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English 377
Math 346

Format

Equation editor 10
Fill the blanks 11
Grid-in 33
Multiple choice 652
Multiple response 11
Number line 3
Table grid 3

Question type

English

Revising/editing 66

All revising/editing 66
Punctuation 8
Sentence structure 7
Grammar and usage 7
Combining and revising sentences 6
Precise language and style 9
Transitions 6
Organization 5
Supporting details 11
Introductions and conclusions 12

Reading comprehension 311

All reading comprehension 311
Central idea and theme 67
Key details 17
Textual evidence 66
Inferences and conclusions 11
Word meaning and figurative language 46
Text structure 88
Author's purpose and point of view 30
Development of ideas and characters 30

Math

Numbers and operations 98

All numbers and operations 98
Arithmetic and order of operations 19
Fractions and decimals 41
Number properties 20
Exponents and roots 6
Number line and absolute value 20
Patterns and sequences 3

Ratios, rates and percents 108

All ratios, rates and percents 108
Ratios 15
Rates and speed 13
Proportions and scale 35
Percents 35
Unit conversion 13

Expressions and equations 75

All expressions and equations 75
Algebraic expressions 19
Linear equations 32
Inequalities 18
Two-variable problems 5
Functions and slope 1

Geometry 41

All geometry 41
Angles and lines 7
Triangles and the Pythagorean theorem 1
Area and perimeter 15
Circles 10
Volume and surface area 9
Coordinate plane 2

Statistics and probability 60

All statistics and probability 60
Mean, median, mode and range 11
Probability 31
Counting and arrangements 14
Tables, charts and graphs 7

NYS standard

English

7R reading 311

All 7R reading 311
7R1 textual evidence and inferences 127
7R2 theme or central idea 76
7R3 plot elements and ideas 87
7R4 word meaning and choice 72
7R5 structure and genre features 102
7R6 point of view and author position 42
7R8 evaluating arguments and claims 19

7W writing 40

All 7W writing 40
7W1 argument writing 10
7W1a introducing claims and counterclaims 3
7W1b supporting claims with evidence 3
7W1c precise language for arguments 1
7W1d transitions in arguments 1
7W1e concluding an argument 2
7W1f argument style and tone 1
7W2 informative/explanatory writing 30
7W2a introducing and organizing a topic 8
7W2b developing a topic 8
7W2d transitions in informative writing 9
7W2e concluding informative writing 4
7W2f informative writing style 3

7L language 76

All 7L language 76
7L1 grammar and usage conventions 19
7L2 capitalization, punctuation, and spelling 11
7L3 knowledge of language 14
7L3a precise and concise language 12
7L4 unknown and multiple-meaning words 9
7L4a context clues 8
7L4b Greek and Latin affixes and roots 1
7L5 figurative language and word relationships 35
7L5a interpreting allusions 9
7L5c connotation and denotation 12

Math

6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 72

All 6.RP ratios and proportional relationships 72
6.RP.1 ratio concepts and language 9
6.RP.2 unit rate concept 2
6.RP.3 ratio and rate reasoning 67
6.RP.3a tables of equivalent ratios 4
6.RP.3b unit rate problems 18
6.RP.3c percent as a rate per 100 20
6.RP.3d converting measurement units 17

6.NS the number system 80

All 6.NS the number system 80
6.NS.1 dividing fractions by fractions 16
6.NS.2 multi-digit division 5
6.NS.3 multi-digit decimal operations 24
6.NS.4 common factors and multiples 14
6.NS.5 positive and negative numbers 2
6.NS.6 rational numbers on number lines 7
6.NS.6c positioning rational numbers and points 7
6.NS.7 ordering and absolute value 14
6.NS.7a inequality as relative position 4
6.NS.7b order statements in context 1
6.NS.7c absolute value as distance 7
6.NS.7d absolute value versus order 2

6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 57

All 6.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 57
6.EE.1 whole-number exponent expressions 5
6.EE.2 expressions with variables 23
6.EE.2a writing algebraic expressions 4
6.EE.2b parts of an expression 3
6.EE.2c evaluating expressions and order of operations 16
6.EE.3 generating equivalent expressions 2
6.EE.4 identifying equivalent expressions 1
6.EE.5 solutions and substitution 5
6.EE.6 variables representing unknown numbers 5
6.EE.7 one-step equations 11
6.EE.8 writing simple inequalities 9
6.EE.9 dependent and independent variables 3

6.G geometry 17

All 6.G geometry 17
6.G.1 area of polygons 11
6.G.2 volume with fractional edge lengths 3
6.G.3 polygons in the coordinate plane 2
6.G.4 nets and surface area 3
6.G.5 perfect squares and perfect cubes 3

6.SP statistics and probability 41

All 6.SP statistics and probability 41
6.SP.1b samples and populations 4
6.SP.3 measures of center and variation 3
6.SP.5 summarizing data sets 15
6.SP.5a number of observations 4
6.SP.5c range, center, and overall pattern 11
6.SP.6 probability from 0 to 1 4
6.SP.7 long-run relative frequency 3
6.SP.8 probability models for simple events 18
6.SP.8a uniform probability models 15
6.SP.8b probability models from observed frequencies 2

7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 69

All 7.RP ratios and proportional relationships 69
7.RP.1 unit rates with fractions 7
7.RP.2 proportional relationships 22
7.RP.2a testing for proportionality 4
7.RP.2b constant of proportionality 17
7.RP.2c proportional relationship equations 5
7.RP.2d points on proportional graphs 4
7.RP.3 multistep ratio and percent problems 40

7.NS the number system 63

All 7.NS the number system 63
7.NS.1 adding and subtracting rational numbers 32
7.NS.1a opposite quantities making 0 1
7.NS.1b rational number addition 6
7.NS.1c rational number subtraction 24
7.NS.1d properties for adding and subtracting 4
7.NS.2 multiplying and dividing rational numbers 23
7.NS.2a rational number multiplication 9
7.NS.2b rational number division 8
7.NS.2c properties for multiplying and dividing 3
7.NS.2d fractions to decimals by long division 6
7.NS.3 four operations with rational numbers 17

7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 74

All 7.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 74
7.EE.1 linear expressions with rational coefficients 18
7.EE.2 rewriting expressions to show relationships 6
7.EE.3 multi-step rational number problems 7
7.EE.4 equations and inequalities from problems 51
7.EE.4a two-step equations 23
7.EE.4b two-step inequalities 17

7.G geometry 29

All 7.G geometry 29
7.G.1 scale drawings 6
7.G.3 slicing three-dimensional solids 1
7.G.4 circle area and circumference 10
7.G.5 angle relationships and equations 7
7.G.6 area, surface area, and volume 5

7.SP statistics and probability 28

All 7.SP statistics and probability 28
7.SP.1 box plots and interquartile range 4
7.SP.4 comparative inferences about populations 1
7.SP.8 compound event probability 24
7.SP.8a compound event as fraction of outcomes 11
7.SP.8b sample spaces for compound events 20

8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 17

All 8.EE expressions, equations, and inequalities 17
8.EE.1 integer exponent properties 1
8.EE.2 square and cube roots 1
8.EE.7 linear equations in one variable 13
8.EE.7b linear equations with rational coefficients 10
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 6

All 8.G geometry 6
8.G.4 similarity and dilations 1
8.G.5 angle sums, transversals, angle-angle similarity 5

Compared with grade 7

Below grade 7 134
At grade 7 419
Above grade 7 170

What makes it hard

Understanding the question

A lot to read 23
Complex sentences 64
Hard words 62
A question in the negative 1
An unfamiliar subject 3
Figurative or literary language 68
Turning words into math 123
Reading a figure, table or graph 80
Variables instead of numbers 36

Working it out

Many steps 67
Much to keep track of 65
No obvious method 18
Combines ideas 28
Error-prone arithmetic 130
Something you must already know 110
Reading between the lines 164
Evidence in several places 107
How, not what 85
A rule that doesn't sound wrong 16
How sentences fit together 35

Choosing the answer

A very close wrong answer 229
The right answer is reworded 48
Every choice must be checked 117
An answer in an unexpected form 57

Traps and wrong-answer types

Math

Stops one step early 105
Answers a different question 87
Percent of the wrong amount 11
Units or scale 16
Counting the ends 25
Negatives and direction 50
Order of operations 13
Trusting the picture 4
Information you don't need 8
Overlapping groups 8
A formula you must know 15
Answer in another form 8
Without replacement 9
Wrong operation 68
Follows a key word 6
Equation written backwards 4
Checks only one number 6
Rounds too early 13
Wrong formula 23
Numbers taken from the question 89
A faulty procedure 53
Misunderstands the concept 93
An arithmetic slip 35
Misreads the question 76
Misreads the figure 21

Reading

True but not the answer 57
Too narrow 52
Too broad or too strong 53
Wrong part of the text 87
Outside knowledge 49
Reversed relationship 10
Half right 49
Taking figurative language literally 17
Dictionary meaning, not meaning here 13
Supports only part of the claim 56
Twists what the text says 128
Word match 23
Wrong purpose or structure 45
Reads too much in 137
Wrong tone or attitude 53

Revising and editing

Changes the meaning 6
Wordy, vague or informal 13
Fragment or run-on 1
Agreement 2
Misplaced modifier 2
Verb tense or form 3
Unclear pronoun 1
Punctuation 8
Wrong transition 11
Off the point 17
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 49

Tags

Figure 35
Graph 31
Informational text 218
Literary prose 66
Poem 68
Table 30
Word problem 208

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2018 Test B Math 57
2024 Test A English 57
2024 Test A Math 57
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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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Graph the solution set for the inequality -3 ≤ 2x – 5. Select a ray. Then, move the endpoint of the ray to the…2026 Practice Test A Math, question 43
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Number line
How many positive integers satisfy the inequality x + 7 < 23? Enter your answer in the space.2026 Practice Test B Math, question 17
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.5
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
- Format Grid-in
Elijah is at the school bookstore. He wants to buy a water bottle for $12.50 and some notebooks that cost $4.75 each. He has…2026 Practice Test C Math, question 41
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Format Equation editor
Jordan has a budget of $120 to rent a food truck. The rental company charges $18 per hour to rent the truck, plus a…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 26
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Format Equation editor
Leah has set a goal to read a total of 500 pages of a textbook. The table shows the book page numbers for the…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 36
- Type Percents, Number properties
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 6.RP.3c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
- Format Grid-in
The table shows the probabilities of a hockey team scoring different numbers of goals in a game. HOCKEY GOAL PROBABILITIES Number of Goals Probability…2026 Practice Test D Math, question 39
- Type Probability
- NYS standards 6.SP.8, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 1 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
A list of consecutive integers begins with m and ends with n. If n – m = 66, how many integers are in the…2024 Test A Math, question 9
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.EE.6
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Each number in a sequence is formed by doubling the previous number and then adding 1. If the 9th number in the sequence is…2024 Test A Math, question 18
- Type Patterns and sequences
- NYS standards 7.EE.4a, 6.EE.2c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
A piece of wood that is 4 1/2 feet long is cut into 2 pieces of different lengths. The shorter piece has a length…2024 Test A Math, question 20
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Terrell played 5 computer games and earned a mean score of 8 points per game. If his mean score for the first 4 games…2024 Test A Math, question 41
- Type Mean, median, mode and range
- NYS standards 6.SP.5c, 6.SP.3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
On the number line above, what is the distance, in units, between the midpoint of PQ and the midpoint of QR?2024 Test A Math, question 56
- Type Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.NS.6c
- Difficulty 2 of 5
Which number line represents the values of x that satisfy the inequality -5≤ 1-3x≤ 4?2024 Test B Math, question 25
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.8
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
Raoul gave two musical performances. His second performance occurred 86 days after his first performance. If Raoul’s second performance was on a Tuesday, on…2024 Test B Math, question 37
- Type Patterns and sequences
- NYS standards 6.NS.2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
The value of a particular car decreases at a constant rate. If the car is worth $15,000 three years after its original purchase date…2024 Test B Math, question 40
- Type Functions and slope
- NYS standards 8.F.4
- Difficulty 3 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
PEOPLE PER VEHICLE AT CHECKPOINT Number of People in Vehicle Percent of Vehicles 1 40% 2 35% 3 15% 4 7% 5 or more…2018 Test A Math, question 11
- Type Tables, charts and graphs, Percents
- NYS standards 6.RP.3c, 6.SP.5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
How many positive even factors of 48 are greater than 24 and less than 48?2018 Test A Math, question 31
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 6.NS.4
- Difficulty 2 of 5
- Level Below grade 7
The least of 5 consecutive integers is l, and the greatest is g. What is the value of l+g/2 in terms of l?2018 Test A Math, question 32
- Type Number properties, Algebraic expressions
- NYS standards 7.EE.1, 7.EE.2
- Difficulty 3 of 5
In the set of consecutive integers from 12 to 30, inclusive, there are four integers that are multiples of both 2 and 3. How…2018 Test A Math, question 40
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 6.NS.4
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
On the number line above, points W, X, Y, and Z are integers, and WX:XY:YZ = 4:2:3. What is the value of WY?2018 Test A Math, question 44
- Type Ratios, Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.RP.3, 7.NS.1c
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
If 3n is a positive even number, how many odd numbers are in the range from 3n up to and including 3n+5?2018 Test A Math, question 47
- Type Number properties
- NYS standards 6.EE.2b, 6.EE.6
- Difficulty 2 of 5
10/13=0.769230 In the infinitely repeating decimal above, 7 is the first digit in the repeating pattern. What is the 391st digit?2018 Test A Math, question 48
- Type Patterns and sequences
- NYS standards 7.NS.2d, 6.NS.2
- Difficulty 4 of 5
- Level Above grade 7
To make party invitations, Macie could buy a package of paper for $10.50, or she could buy x individual sheets of the same paper…2018 Test B Math, question 10
- Type Inequalities
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.NS.3
- Difficulty 3 of 5
At 1:00 p.m. one day, the temperature was 8 degrees above zero. During the rest of the day, the temperature fell 3 degrees per…2018 Test B Math, question 11
- Type Arithmetic and order of operations
- NYS standards 7.NS.3, 7.NS.1b
- Difficulty 2 of 5
How many positive odd numbers satisfy the inequality 3x+8≤ 92?2018 Test B Math, question 19
- Type Inequalities, Number properties
- NYS standards 7.EE.4b, 6.EE.5
- Difficulty 3 of 5
Points P, Q, R, and S represent −3, −1, 0, and 2, respectively, on a number line. How many units is the midpoint of…2018 Test B Math, question 41
- Type Number line and absolute value
- NYS standards 7.NS.1c, 6.NS.6c
- Difficulty 2 of 5

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