The words “cold” and “dark” affect the tone in paragraph 10 by
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Read these sentences from the excerpt. Mom seems to think of nothing farther away than today or perhaps yesterday or tomorrow morning. (paragraph 1) Mom was fixing oatmeal for tomorrow…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

The flashback in paragraphs 10–24 affects the plot by
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 5 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

Which sentence from the excerpt provides evidence that Mom wants Ellen to understand the family’s heritage?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Excerpt from Winter Wheat

What is Ellen’s primary mood at key points in the excerpt? Move the correct answer to each box in the table. Paragraphs Ellen’s Primary Mood 1–2 {1} 7–8 {2} 9–10…
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Fill the blanks
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

Paragraph 1 contributes to the setting of the excerpt by establishing that
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

In paragraphs 4 and 6, the beginning of the change in seasons affects the characters mainly by
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

How do paragraphs 7 and 9 convey a central idea of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

In paragraph 8, the author repeats the word “played” most likely to
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

How do paragraphs 11–13 affect the plot of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

In paragraph 20, the phrases “trophies of their hunt” and “paraded around” affect the paragraph by
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

Which quotation from the excerpt best supports the idea that The People feel a connection to members of their group in spite of distance?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

Read these sentences from paragraph 22. “Belongs to Red Bear people. Gone then come back.” How does this statement affect the villagers in the excerpt?
- Type Development of ideas and characters
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Excerpt from Do Them No Harm!

The details in paragraph 5 about the locations of the camps and the details in paragraphs 23–24 about the reaction to the woman convey a theme of the excerpt by
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why Wade reserved Peroxide Jim for “emergency work” (paragraph 1)?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

Paragraphs 1–2 contribute to the development of the central idea of the excerpt by
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?
- Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
- NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

How does paragraph 9 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

Read this sentence from paragraph 13. Close on their left bore down the flank of the herd, and on their right, under their very feet, was a precipice, so close…
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

Read these sentences from the excerpt. He was riding to turn the herd, too, back from the rim, as the horse also knew. (paragraph 11) It was Peroxide Jim’s, according…
- Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

How do the details in paragraphs 14–16 help convey a central idea of the excerpt?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Excerpt from “The Spirit of the Herd”

Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the mood on the drive before the lightning struck?
- Type Word meaning and figurative language
- NYS standards 7R4, 7R1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

Read this sentence from paragraph 1. As one Scottish traveler observed during his visit to America, “Niagara and Lowell are the two objects I will longest remember in my American…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

A central idea that Lowell was “one of America’s most significant industrial cities” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in the passage primarily through a description of the
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

Which sentence from paragraph 2 best supports the idea that Lowell became “a bustling industrial city” (paragraph 1) in a short period of time?
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

Read this sentence from paragraph 3. From the early to mid-1800s, women left the constricted lifestyle of small rural towns and rural areas for independent industrial city life. Which statement…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Although Lowell received an influx of Irish families during this time, the Irish were a part of the city’s history from its birth, and…
- Type Text structure
- NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

Which sentence best summarizes the mill girls’ experience as the dominant workforce in Lowell?
- Type Central idea and theme
- NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Massachusetts: Lowell National Historical Park

The reason Lowell lost its status as an industrial leader is best illustrated through the
- Type Textual evidence
- NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The Benefits of Indoor Plants

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
The Benefits of Indoor Plants

Which transition word or phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 5 to emphasize the relationship between sentences 4 and 5? Move the correct answer to the box.…
- Type Transitions
- NYS standards 7W2d
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The Benefits of Indoor Plants

Which sentence could best follow sentence 13 to support the ideas in the third paragraph (sentences 11–14)?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
The Benefits of Indoor Plants

Which sentence presents ideas irrelevant to the topic of the passage and should be deleted?
- Type Supporting details
- NYS standards 7W2b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
The Benefits of Indoor Plants

Which concluding sentence should follow sentence 17 to best support the information presented in the passage?
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2e
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Eliza and Brianna have been singing

Which sentence of the paragraph should be revised to correct a vague pronoun? (1) Eliza and Brianna have been singing in their school chorus since they were in fourth grade.…
- Type Grammar and usage
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
The land on Earth

Which revision corrects the error in sentence structure in the paragraph? The land on Earth has not always been separated into the seven continents, at one time a massive supercontinent,…
- Type Sentence structure
- NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
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
The blobfish

Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in construction? (1) The blobfish, a creature that certainly resembles its name, is an unusual fish whose body is mostly composed of…
- Type Grammar and usage
- NYS standards 7L1
- Difficulty 3 of 5