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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
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2026 Practice Test D Math 50

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At a diner, 18 dozen buns were used yesterday for 150 lunch customers. Today, there were 250 lunch customers. Assuming that the bun usage…2026 Practice Test B Math, question 3
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 7.RP.2c, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Multiple response
Maria rides her bicycle to school at a constant speed of 15 miles per hour. If the distance to school is 6 miles, how…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 9
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.RP.3d
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
The height of a plant, in millimeters, is proportional to the number of days the plant has grown. The plant has grown 20 millimeters…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 47
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 7.RP.2b, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A bus trip takes 9 hours if the mean speed is 50 miles per hour. How many hours would this trip take if the…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 25
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Two student clubs are selling snacks as part of a fundraiser. The Art Club sells a 24-pack of granola bars for $12.00. The Science…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 43
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Format Fill the blanks
In 1991, the total public debt of the United States was about $3,600,000,000,000. In that year, there were about 250,000,000 people in the United…2024 Test A Math, question 24
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations
- NYS standards 6.NS.2, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Lian bought enough oranges to fill 4 bags. Each bag contains 8 oranges. The total cost was $11.52. At that rate, how much would…2024 Test A Math, question 42
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Misha wants to use ribbon to make 2 straps for a backpack. The ribbon costs $5.00 a yard. If each strap requires 1 1/4…2024 Test A Math, question 45
- Type Fractions and decimals
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Karen reads at the rate of 60 pages per day. Martina reads 25% more pages per day than Karen. If the two students begin…2024 Test B Math, question 14
- Type Rates and speed, Percents
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Michael received a check for $213 for working 20 hours at his part-time job. The amount on the check was his total pay after…2024 Test B Math, question 38
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A revolving sign makes 1 complete revolution every 90 minutes. If the sign starts moving at 2:30 p.m., at what time will the sign…2023 Test A Math, question 9
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.RP.3d
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A soccer coach purchased 15 pairs of cleats for team members and spent a total of $805.95, including tax. If the tax rate is…2023 Test A Math, question 21
- Type Percents
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
It took Lars 2 hours to ride his bicycle 48 kilometers. What was his average speed in miles per hour? (Use the approximation 1…2023 Test A Math, question 28
- Type Rates and speed, Unit conversion
- NYS standards 6.RP.3d, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
Kim jogs 8 kilometers in 1 hour 40 minutes. At that rate, how many meters does she jog per minute?2023 Test A Math, question 43
- Type Rates and speed, Unit conversion
- NYS standards 6.RP.3d, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A train travels 2,200 miles from Phoenix to New York City. The train covers the first 240 miles in 5 hours. If the train…2023 Test A Math, question 54
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The town of Waterville covers an area of 50 square miles. In 2005, its population was 84,000. In 2006, its population had decreased so…2023 Test B Math, question 25
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
A robot moves forward at the rate of 9 steps every 6 seconds. If each step is x feet long, what must x be…2022 Test B Math, question 30
- Type Rates and speed, Unit conversion
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 6.RP.3d, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 3 of 5
In a scale diagram, 0.125 inch represents 125 feet. How many inches represent 1 foot?2018 Test A Math, question 10
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 7.G.1, 6.RP.3b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 2 of 5
A car is traveling 55 miles per hour, and 1 mile = 5,280 feet. Which of the following calculations would give the car’s speed…2018 Test A Math, question 29
- Type Unit conversion
- NYS standards 6.RP.3d, 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
For a presentation, Deion can create 5 slides in 20 minutes, working at a constant rate. Kyra can create 3 slides in 10 minutes,…2018 Test A Math, question 35
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Ryan must read 150 pages for school this weekend. It took him 30 minutes to read the first 20 pages. At this rate, how…2018 Test A Math, question 38
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.RP.3d
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The graph above shows the number of schools per city for five small cities. Cities M and N each have 500 students per school.…2018 Test A Math, question 41
- Type Tables, charts and graphs
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.SP.5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A roofing contractor uses shingles at a rate of 3 bundles for every 96 square feet of roof covered. At this rate, how many…2018 Test B Math, question 9
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
One day, the Early Bird Restaurant used 15 dozen eggs for 200 breakfast customers. At this rate, approximately how many dozen eggs are needed…2018 Test B Math, question 15
- Type Proportions and scale
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
On a bike trip, Rajiv traveled 65 kilometers in 5 hours, while Shaina traveled 72 kilometers in 4 hours. How much less was Rajiv’s…2018 Test B Math, question 40
- Type Rates and speed
- NYS standards 6.RP.3b, 6.RP.2
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7

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