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  1. Read these sentences from paragraph 2. For example, many animals hoard food so that they will not run out later, but scientists who study…2026 Practice Test A English, question 9
  2. With which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree?2026 Practice Test A English, question 13
  3. How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?2026 Practice Test A English, question 31
  4. Read these sentences from the excerpt. He was riding to turn the herd, too, back from the rim, as the horse also knew. (paragraph…2026 Practice Test A English, question 33
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Targeting red cedar trees in controlled burns affects the animals that live on the prairie mostly by2026 Practice Test B English, question 30
  8. With which statement would the author most likely agree?2026 Practice Test B English, question 34
  9. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history ultimately end in the same way is illustrated mainly through2026 Practice Test C English, question 11
  10. Read lines 6–7 from the poem. The birds took their hops and zigzags a little more anxious; a home is a home; worms are…2026 Practice Test C English, question 20
  11. How does the speaker’s interaction with Ruth in lines 37–41 convey a central idea of the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 32
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. As the velocity of the wind was over 35 feet per second and the speed of the machine…2026 Practice Test D English, question 12
  15. The details in paragraph 1 contribute to a central idea of the passage by showing that Darimont2026 Practice Test D English, question 15
  16. 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
  17. Hieratic script was particularly valuable in a bureaucratic government because2025 Practice Test A English, question 13
  18. Based on the excerpt, which statement would the author most strongly agree with?2025 Practice Test A English, question 15
  19. Read these sentences from the excerpt. Mom seems to think of nothing farther away than today or perhaps yesterday or tomorrow morning. (paragraph 1)…2025 Practice Test A English, question 21
  20. The flashback in paragraphs 10–24 affects the plot by2025 Practice Test A English, question 22
  21. The table after paragraph 7 expands on a central idea in the excerpt because it shows that2024 Test A English, question 18
  22. The details in lines 10–17 about the cat convey a central idea of the poem by2024 Test A English, question 21
  23. What do the newspaper editor’s comments in paragraph 1 reveal about the challenges Ederle faced in attempting her feat?2024 Test A English, question 26
  24. Which statement describes how the author’s use of a problem-and-solution structure in paragraph 5 contributes to the development of ideas in the passage?2024 Test A English, question 28
  25. In paragraph 3, the phrase “the butterflies of the sea” conveys the idea that2024 Test A English, question 43
  26. The author’s use of cause and effect in paragraphs 10–11 mainly emphasizes the idea that2024 Test A English, question 53
  27. Climate change has affected efforts to manage invasive species mainly by causing ecologists to2024 Test A English, question 56
  28. 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
  29. Which line from the poem best supports the idea that people have sacrificed priceless natural beauty in order to make a profit?2024 Test B English, question 44
  30. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2024 Test B English, question 47
  31. How do the details in the third stanza (lines 15–26) most contribute to the development of a theme of the poem?2024 Test B English, question 48
  32. 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
  33. Marsh believed that the people of his time caused harm to the environment because2018 Test A English, question 11
  34. Read this sentence from paragraph 1. In 1926 an editor at the London Daily News predicted that Gertrude Ederle, an American swimmer with eighteen…2018 Test A English, question 16
  35. Which statement describes how the author’s use of problem-and-solution in paragraph 5 contributes to the development of ideas in the passage?2018 Test A English, question 21
  36. How does the presence of the friend in paragraph 3 influence the first ant’s behavior?2018 Test A English, question 35
  37. What was the main way that Karl Mauch’s conclusions about Great Zimbabwe in paragraph 4 affected later archaeological investigations?2018 Test A English, question 37
  38. The comparison to sewing in lines 33–35 helps show that the structure2018 Test A English, question 46
  39. What is the most likely reason farmers persisted in replanting their crops?2018 Test A English, question 52
  40. Which of the following is implied by the phrase “the global nature of weather” (paragraph 5)?2018 Test A English, question 56
  41. What evidence best indicated the location of the blast?2018 Test B English, question 10
  42. Based on the passage, what is the most likely reason it took nineteen years from the date of the explosion before scientists first visited…2018 Test B English, question 13
  43. In paragraph 4, the idea that human life and history travel toward the same ending is illustrated mainly through2018 Test B English, question 30
  44. With which statement would the author of this excerpt most likely agree?2018 Test B English, question 31
  45. As described in paragraphs 4–5, what did the archaeological team learn about life in Kourion?2018 Test B English, question 36
  46. The description in the first stanza (lines 1–7) helps establish a central idea of the poem by2018 Test B English, question 38
  47. Which line from the poem best supports the idea that people have forfeited priceless natural beauty in order to make a profit?2018 Test B English, question 43
  48. How do the details in the third stanza (lines 15–26) contribute to the development of the theme of the poem?2018 Test B English, question 45
  49. Read lines 21–22 from the poem. Barrier broken down by those who do not need The joy of time-resisting storm-worn stone, How do the…2018 Test B English, question 46