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Section

English 424
Math 496

Format

Equation editor 10
Fill the blanks 11
Grid-in 50
Multiple choice 832
Multiple response 11
Number line 3
Table grid 3

Question type

English

Revising/editing 78

All revising/editing 78
Punctuation 11
Sentence structure 9
Grammar and usage 7
Combining and revising sentences 7
Precise language and style 9
Transitions 8
Organization 5
Supporting details 12
Introductions and conclusions 15

Reading comprehension 346

All reading comprehension 346
Central idea and theme 77
Key details 17
Textual evidence 75
Inferences and conclusions 11
Word meaning and figurative language 51
Text structure 101
Author's purpose and point of view 33
Development of ideas and characters 30

Math

Numbers and operations 147

All numbers and operations 147
Arithmetic and order of operations 28
Fractions and decimals 59
Number properties 35
Exponents and roots 11
Number line and absolute value 28
Patterns and sequences 5

Ratios, rates and percents 157

All ratios, rates and percents 157
Ratios 18
Rates and speed 21
Proportions and scale 51
Percents 54
Unit conversion 21

Expressions and equations 102

All expressions and equations 102
Algebraic expressions 25
Linear equations 48
Inequalities 22
Two-variable problems 6
Functions and slope 1

Geometry 61

All geometry 61
Angles and lines 13
Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem 1
Area and perimeter 21
Circles 13
Volume and surface area 14
Coordinate plane 3

Statistics and probability 90

All statistics and probability 90
Mean, median, mode and range 19
Probability 43
Counting and arrangements 19
Tables, charts and graphs 15

NYS standard

English

7R reading 346

All 7R reading 346
7R1 textual evidence and inferences 138
7R2 theme or central idea 89
7R3 plot elements and ideas 98
7R4 word meaning and choice 78
7R5 structure and genre features 117
7R6 point of view and author position 46
7R8 evaluating arguments and claims 22

7W writing 47

All 7W writing 47
7W1 argument writing 15
7W1a introducing claims and counterclaims 4
7W1b supporting claims with evidence 4
7W1c precise language for arguments 1
7W1d transitions in arguments 3
7W1e concluding an argument 3
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 88

All 7L language 88
7L1 grammar and usage conventions 21
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 40
7L5a interpreting allusions 12
7L5c connotation and denotation 14

Math

6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 108

All 6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 108
6.RP.1 ratio concepts and language 12
6.RP.2 unit rate concept 2
6.RP.3 ratio and rate reasoning 100
6.RP.3a tables of equivalent ratios 4
6.RP.3b unit rate problems 25
6.RP.3c percent as a rate per 100 34
6.RP.3d converting measurement units 26

6.NS the number system 112

All 6.NS the number system 112
6.NS.1 dividing fractions by fractions 19
6.NS.2 multi-digit division 8
6.NS.3 multi-digit decimal operations 36
6.NS.4 common factors and multiples 20
6.NS.5 positive and negative numbers 2
6.NS.6 rational numbers on number lines 12
6.NS.6c positioning rational numbers and points 12
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 81

All 6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 81
6.EE.1 whole-number exponent expressions 8
6.EE.2 expressions with variables 32
6.EE.2a writing algebraic expressions 6
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 26

All 6.G geometry 26
6.G.1 area of polygons 13
6.G.2 volume with fractional edge lengths 7
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 7

6.SP statistics and probability 61

All 6.SP statistics and probability 61
6.SP.1b samples and populations 5
6.SP.3 measures of center and variation 3
6.SP.4 dot plots and histograms 1
6.SP.5 summarizing data sets 24
6.SP.5a number of observations 6
6.SP.5c range, center, and overall pattern 18
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 97

All 7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 97
7.RP.1 unit rates with fractions 8
7.RP.2 proportional relationships 29
7.RP.2a testing for proportionality 5
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 83

All 7.NS the number system 83
7.NS.1 adding and subtracting rational numbers 41
7.NS.1a opposite quantities making 0 1
7.NS.1b rational number addition 6
7.NS.1c rational number subtraction 32
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 24

7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 107

All 7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 107
7.EE.1 linear expressions with rational coefficients 24
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 73
7.EE.4a two-step equations 39
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 45

All 7.SP statistics and probability 45
7.SP.1 box plots and interquartile range 10
7.SP.4 comparative inferences about populations 1
7.SP.8 compound event probability 35
7.SP.8a compound event as fraction of outcomes 18
7.SP.8b sample spaces for compound events 27

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 25

All 8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 25
8.EE.1 integer exponent properties 2
8.EE.2 square and cube roots 3
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 7 179
At grade 7 528
Above grade 7 213

What makes it hard

Understanding the question

A lot to read 26
Complex sentences 74
Hard words 66
A question in the negative 1
An unfamiliar subject 3
Figurative or literary language 75
Turning words into math 175
Reading a figure, table or graph 121
Variables instead of numbers 56

Working it out

Many steps 104
Much to keep track of 78
No obvious method 30
Combines ideas 38
Error-prone arithmetic 184
Something you must already know 169
Reading between the lines 188
Evidence in several places 121
How, not what 99
A rule that doesn't sound wrong 21
How sentences fit together 41

Choosing the answer

A very close wrong answer 266
The right answer is reworded 56
Every choice must be checked 143
An answer in an unexpected form 76
Slow to do carefully 2

Traps and wrong-answer types

Math

Stops one step early 148
Answers a different question 124
Percent of the wrong amount 16
Units or scale 25
Counting the ends 34
Negatives and direction 63
Order of operations 23
Trusting the picture 4
Information you don't need 14
Overlapping groups 12
A formula you must know 21
Answer in another form 11
Without replacement 11
Wrong operation 98
Follows a key word 8
Equation written backwards 5
Checks only one number 6
Rounds too early 19
Wrong formula 37
Numbers taken from the question 128
A faulty procedure 77
Misunderstands the concept 133
An arithmetic slip 50
Misreads the question 98
Misreads the figure 31

Reading

True but not the answer 66
Too narrow 63
Too broad or too strong 59
Wrong part of the text 98
Outside knowledge 52
Reversed relationship 11
Half right 53
Taking figurative language literally 19
Dictionary meaning, not meaning here 15
Supports only part of the claim 63
Twists what the text says 145
Word match 24
Wrong purpose or structure 49
Reads too much in 159
Wrong tone or attitude 56

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 14
Off the point 21
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 95

Tags

Figure 53
Graph 46
Informational text 251
Literary prose 68
Poem 75
Table 41
Word problem 289

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2018 Test A English 57
2018 Test A Math 57
2018 Test B English 57
2018 Test B Math 57
2022 Test A English 57
2022 Test A Math 57
2022 Test B English 57
2022 Test B Math 57
2023 Test A English 57
2023 Test A Math 57
2023 Test B English 57
2023 Test B Math 57
2024 Test A English 57
2024 Test A Math 57
2024 Test B English 57
2024 Test B Math 57
2025 Practice Test A English 57
2025 Practice Test A Math 57
2025 Practice Test B English 57
2025 Practice Test B Math 57
2026 Practice Test A English 50
2026 Practice Test A Math 50
2026 Practice Test B English 51
2026 Practice Test B Math 50
2026 Practice Test C English 50
2026 Practice Test C Math 50
2026 Practice Test D English 50
2026 Practice Test D Math 50

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Consider this expression: |(-8) – (-3) + 6| – |6 – 11| Create an equivalent expression. Move the correct answer to each box. Not…2026 Practice Test A Math, question 17
- Type Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Format Fill the blanks
If x = -2, what is the value of |x + x^2 + x^3| – |x + 2x + 3x|?2026 Practice Test C Math, question 14
- Type Algebraic expressions, Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 6.EE.2c, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Evaluate: |(-8) – 12 + (-17) – (-31)| – |24|2024 Test A Math, question 35
- Type Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
If x=-4, what is the sum of x and 10% of |x|?2024 Test B Math, question 33
- Type Percents, Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1b, 6.NS.7c, 6.RP.3c
- 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
Which graph represents the solution to |x+1|≥ 2?2024 Test B Math, question 53
- Type Inequalities, Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 7.EE.4b, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
6 – 9 ÷ |-3| + (-2)^3 × 1 1/2 What is the value of the expression shown above?2023 Test A Math, question 2
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 6.EE.2c, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Grid-in
-mn (-m)(-n) |mn| |-mn| |(-m)(-n)| If m and n are positive integers, how many of the five expressions above are equivalent to mn?2023 Test B Math, question 21
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations, Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.2a, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
| (-6)-(-5)+4.2 |-| 3-9.6 |2018 Test B Math, question 3
- Type Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.NS.7c
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Grid-in

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