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English 377
Math 346

Format

Equation editor 10
Fill the blanks 11
Grid-in 33
Multiple choice 652
Multiple response 11
Number line 3
Table grid 3

Question type

English

Revising/editing 66

All revising/editing 66
Punctuation 8
Sentence structure 7
Grammar and usage 7
Combining and revising sentences 6
Precise language and style 9
Transitions 6
Organization 5
Supporting details 11
Introductions and conclusions 12

Reading comprehension 311

All reading comprehension 311
Central idea and theme 67
Key details 17
Textual evidence 66
Inferences and conclusions 11
Word meaning and figurative language 46
Text structure 88
Author's purpose and point of view 30
Development of ideas and characters 30

Math

Numbers and operations 98

All numbers and operations 98
Arithmetic and order of operations 19
Fractions and decimals 41
Number properties 20
Exponents and roots 6
Number line and absolute value 20
Patterns and sequences 3

Ratios, rates and percents 108

All ratios, rates and percents 108
Ratios 15
Rates and speed 13
Proportions and scale 35
Percents 35
Unit conversion 13

Expressions and equations 75

All expressions and equations 75
Algebraic expressions 19
Linear equations 32
Inequalities 18
Two-variable problems 5
Functions and slope 1

Geometry 41

All geometry 41
Angles and lines 7
Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem 1
Area and perimeter 15
Circles 10
Volume and surface area 9
Coordinate plane 2

Statistics and probability 60

All statistics and probability 60
Mean, median, mode and range 11
Probability 31
Counting and arrangements 14
Tables, charts and graphs 7

NYS standard

English

7R reading 311

All 7R reading 311
7R1 textual evidence and inferences 127
7R2 theme or central idea 76
7R3 plot elements and ideas 87
7R4 word meaning and choice 72
7R5 structure and genre features 102
7R6 point of view and author position 42
7R8 evaluating arguments and claims 19

7W writing 40

All 7W writing 40
7W1 argument writing 10
7W1a introducing claims and counterclaims 3
7W1b supporting claims with evidence 3
7W1c precise language for arguments 1
7W1d transitions in arguments 1
7W1e concluding an argument 2
7W1f argument style and tone 1
7W2 informative/explanatory writing 30
7W2a introducing and organizing a topic 8
7W2b developing a topic 8
7W2d transitions in informative writing 9
7W2e concluding informative writing 4
7W2f informative writing style 3

7L language 76

All 7L language 76
7L1 grammar and usage conventions 19
7L2 capitalization, punctuation, and spelling 11
7L3 knowledge of language 14
7L3a precise and concise language 12
7L4 unknown and multiple-meaning words 9
7L4a context clues 8
7L4b Greek and Latin affixes and roots 1
7L5 figurative language and word relationships 35
7L5a interpreting allusions 9
7L5c connotation and denotation 12

Math

6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 72

All 6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 72
6.RP.1 ratio concepts and language 9
6.RP.2 unit rate concept 2
6.RP.3 ratio and rate reasoning 67
6.RP.3a tables of equivalent ratios 4
6.RP.3b unit rate problems 18
6.RP.3c percent as a rate per 100 20
6.RP.3d converting measurement units 17

6.NS the number system 80

All 6.NS the number system 80
6.NS.1 dividing fractions by fractions 16
6.NS.2 multi-digit division 5
6.NS.3 multi-digit decimal operations 24
6.NS.4 common factors and multiples 14
6.NS.5 positive and negative numbers 2
6.NS.6 rational numbers on number lines 7
6.NS.6c positioning rational numbers and points 7
6.NS.7 ordering and absolute value 14
6.NS.7a inequality as relative position 4
6.NS.7b order statements in context 1
6.NS.7c absolute value as distance 7
6.NS.7d absolute value versus order 2

6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 57

All 6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 57
6.EE.1 whole-number exponent expressions 5
6.EE.2 expressions with variables 23
6.EE.2a writing algebraic expressions 4
6.EE.2b parts of an expression 3
6.EE.2c evaluating expressions and order of operations 16
6.EE.3 generating equivalent expressions 2
6.EE.4 identifying equivalent expressions 1
6.EE.5 solutions and substitution 5
6.EE.6 variables representing unknown numbers 5
6.EE.7 one-step equations 11
6.EE.8 writing simple inequalities 9
6.EE.9 dependent and independent variables 3

6.G geometry 17

All 6.G geometry 17
6.G.1 area of polygons 11
6.G.2 volume with fractional edge lengths 3
6.G.3 polygons in the coordinate plane 2
6.G.4 nets and surface area 3
6.G.5 perfect squares and perfect cubes 3

6.SP statistics and probability 41

All 6.SP statistics and probability 41
6.SP.1b samples and populations 4
6.SP.3 measures of center and variation 3
6.SP.5 summarizing data sets 15
6.SP.5a number of observations 4
6.SP.5c range, center, and overall pattern 11
6.SP.6 probability from 0 to 1 4
6.SP.7 long-run relative frequency 3
6.SP.8 probability models for simple events 18
6.SP.8a uniform probability models 15
6.SP.8b probability models from observed frequencies 2

7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 69

All 7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 69
7.RP.1 unit rates with fractions 7
7.RP.2 proportional relationships 22
7.RP.2a testing for proportionality 4
7.RP.2b constant of proportionality 17
7.RP.2c proportional relationship equations 5
7.RP.2d points on proportional graphs 4
7.RP.3 multistep ratio and percent problems 40

7.NS the number system 63

All 7.NS the number system 63
7.NS.1 adding and subtracting rational numbers 32
7.NS.1a opposite quantities making 0 1
7.NS.1b rational number addition 6
7.NS.1c rational number subtraction 24
7.NS.1d properties for adding and subtracting 4
7.NS.2 multiplying and dividing rational numbers 23
7.NS.2a rational number multiplication 9
7.NS.2b rational number division 8
7.NS.2c properties for multiplying and dividing 3
7.NS.2d fractions to decimals by long division 6
7.NS.3 four operations with rational numbers 17

7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 74

All 7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 74
7.EE.1 linear expressions with rational coefficients 18
7.EE.2 rewriting expressions to show relationships 6
7.EE.3 multi-step rational number problems 7
7.EE.4 equations and inequalities from problems 51
7.EE.4a two-step equations 23
7.EE.4b two-step inequalities 17

7.G geometry 29

All 7.G geometry 29
7.G.1 scale drawings 6
7.G.3 slicing three-dimensional solids 1
7.G.4 circle area and circumference 10
7.G.5 angle relationships and equations 7
7.G.6 area, surface area, and volume 5

7.SP statistics and probability 28

All 7.SP statistics and probability 28
7.SP.1 box plots and interquartile range 4
7.SP.4 comparative inferences about populations 1
7.SP.8 compound event probability 24
7.SP.8a compound event as fraction of outcomes 11
7.SP.8b sample spaces for compound events 20

8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 17

All 8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 17
8.EE.1 integer exponent properties 1
8.EE.2 square and cube roots 1
8.EE.7 linear equations in one variable 13
8.EE.7b linear equations with rational coefficients 10
8.EE.8 systems of linear equations 3
8.EE.8c systems in real-world problems 3

8.F functions 1

All 8.F functions 1
8.F.4 modeling with linear functions 1

8.G geometry 6

All 8.G geometry 6
8.G.4 similarity and dilations 1
8.G.5 angle sums, transversals, angle-angle similarity 5

Compared with grade 7

Below grade 7 134
At grade 7 419
Above grade 7 170

What makes it hard

Understanding the question

A lot to read 23
Complex sentences 64
Hard words 62
A question in the negative 1
An unfamiliar subject 3
Figurative or literary language 68
Turning words into math 123
Reading a figure, table or graph 80
Variables instead of numbers 36

Working it out

Many steps 67
Much to keep track of 65
No obvious method 18
Combines ideas 28
Error-prone arithmetic 130
Something you must already know 110
Reading between the lines 164
Evidence in several places 107
How, not what 85
A rule that doesn't sound wrong 16
How sentences fit together 35

Choosing the answer

A very close wrong answer 229
The right answer is reworded 48
Every choice must be checked 117
An answer in an unexpected form 57

Traps and wrong-answer types

Math

Stops one step early 105
Answers a different question 87
Percent of the wrong amount 11
Units or scale 16
Counting the ends 25
Negatives and direction 50
Order of operations 13
Trusting the picture 4
Information you don't need 8
Overlapping groups 8
A formula you must know 15
Answer in another form 8
Without replacement 9
Wrong operation 68
Follows a key word 6
Equation written backwards 4
Checks only one number 6
Rounds too early 13
Wrong formula 23
Numbers taken from the question 89
A faulty procedure 53
Misunderstands the concept 93
An arithmetic slip 35
Misreads the question 76
Misreads the figure 21

Reading

True but not the answer 57
Too narrow 52
Too broad or too strong 53
Wrong part of the text 87
Outside knowledge 49
Reversed relationship 10
Half right 49
Taking figurative language literally 17
Dictionary meaning, not meaning here 13
Supports only part of the claim 56
Twists what the text says 128
Word match 23
Wrong purpose or structure 45
Reads too much in 137
Wrong tone or attitude 53

Revising and editing

Changes the meaning 6
Wordy, vague or informal 13
Fragment or run-on 1
Agreement 2
Misplaced modifier 2
Verb tense or form 3
Unclear pronoun 1
Punctuation 8
Wrong transition 11
Off the point 17
Says it twice 3
Sentence in the wrong place 5
Fixes what isn't broken 16

Either section

NOT, LEAST or EXCEPT 2
Little reason to choose it 49

Tags

Figure 35
Graph 31
Informational text 218
Literary prose 66
Poem 68
Table 30
Word problem 208

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2025 Practice Test A Math 57
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2025 Practice Test B Math 57
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2026 Practice Test A Math 50
2026 Practice Test B English 51
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2026 Practice Test C Math 50
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A chemical decays in such a way that the amount left at the end of each week is 20% less than the amount at…2026 Practice Test B Math, question 24
- Type Percents
- NYS standards 7.RP.3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Maya read n pages for her English homework. Trevor read three times as many pages as Maya. Together, Maya and Trevor read 12 more…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 5
- Type Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 6.EE.6, 6.EE.2a, 6.EE.3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Equation editor
I. s – t II. st^2 III. s^t If s is a positive integer and t is a negative integer, which of the above…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 18
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations, Exponents and roots
- NYS standards 8.EE.1, 7.NS.1c, 7.NS.2a
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If z+3w/4 = 5w, what is the value of z in terms of w? Enter your answer in the space provided. Enter only your…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 28
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7b, 7.EE.4a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Format Equation editor
If 4(a + 2b) = 28b + 2a, what is the value of a in terms of b? Enter your answer in the space…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 35
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7b, 7.EE.1
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Format Equation editor
This formula can be used to determine p, the number of pages that will be in a book that contains w words, with an…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 38
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7, 7.EE.4a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
A softball player bought bottles of water for her team to have at practice. The total number of bottles she bought, b, is proportional…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 43
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 7.RP.2c
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
What is the value of z in x/10 + y – x/5 = z/10?2026 Practice Test D Math, question 2
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 7.EE.1, 7.EE.2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Two sets, R and S, are described below. The sum of the elements in set R equals the sum of the elements in set…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 3
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 7.EE.4, 7.NS.1c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The cost of shipping a package is $12, plus $2 for each additional pound over 3 pounds. Which expression represents the total cost, in…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 6
- Type Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 6.EE.6, 6.EE.2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Let m be a negative integer and k be a positive integer. Which of the expressions below must result in a positive value? Select…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 9
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 7.NS.1c, 7.NS.2b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Multiple response
The perimeter of square W is twice the perimeter of equilateral triangle X. What is the ratio of the length of one side of…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 48
- Type Ratios, Area and perimeter
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 7.EE.4
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If 2y/x – y/2x = /2x and x ≠ 0, what expression is represented by?2024 Test A Math, question 7
- Type Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 7.EE.1, 7.EE.2
- Difficulty 2 of 5
A list of consecutive integers begins with m and ends with n. If n – m = 66, how many integers are in the…2024 Test A Math, question 9
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.EE.6
- Difficulty 3 of 5
If n is a whole number, and 0.01 is between 1/n and 1/n + 2, what is the value of n?2024 Test A Math, question 12
- Type Fractions and decimals
- NYS standards 6.NS.7a, 6.EE.5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
A piece of wood that is 4 1/2 feet long is cut into 2 pieces of different lengths. The shorter piece has a length…2024 Test A Math, question 20
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Let x be an odd number. In terms of x, what is the sum of the two even numbers closest to x?2024 Test A Math, question 23
- Type Number properties, Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 6.EE.2a, 7.EE.1
- Difficulty 2 of 5
In the figure above, N is the midpoint of MQ. Which segment has length (2x – y) centimeters?2024 Test A Math, question 25
- Type Number line and absolute value, Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 7.EE.2, 6.EE.6
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
A graph shows the proportional relationship between the number of test questions a student gets correct, x, and the student’s test score, y. The…2024 Test A Math, question 46
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 7.RP.2d, 7.RP.2b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
If 9/2x=3y/8, where x≠ 0 and y≠ 0, what is the product of x and y?2024 Test B Math, question 8
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7, 6.EE.2b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
The integers (n-1), n, and (n+1) are factors of 168. What is the greatest possible value of n?2024 Test B Math, question 36
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 6.NS.4
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Suppose that w, x, y, and z are integers, none of which are zero. Under which set of conditions would the product x^2yz^3|w| always…2024 Test B Math, question 49
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations, Exponents and roots
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 6.EE.1, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If x and y are both negative integers with x2024 Test B Math, question 57
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations, Exponents and roots
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 6.NS.7d
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
The set of possible values of m is { 5,7,9 }. What is the set of possible values of k if 2k=m+3?2018 Test A Math, question 6
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 6.EE.7, 6.EE.5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
The sum of the numbers x, y, and z is 50. The ratio of x to y is 1:4, and the ratio of y…2018 Test A Math, question 17
- Type Ratios
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 7.EE.4a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The least of 5 consecutive integers is l, and the greatest is g. What is the value of l+g/2 in terms of l?2018 Test A Math, question 32
- Type Number properties, Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 7.EE.1, 7.EE.2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Suppose M=w/x, N=y/z, and w,x,y, and z do not equal 0. What is M/N in terms of w,x,y, and z?2018 Test A Math, question 39
- Type Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 6.NS.1, 7.NS.2c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
w/x=y/z In the equation above, w,x,y, and z are positive numbers. Which of these is equal to z?2018 Test A Math, question 43
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7, 6.EE.7
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If 3n is a positive even number, how many odd numbers are in the range from 3n up to and including 3n+5?2018 Test A Math, question 47
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 6.EE.2b, 6.EE.6
- Difficulty 2 of 5
If 4x-3y=12, what is x in terms of y?2018 Test A Math, question 55
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 8.EE.7b, 7.EE.1
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
M=3N=P/4=Q+5=R/7> 0 Based on the statement above, which variable has the greatest value?2018 Test B Math, question 8
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 7.EE.2, 6.EE.7
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If 36/y=4x, what is the value of x when y=3?2018 Test B Math, question 20
- Type Linear equations
- NYS standards 6.EE.7, 6.EE.2c
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A chemical decays in such a way that the amount left at the end of each week is 20% less than the amount at…2018 Test B Math, question 28
- Type Percents
- NYS standards 7.RP.3
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If w-1 is an odd integer, which one of the following must be an even integer?2018 Test B Math, question 29
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 7.EE.2, 6.NS.4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
In the quarter circle above, what is y in terms of x?2018 Test B Math, question 43
- Type Circles
- NYS standards 7.G.4, 7.EE.4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
What is the area of the shaded triangle shown above?2018 Test B Math, question 48
- Type Area and perimeter
- NYS standards 6.G.1, 6.EE.2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5

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