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1. What is the effect of comparing groups of bristlecone pines to “a city within a cemetery” (paragraph 2)?2024 Test B English, question 50
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
2. 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
3. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Empires rose and fell; wars raged;… and the tree from 2500 B.C. continued its implacable slow-motion existence, adding…2024 Test B English, question 52
   • Type Text structure
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
4. Which claim is best supported by the details in paragraph 5 about the bristlecone pine’s tree-ring record?2024 Test B English, question 53
   • Type Inferences and conclusions
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
5. The phrases “clings to life” and “stripped of bark” in paragraph 6 are used to highlight2024 Test B English, question 54
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
6. What is the best summary of the bristlecone pine’s life cycle?2024 Test B English, question 56
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
7. Throughout the excerpt, the author conveys his point of view mainly by2024 Test B English, question 57
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
8. The words “feat,” “humanly impossible,” and “impenetrable barrier” in paragraph 1 affect the tone of the paragraph because they2026 Practice Test B English, question 8
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
   • Level Below grade 7
9. Read these sentences from paragraph 7. Bannister said, “I felt that the moment of a lifetime had come. There was no pain, only a…2026 Practice Test B English, question 9
   • Type Text structure
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
10. Which sentence best supports the idea that Bannister needed an alternative to “logical planning” (paragraph 3) in order to accomplish his goal?2026 Practice Test B English, question 10
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
11. Which sentence from the passage indicates that Bannister nearly made a mistake that would have cost him the world record?2026 Practice Test B English, question 11
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. The professor, who was sitting at his desk before a pile of letters and replies submitted for approval…2026 Practice Test B English, question 15
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R1
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
16. How does the exchange between the professor and the narrator in paragraphs 8–11 contribute to the development of the characters?2026 Practice Test B English, question 16
    • Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
17. The professor’s observations in paragraphs 15–17 create tension in the excerpt by causing the narrator to feel2026 Practice Test B English, question 17
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
18. How does the interaction between the narrator and the professor in paragraphs 26–28 contribute to the development of the theme?2026 Practice Test B English, question 18
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
19. Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why the professor is eager to send the narrator on an expedition?2026 Practice Test B English, question 19
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
20. How does paragraph 34 help develop the plot of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test B English, question 20
    • Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
21. Which sentence best demonstrates the professional relationship between the narrator and the professor?2026 Practice Test B English, question 21
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
22. How does the author develop the contrast between the narrator’s point of view and the professor’s point of view?2026 Practice Test B English, question 22
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
23. Read lines 5–8 from the poem. So beneath the level of molecules are atoms, and beneath the level of atoms, we find protons, electrons,…2026 Practice Test B English, question 23
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
24. The main purpose of the comparison in lines 23–24 of the poem is to show2026 Practice Test B English, question 24
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7L5a, 7R4
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
25. Read lines 27–28 from the poem. And there, in the explosion, in the darkness, briefly incandescent, they appear: The imagery in the lines reveals…2026 Practice Test B English, question 25
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
26. Read lines 30–32 from the poem. Their names sound like dinosaurs or maybe bands playing terrible music in someone’s garage. The speaker refers to…2026 Practice Test B English, question 26
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
27. Read lines 36–39 from the poem. both together and apart, what keeps together the pencil in your hand right now as well as separate…2026 Practice Test B English, question 27
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
28. Read lines 39–44 from the poem. They spin, and it is only down there in the darkness—in the vast garage where physicists jot down…2026 Practice Test B English, question 28
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
29. According to the passage, how did fires started by natural causes prompt American Indians to begin practicing controlled burns?2026 Practice Test B English, question 29
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
30. 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
31. Read this sentence from paragraph 6. The patch-burn system is so successful that the conservationists at the preserve provide training to prairie farmers about…2026 Practice Test B English, question 31
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
32. Which sentence supports the idea that farmers and people who manage land may be concerned about using fire as a way to benefit the…2026 Practice Test B English, question 32
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
33. Read this sentence from paragraph 6. Burning land to make it healthy may seem counterintuitive, but strategic controlled fires have helped the prairie sustain…2026 Practice Test B English, question 33
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4b
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
34. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test B English, question 34
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
35. How do the diagram and its text provide additional support for the topic presented in the passage?2026 Practice Test B English, question 35
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
36. How does the structure of the poem affect the poem’s meaning?2026 Practice Test B English, question 36
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
37. Which lines support the idea that a change in the weather will lessen the speaker’s appreciation for the city?2026 Practice Test B English, question 37
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
38. Read lines 5–6 from the poem. The weather will turn cold. But that all happens later. How do the lines develop a central theme…2026 Practice Test B English, question 38
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
39. Read lines 7–9 from the poem. For now it is the early edge of fall, leaves green still while the air narrows, is slightly…2026 Practice Test B English, question 39
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
40. Which idea does the comparison of the brownstone houses to “a pop-up picture book I could have had as a child, / but didn’t”…2026 Practice Test B English, question 40
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
41. Read these lines from the poem. I can already see how this will end. (line 1) How Brooklyn makes me nostalgic for the moment…2026 Practice Test B English, question 41
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
42. The speaker’s thoughts throughout the poem develop a theme by showing that2026 Practice Test B English, question 42
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
43. 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
44. Which word should be added to the beginning of sentence 8 to provide a better transition to the third paragraph (sentences 8–11)? Move the…2026 Practice Test B English, question 44
    • Type Transitions
    • NYS standards 7W2d
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
45. Which revision of sentence 11 best maintains the formal style established in the passage?2026 Practice Test B English, question 45
    • Type Precise language and style
    • NYS standards 7W2f, 7L3a
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
46. 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
47. What is the best way to combine sentences 12 and 13?2026 Practice Test B English, question 47
    • Type Combining and revising sentences
    • NYS standards 7L1, 7L3a
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
48. In September 2016 the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened as part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is already the…2026 Practice Test B English, question 48
    • Type Sentence structure
    • NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
49. Read these sentences. (1) Flyby missions near Jupiter have been happening since 1973. (2) Flyby missions allow scientists to collect data about Jupiter and…2026 Practice Test B English, question 49
    • Type Combining and revising sentences
    • NYS standards 7L1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
50. Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in construction and should be revised? (1) On the evening of July 13, 2019, a major…2026 Practice Test B English, question 50
    • Type Sentence structure
    • NYS standards 7L1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
51. How should the paragraph be revised? (1) Danielle spent several hours preparing for an upcoming audition for a play at the community theater. (2)…2026 Practice Test B English, question 51
    • Type Grammar and usage, Punctuation
    • NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7