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English 482
Math 520

Format

Equation editor 10
Fill the blanks 11
Grid-in 51
Multiple choice 913
Multiple response 11
Number line 3
Table grid 3

Question type

English

Revising/editing 82

All revising/editing 82
Punctuation 11
Sentence structure 10
Grammar and usage 8
Combining and revising sentences 7
Precise language and style 9
Transitions 9
Organization 5
Supporting details 12
Introductions and conclusions 16

Reading comprehension 400

All reading comprehension 400
Central idea and theme 85
Key details 21
Textual evidence 88
Inferences and conclusions 11
Word meaning and figurative language 56
Text structure 121
Author's purpose and point of view 37
Development of ideas and characters 36

Math

Numbers and operations 158

All numbers and operations 158
Arithmetic and order of operations 29
Fractions and decimals 63
Number properties 37
Exponents and roots 13
Number line and absolute value 31
Patterns and sequences 5

Ratios, rates and percents 168

All ratios, rates and percents 168
Ratios 19
Rates and speed 23
Proportions and scale 52
Percents 59
Unit conversion 23

Expressions and equations 105

All expressions and equations 105
Algebraic expressions 26
Linear equations 49
Inequalities 22
Two-variable problems 7
Functions and slope 1

Geometry 63

All geometry 63
Angles and lines 13
Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem 1
Area and perimeter 21
Circles 13
Volume and surface area 16
Coordinate plane 3

Statistics and probability 94

All statistics and probability 94
Mean, median, mode and range 21
Probability 43
Counting and arrangements 20
Tables, charts and graphs 16

NYS standard

English

7R reading 400

All 7R reading 400
7R1 textual evidence and inferences 164
7R2 theme or central idea 99
7R3 plot elements and ideas 122
7R4 word meaning and choice 84
7R5 structure and genre features 139
7R6 point of view and author position 51
7R8 evaluating arguments and claims 30

7W writing 49

All 7W writing 49
7W1 argument writing 17
7W1a introducing claims and counterclaims 4
7W1b supporting claims with evidence 4
7W1c precise language for arguments 1
7W1d transitions in arguments 4
7W1e concluding an argument 4
7W1f argument style and tone 1
7W2 informative/explanatory writing 32
7W2a introducing and organizing a topic 8
7W2b developing a topic 8
7W2d transitions in informative writing 10
7W2e concluding informative writing 5
7W2f informative writing style 3

7L language 94

All 7L language 94
7L1 grammar and usage conventions 23
7L2 capitalization, punctuation, and spelling 15
7L3 knowledge of language 15
7L3a precise and concise language 12
7L4 unknown and multiple-meaning words 10
7L4a context clues 9
7L4b Greek and Latin affixes and roots 1
7L5 figurative language and word relationships 44
7L5a interpreting allusions 16
7L5c connotation and denotation 14

Math

6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 119

All 6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 119
6.RP.1 ratio concepts and language 13
6.RP.2 unit rate concept 2
6.RP.3 ratio and rate reasoning 110
6.RP.3a tables of equivalent ratios 5
6.RP.3b unit rate problems 27
6.RP.3c percent as a rate per 100 39
6.RP.3d converting measurement units 29

6.NS the number system 119

All 6.NS the number system 119
6.NS.1 dividing fractions by fractions 19
6.NS.2 multi-digit division 8
6.NS.3 multi-digit decimal operations 40
6.NS.4 common factors and multiples 21
6.NS.5 positive and negative numbers 2
6.NS.6 rational numbers on number lines 14
6.NS.6c positioning rational numbers and points 14
6.NS.7 ordering and absolute value 22
6.NS.7a inequality as relative position 9
6.NS.7b order statements in context 2
6.NS.7c absolute value as distance 9
6.NS.7d absolute value versus order 2

6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 82

All 6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 82
6.EE.1 whole-number exponent expressions 8
6.EE.2 expressions with variables 33
6.EE.2a writing algebraic expressions 7
6.EE.2b parts of an expression 3
6.EE.2c evaluating expressions and order of operations 23
6.EE.3 generating equivalent expressions 3
6.EE.4 identifying equivalent expressions 1
6.EE.5 solutions and substitution 7
6.EE.6 variables representing unknown numbers 7
6.EE.7 one-step equations 18
6.EE.8 writing simple inequalities 13
6.EE.9 dependent and independent variables 3

6.G geometry 28

All 6.G geometry 28
6.G.1 area of polygons 13
6.G.2 volume with fractional edge lengths 8
6.G.3 polygons in the coordinate plane 3
6.G.4 nets and surface area 3
6.G.5 perfect squares and perfect cubes 8

6.SP statistics and probability 63

All 6.SP statistics and probability 63
6.SP.1b samples and populations 5
6.SP.3 measures of center and variation 4
6.SP.4 dot plots and histograms 1
6.SP.5 summarizing data sets 26
6.SP.5a number of observations 7
6.SP.5c range, center, and overall pattern 20
6.SP.6 probability from 0 to 1 4
6.SP.7 long-run relative frequency 5
6.SP.8 probability models for simple events 26
6.SP.8a uniform probability models 23
6.SP.8b probability models from observed frequencies 2

7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 99

All 7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 99
7.RP.1 unit rates with fractions 9
7.RP.2 proportional relationships 30
7.RP.2a testing for proportionality 6
7.RP.2b constant of proportionality 23
7.RP.2c proportional relationship equations 5
7.RP.2d points on proportional graphs 7
7.RP.3 multistep ratio and percent problems 60

7.NS the number system 88

All 7.NS the number system 88
7.NS.1 adding and subtracting rational numbers 45
7.NS.1a opposite quantities making 0 1
7.NS.1b rational number addition 6
7.NS.1c rational number subtraction 36
7.NS.1d properties for adding and subtracting 6
7.NS.2 multiplying and dividing rational numbers 31
7.NS.2a rational number multiplication 14
7.NS.2b rational number division 10
7.NS.2c properties for multiplying and dividing 4
7.NS.2d fractions to decimals by long division 7
7.NS.3 four operations with rational numbers 26

7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 110

All 7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 110
7.EE.1 linear expressions with rational coefficients 26
7.EE.2 rewriting expressions to show relationships 13
7.EE.3 multi-step rational number problems 10
7.EE.4 equations and inequalities from problems 75
7.EE.4a two-step equations 41
7.EE.4b two-step inequalities 21

7.G geometry 44

All 7.G geometry 44
7.G.1 scale drawings 11
7.G.3 slicing three-dimensional solids 1
7.G.4 circle area and circumference 13
7.G.5 angle relationships and equations 13
7.G.6 area, surface area, and volume 6

7.SP statistics and probability 46

All 7.SP statistics and probability 46
7.SP.1 box plots and interquartile range 10
7.SP.4 comparative inferences about populations 1
7.SP.8 compound event probability 36
7.SP.8a compound event as fraction of outcomes 18
7.SP.8b sample spaces for compound events 28

8.NS the number system 1

All 8.NS the number system 1
8.NS.1 decimal expansions and irrational numbers 1

8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 27

All 8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 27
8.EE.1 integer exponent properties 3
8.EE.2 square and cube roots 4
8.EE.7 linear equations in one variable 18
8.EE.7b linear equations with rational coefficients 15
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 11

All 8.G geometry 11
8.G.4 similarity and dilations 2
8.G.5 angle sums, transversals, angle-angle similarity 9

Compared with grade 7

Below grade 7 191
At grade 7 580
Above grade 7 231

What makes it hard

Understanding the question

A lot to read 31
Complex sentences 84
Hard words 84
A question in the negative 1
An unfamiliar subject 7
Figurative or literary language 84
Turning words into math 183
Reading a figure, table or graph 129
Variables instead of numbers 58

Working it out

Many steps 106
Much to keep track of 84
No obvious method 32
Combines ideas 40
Error-prone arithmetic 195
Something you must already know 177
Reading between the lines 211
Evidence in several places 147
How, not what 117
A rule that doesn't sound wrong 23
How sentences fit together 43

Choosing the answer

A very close wrong answer 297
The right answer is reworded 63
Every choice must be checked 159
An answer in an unexpected form 78
Slow to do carefully 2

Traps and wrong-answer types

Math

Stops one step early 155
Answers a different question 129
Percent of the wrong amount 16
Units or scale 28
Counting the ends 36
Negatives and direction 64
Order of operations 23
Trusting the picture 4
Information you don't need 15
Overlapping groups 13
A formula you must know 22
Answer in another form 11
Without replacement 11
Wrong operation 100
Follows a key word 9
Equation written backwards 5
Checks only one number 6
Rounds too early 19
Wrong formula 38
Numbers taken from the question 134
A faulty procedure 81
Misunderstands the concept 140
An arithmetic slip 51
Misreads the question 100
Misreads the figure 32

Reading

True but not the answer 82
Too narrow 72
Too broad or too strong 66
Wrong part of the text 112
Outside knowledge 59
Reversed relationship 12
Half right 58
Taking figurative language literally 19
Dictionary meaning, not meaning here 15
Supports only part of the claim 75
Twists what the text says 171
Word match 31
Wrong purpose or structure 59
Reads too much in 176
Wrong tone or attitude 63

Revising and editing

Changes the meaning 6
Wordy, vague or informal 14
Fragment or run-on 2
Agreement 2
Misplaced modifier 3
Verb tense or form 3
Unclear pronoun 1
Punctuation 11
Wrong transition 15
Off the point 22
Says it twice 3
Sentence in the wrong place 5
Fixes what isn't broken 18

Either section

NOT, LEAST or EXCEPT 2
Little reason to choose it 107

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NYS standard 7W2a introducing and organizing a topic ×

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Which sentence should follow sentence 3 to best introduce the topic of the passage?2026 Practice Test A English, question 43
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Which sentence should follow sentence 3 to best introduce the topic of the passage?2026 Practice Test B English, question 43
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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…2026 Practice Test B English, question 46
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Where should sentence 10 be moved to improve the organization of the second paragraph (sentences 6–10)?2026 Practice Test D English, question 36
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a, 7W2d
- Difficulty 3 of 5
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
Read this sentence. Some note that several states have made their community or state colleges low-cost or free for students with limited resources. Where…2024 Test A English, question 6
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Which sentence should be added after sentence 5 to introduce the main topic of the passage?2018 Test A English, question 4
- Type Introductions and conclusions
- NYS standards 7W2a
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Where should sentence 11 be moved in order to improve the organization of the second paragraph (sentences 6–11)?2018 Test A English, question 6
- Type Organization
- NYS standards 7W2a, 7W2d
- Difficulty 3 of 5

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