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  1. In which two ways does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)? Select the two correct answers.2026 Practice Test A English, question 4
  2. How does paragraph 5 fit into the overall structure of the passage and contribute to the development of ideas?2026 Practice Test A English, question 11
  3. The author conveys a point of view on the study of animal intelligence mainly by2026 Practice Test A English, question 12
  4. How do Margaret’s earlier interactions with the conductor, brakeman, and porter affect the plot?2026 Practice Test A English, question 17
  5. How does paragraph 11 contribute to the plot of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 19
  6. How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?2026 Practice Test A English, question 31
  7. How do the details in paragraphs 14–16 help convey a central idea of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 34
  8. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. Although Lowell received an influx of Irish families during this time, the Irish were a part of the…2026 Practice Test A English, question 40
  9. The reason Lowell lost its status as an industrial leader is best illustrated through the2026 Practice Test A English, question 42
  10. 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
  11. How did interval training affect Bannister’s performance?2026 Practice Test B English, question 13
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. How does paragraph 34 help develop the plot of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test B English, question 20
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Targeting red cedar trees in controlled burns affects the animals that live on the prairie mostly by2026 Practice Test B English, question 30
  22. 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
  23. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test B English, question 34
  24. 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
  25. The speaker’s thoughts throughout the poem develop a theme by showing that2026 Practice Test B English, question 42
  26. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. These are the lower rapids, a sight more terrifying than the Falls, because less intelligible. Which statement best…2026 Practice Test C English, question 8
  27. Read lines 12–14 from the poem. And it was the leaves with a strong soft wind over them that talked most of all and…2026 Practice Test C English, question 21
  28. Throughout the poem, the poet conveys the speaker’s point of view by2026 Practice Test C English, question 24
  29. What impact do the phrases “all but / invisible” and “even less obvious” in lines 16–18 have on the meaning of the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 30
  30. What impact do the words “swish,” “chitter,” and “cry” in lines 12–13 have in the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 31
  31. What is the best summary of the astronauts’ process for Project Plant Habitat-04?2026 Practice Test C English, question 34
  32. 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
  33. Which two sentences in paragraphs 5–9 best support the idea that the astronauts working in space enjoyed participating in the food-growing experiment? Select the…2026 Practice Test C English, question 38
  34. The description in paragraph 5 of Lashelle Spencer’s goal develops a central idea of the excerpt by2026 Practice Test C English, question 39
  35. 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
  36. How is the quotation from Lashelle Spencer at the end of paragraph 9 relevant to the discussion of the peppers referred to in paragraph…2026 Practice Test C English, question 41
  37. How is the discussion of the genetic engineering of the peppers consumed on the ISS (paragraphs 7–8) important to the excerpt as a whole?2026 Practice Test C English, question 42
  38. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test C English, question 43
  39. The details in paragraph 3 about cognitive offloading convey a central idea of the passage by2026 Practice Test D English, question 1
  40. How do the details about the experiment described in paragraph 5 convey a central idea of the passage?2026 Practice Test D English, question 2
  41. The study described in paragraph 6 influenced researchers’ ideas about memory in the digital age by2026 Practice Test D English, question 4
  42. How does the diagram provide additional support for the topic presented in the passage?2026 Practice Test D English, question 5
  43. The effect of the Internet on a person’s memory is illustrated in the passage through the presentation of studies that2026 Practice Test D English, question 7
  44. How does paragraph 1 introduce the idea that the Wright brothers knew that their flight attempt was risky?2026 Practice Test D English, question 8
  45. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. Wilbur having used his turn in the unsuccessful attempt on the 14th, the right to the first trial…2026 Practice Test D English, question 9
  46. The photograph mentioned in paragraph 4 is significant because it2026 Practice Test D English, question 10
  47. 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
  48. The use of chronological structure contributes to the development of ideas in the excerpt by2026 Practice Test D English, question 14
  49. The details in paragraph 1 contribute to a central idea of the passage by showing that Darimont2026 Practice Test D English, question 15
  50. Why does the author include details about the conversation between Starr and Darimont in paragraph 2?2026 Practice Test D English, question 16
  51. How did a change in habitat most affect the wolf population of the Great Bear Rainforest over time?2026 Practice Test D English, question 20
  52. What is the purpose of the repeated words “rising and falling” in lines 26 and 37?2026 Practice Test D English, question 24
  53. Read lines 41–42 from the poem. I kept waiting for those childhood bursts, watching as they escorted us home. How does this memory affect…2026 Practice Test D English, question 25
  54. Which statement summarizes the process that schools used to train scribes?2025 Practice Test A English, question 11
  55. Based on the excerpt, which statement would the author most strongly agree with?2025 Practice Test A English, question 15
  56. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. “I’ll be taking the train tomorrow night,” I said aloud, more to hear it myself. This remark contributes…2025 Practice Test A English, question 18
  57. Read this sentence from paragraph 9. I tried to, and then I just sat still and looked straight at it. How does the phrase…2025 Practice Test A English, question 19
  58. The flashback in paragraphs 10–24 affects the plot by2025 Practice Test A English, question 22
  59. How does the author’s use of chronological structure contribute to the development of ideas in the passage?2025 Practice Test B English, question 15
  60. The poet develops the speaker’s point of view by2025 Practice Test B English, question 48
  61. The phrase “just as an artist arranges the paints upon his palette” in paragraph 2 suggests that2024 Test A English, question 12
  62. The details in paragraph 3 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test A English, question 13
  63. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. Always after these confining lessons I was wild with surplus spirits, and found joyous relief in running loose…2024 Test A English, question 15
  64. The table after paragraph 7 expands on a central idea in the excerpt because it shows that2024 Test A English, question 18
  65. The isolation of the words “—here here—” in line 7 contributes to the meaning of the poem mainly by2024 Test A English, question 20
  66. The details in lines 10–17 about the cat convey a central idea of the poem by2024 Test A English, question 21
  67. Read lines 11–13 from the poem. toward the voice, then back to the constellation of fireflies flickering near her head Which idea from the…2024 Test A English, question 23
  68. How does the setting affect the events of the poem?2024 Test A English, question 24
  69. Which sentence is the best summary of the steps that Ederle took to prepare for her second attempt to swim across the English Channel?2024 Test A English, question 32
  70. The table builds on the information in the passage mainly by2024 Test A English, question 34
  71. The details in paragraph 1 convey a central idea of the passage by noting that2024 Test A English, question 35
  72. 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
  73. The narrator’s actions in paragraph 5 reveal that he is2024 Test A English, question 45
  74. How does the setting affect the plot of the excerpt?2024 Test A English, question 46
  75. Read this sentence from paragraph 6. I kept stepping toward the one sound I’d heard, a growing part of me hoping I’d find nothing…2024 Test A English, question 48
  76. Read these sentences from paragraph 8. So, I was looking at it and not looking at it while my heart spangled my vision. I…2024 Test A English, question 49
  77. The author develops the narrator’s point of view when the narrator sees the creature by2024 Test A English, question 50
  78. How does the author’s use of comparison in paragraphs 4 and 5 contribute to the development of ideas in the excerpt?2024 Test B English, question 16
  79. Which sentence is the best summary of the research procedure used in the study in the excerpt?2024 Test B English, question 18
  80. In the study described in the excerpt, researchers asked English learners to assess the sense of words in context because that task is2024 Test B English, question 19
  81. Paragraph 18 shows that the author’s perspective toward the study described in the excerpt is that2024 Test B English, question 21
  82. Paragraph 1 contributes to the setting of the excerpt by establishing that2024 Test B English, question 23
  83. How do paragraphs 7 and 9 convey a central idea of the excerpt?2024 Test B English, question 25
  84. In paragraph 20, the phrases “trophies of their hunt” and “paraded around” affect the paragraph by2024 Test B English, question 28
  85. The details in paragraph 5 about the locations of the camps and the details in paragraphs 23–24 about the reaction to the woman convey…2024 Test B English, question 31
  86. How does the map provide additional support for a central idea of the passage?2024 Test B English, question 40
  87. How does the poet develop the speaker’s point of view in the second stanza (lines 8–14)?2024 Test B English, question 45
  88. Read lines 23–26 from the poem. The mountains swing along The south horizon of the sky; Welcoming with wide floors of blue-green ice The…2024 Test B English, question 49
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. The phrases “clings to life” and “stripped of bark” in paragraph 6 are used to highlight2024 Test B English, question 54
  92. The details in paragraph 7 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test B English, question 55
  93. What is the best summary of the bristlecone pine’s life cycle?2024 Test B English, question 56
  94. Throughout the excerpt, the author conveys his point of view mainly by2024 Test B English, question 57
  95. Which sentence is the best summary of the steps that Ederle took to prepare for her second attempt to swim across the English Channel?2018 Test A English, question 17
  96. Paragraph 7 contributes to the development of the central idea of the passage by2018 Test A English, question 22
  97. Ederle’s victorious swim across the English Channel influenced American attitudes mainly by2018 Test A English, question 23
  98. The phrase “those wonderful Swiss and African ones which vote, keep drilled armies,… and dispute about religion” in paragraph 1 shows that the author2018 Test A English, question 26
  99. The central idea that “the average ant is a sham” (paragraph 1) is conveyed mainly through the2018 Test A English, question 27
  100. In paragraph 2, how do the words “grabs,” “yanks,” and “tearing away” contribute to the meaning of the excerpt?2018 Test A English, question 28
  101. Read this text from paragraph 2. He… comes to a weed; it never occurs to him to go around it. No; he must climb…2018 Test A English, question 29
  102. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. At the end of half an hour he fetches up within six inches of the place he started…2018 Test A English, question 31
  103. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. Evidently the friend remarks that a last year’s grasshopper leg is a very noble acquisition, and inquires where…2018 Test A English, question 33
  104. How does the presence of the friend in paragraph 3 influence the first ant’s behavior?2018 Test A English, question 35
  105. Which statement best describes Portuguese explorers’ experience searching for Great Zimbabwe?2018 Test A English, question 38
  106. What was “one mystery of Great Zimbabwe” (paragraph 6) that had been solved?2018 Test A English, question 39
  107. Which statement about the Shona people is best supported by the passage?2018 Test A English, question 40
  108. The comparison to sewing in lines 33–35 helps show that the structure2018 Test A English, question 46
  109. What is the most likely reason farmers persisted in replanting their crops?2018 Test A English, question 52
  110. In the winter that followed the summer of 1816, New Englanders most likely experienced2018 Test A English, question 53
  111. Which of the following is implied by the phrase “the global nature of weather” (paragraph 5)?2018 Test A English, question 56
  112. The June 30 date of the Tunguska event was significant to some scientists because it2018 Test B English, question 11
  113. What did Galli’s analysis of tree resin at the site reveal?2018 Test B English, question 12
  114. The author includes a series of questions at the end of the last paragraph most likely to2018 Test B English, question 15
  115. Read paragraph 9 from the excerpt. A moment of useless screaming, running, trying to attract some one’s attention, a sickening sense of terror and…2018 Test B English, question 20
  116. Read paragraph 10 from the excerpt. Margaret stood dazed, reaching out helpless hands, then dropped them at her sides and gazed after the fast-retreating…2018 Test B English, question 22
  117. How does paragraph 11 contribute to the plot of the excerpt?2018 Test B English, question 23
  118. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. These are the lower rapids, a sight more terrifying than the Falls, because less intelligible. Which statement best…2018 Test B English, question 27
  119. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. There one can sit and let great cloudy thoughts of destiny and the passage of empires drift through…2018 Test B English, question 29
  120. With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 31