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1. Read these sentences from paragraph 2. For example, many animals hoard food so that they will not run out later, but scientists who study…2026 Practice Test A English, question 9
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
   • Difficulty 1 of 5
   • Level Below grade 7
2. How do the details in paragraphs 14–16 help convey a central idea of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 34
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
3. The reason Lowell lost its status as an industrial leader is best illustrated through the2026 Practice Test A English, question 42
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
4. Which concluding sentence should follow sentence 17 to best support the information presented in the passage?2026 Practice Test A English, question 47
   • Type Introductions and conclusions
   • NYS standards 7W2e
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
5. Bannister’s loss in the 1952 Olympics influenced his decision to pursue breaking the four-minute-mile barrier by2026 Practice Test B English, question 12
   • Type Development of ideas and characters
   • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
6. How did interval training affect Bannister’s performance?2026 Practice Test B English, question 13
   • Type Development of ideas and characters
   • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
   • Level Below grade 7
7. 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,…2026 Practice Test B English, question 14
   • Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
8. Targeting red cedar trees in controlled burns affects the animals that live on the prairie mostly by2026 Practice Test B English, question 30
   • Type Development of ideas and characters
   • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
9. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history ultimately end in the same way is illustrated mainly through2026 Practice Test C English, question 11
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7L5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
10. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Though astronauts can spend upwards of 100 days in space, their on-mission meals come dehydrated and pre-packaged; their…2026 Practice Test C English, question 35
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
11. What is the relationship between the scientists and the astronauts in carrying out the plant-growing experiments? Move the correct answer to each box. Scientists…2026 Practice Test C English, question 40
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
    • Format Fill the blanks
12. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test C English, question 43
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
13. The details in paragraph 3 about cognitive offloading convey a central idea of the passage by2026 Practice Test D English, question 1
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
14. The photograph mentioned in paragraph 4 is significant because it2026 Practice Test D English, question 10
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
15. How do the details in paragraph 5 about the uneven nature of the flight convey a central idea of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test D English, question 11
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
16. Which statement summarizes the process that schools used to train scribes?2025 Practice Test A English, question 11
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
17. Which claim is best supported by the information presented in paragraphs 3 and 4?2025 Practice Test A English, question 12
    • Type Inferences and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
18. The details in lines 9–12 convey a central idea of the poem by2025 Practice Test B English, question 44
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
19. Which sentence should replace sentence 3 to best state the topic of the passage?2024 Test A English, question 5
    • Type Introductions and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7W2a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
20. The details in paragraph 3 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test A English, question 13
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
21. The poet develops a theme about making connections with others mainly through the2024 Test A English, question 25
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
22. The details in paragraph 1 convey a central idea of the passage by noting that2024 Test A English, question 35
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
23. Which evidence from the passage best supports the claim that “print definitely isn’t dead” (paragraph 1)?2024 Test A English, question 36
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
24. The studies described in paragraph 6 are important to the author’s observations in paragraphs 7 and 8 because the findings2024 Test A English, question 40
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R8
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
25. Which evidence in the passage is most relevant to the author’s claim that “our expectations of e-book reading… might affect how we approach the…2024 Test A English, question 41
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R8, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
26. How does the setting affect the plot of the excerpt?2024 Test A English, question 46
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
27. Which detail provides the most relevant support for the claim that “climate change is making it harder even to decide who the invaders are”…2024 Test A English, question 52
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R8, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
28. The details in the section “A Good Thing, Not the Only Thing” convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test A English, question 55
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
29. Climate change has affected efforts to manage invasive species mainly by causing ecologists to2024 Test A English, question 56
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
30. In paragraph 8, the author repeats the word “played” most likely to2024 Test B English, question 26
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
31. In paragraph 20, the phrases “trophies of their hunt” and “paraded around” affect the paragraph by2024 Test B English, question 28
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
32. In paragraph 4, the idea that the bristlecone pine can withstand difficult conditions is illustrated mainly through2024 Test B English, question 51
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
33. The details in paragraph 7 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test B English, question 55
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
34. 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…2023 Test B English, question 10
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
35. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?2023 Test B English, question 14
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
36. The table provides additional support for a central idea of the excerpt by2023 Test B English, question 17
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
37. Marsh believed that the people of his time caused harm to the environment because2018 Test A English, question 11
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
38. Which of Marsh’s ideas most influenced the environmental movement of the 1960s?2018 Test A English, question 15
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
39. Ederle’s victorious swim across the English Channel influenced American attitudes mainly by2018 Test A English, question 23
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
40. Which statement about the Shona people is best supported by the passage?2018 Test A English, question 40
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
41. The cold summer of 1816 was most likely caused by2018 Test A English, question 57
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
42. What evidence best indicated the location of the blast?2018 Test B English, question 10
    • Type Textual evidence, Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
43. What did Galli’s analysis of tree resin at the site reveal?2018 Test B English, question 12
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
44. Based on the passage, what is the most likely reason it took nineteen years from the date of the explosion before scientists first visited…2018 Test B English, question 13
    • Type Inferences and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
45. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history travel toward the same ending is illustrated mainly through2018 Test B English, question 30
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7L5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
46. With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 31
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
47. Which of the following best describes the goal of modern archaeology?2018 Test B English, question 32
    • Type Key details, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
48. Which conclusion is best supported by the information in paragraph 4?2018 Test B English, question 35
    • Type Inferences and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
49. Read line 5 from the poem. Pillars of the sky at rest The line helps develop the theme of the poem by suggesting that…2018 Test B English, question 40
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
50. Which statement describes how the author’s use of problem-solution in paragraph 2 contributes to the development of ideas in the passage?2018 Test B English, question 48
    • Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
51. The details of the section “The Growth of an Idea” convey a central idea of the passage by suggesting that2018 Test B English, question 52
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7