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1. How does Margaret’s experience in paragraph 9 emphasize a theme of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 18
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
   • Difficulty 5 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
2. Paragraphs 1–2 contribute to the development of the central idea of the excerpt by2026 Practice Test A English, question 30
   • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
3. 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
   • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
4. How do the details in paragraphs 14–16 help convey a central idea of the excerpt?2026 Practice Test A English, question 34
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
5. A central idea that Lowell was “one of America’s most significant industrial cities” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in the passage primarily through a description…2026 Practice Test A English, question 37
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
6. Which sentence best summarizes the mill girls’ experience as the dominant workforce in Lowell?2026 Practice Test A English, question 41
   • Type Central idea and theme
   • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
14. Over the course of the poem, a central idea is developed mainly through the speaker’s2026 Practice Test C English, question 25
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
15. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
16. What is the best summary of the astronauts’ process for Project Plant Habitat-04?2026 Practice Test C English, question 34
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
17. The description in paragraph 5 of Lashelle Spencer’s goal develops a central idea of the excerpt by2026 Practice Test C English, question 39
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
18. The details in paragraph 3 about cognitive offloading convey a central idea of the passage by2026 Practice Test D English, question 1
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
19. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
20. How does the diagram provide additional support for the topic presented in the passage?2026 Practice Test D English, question 5
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
21. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
22. The details in paragraph 1 contribute to a central idea of the passage by showing that Darimont2026 Practice Test D English, question 15
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
23. Which statement summarizes the process that schools used to train scribes?2025 Practice Test A English, question 11
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
24. The diagram after paragraph 6 best provides additional support for the topic of the excerpt by2025 Practice Test A English, question 14
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
25. Read these sentences from paragraph 2. Dad always said Mom could make all the dishes he’d had back in Vermont as well as though…2025 Practice Test A English, question 17
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
26. 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
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
27. Which details from the passage best convey the central idea that using the patch-burn method is an effective way to protect and manage prairie…2025 Practice Test B English, question 35
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
28. The details in lines 9–12 convey a central idea of the poem by2025 Practice Test B English, question 44
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R4
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
29. The details in paragraph 3 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test A English, question 13
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
30. Which sentence best summarizes the process of beading that is described in the excerpt?2024 Test A English, question 16
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
31. The table after paragraph 7 expands on a central idea in the excerpt because it shows that2024 Test A English, question 18
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
32. The details in lines 10–17 about the cat convey a central idea of the poem by2024 Test A English, question 21
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
33. The poet develops a theme about making connections with others mainly through the2024 Test A English, question 25
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
34. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
35. The details in paragraph 1 convey a central idea of the passage by noting that2024 Test A English, question 35
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
36. What is the best summary of the research into the effects of e-book reading?2024 Test A English, question 42
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
37. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
38. The details in the section “A Good Thing, Not the Only Thing” convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test A English, question 55
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
39. How does the chart provide additional support for a central idea of the excerpt?2024 Test A English, question 57
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
40. Which sentence is the best summary of the research procedure used in the study in the excerpt?2024 Test B English, question 18
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
41. How do paragraphs 7 and 9 convey a central idea of the excerpt?2024 Test B English, question 25
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
42. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
43. Which sentence is the best summary of how Morse obtained the funding necessary to build his telegraph system?2024 Test B English, question 35
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
44. How does the map provide additional support for a central idea of the passage?2024 Test B English, question 40
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
45. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
46. The details in paragraph 7 convey a central idea of the excerpt by suggesting that2024 Test B English, question 55
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
47. 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
48. The quotation from Caleb Zigas in paragraph 6 conveys a central idea of the excerpt by2023 Test B English, question 12
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
49. The description of Mariko Grady’s background in paragraph 9 contributes to a central idea in the excerpt by2023 Test B English, question 13
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
50. Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the excerpt?2023 Test B English, question 16
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
51. The table provides additional support for a central idea of the excerpt by2023 Test B English, question 17
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
52. Which statement best describes the central idea of the passage?2018 Test A English, question 10
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
53. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
54. Paragraph 7 contributes to the development of the central idea of the passage by2018 Test A English, question 22
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
55. The central idea that “the average ant is a sham” (paragraph 1) is conveyed mainly through the2018 Test A English, question 27
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
56. 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
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
57. 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
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
58. Which statement best describes the central idea of the passage?2018 Test A English, question 36
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
59. Read lines 2–4 and lines 12–14 from the poem. I am what every athlete wants: to remain at the apex of the leap, up…2018 Test A English, question 43
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
60. The last stanza (lines 36–42) conveys a central idea of the poem by2018 Test A English, question 47
    • Type Text structure, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
61. Which of the following best tells what this passage is about?2018 Test A English, question 51
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
62. How does Margaret’s experience in paragraph 9 emphasize a theme of the excerpt?2018 Test B English, question 21
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
63. How do the details in paragraphs 12–13 about the setting help support the theme of the excerpt?2018 Test B English, question 24
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
64. The central idea that the Falls communicate a feeling of “unintelligible disaster” (paragraph 1) is conveyed in paragraph 2 through a description of2018 Test B English, question 25
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
65. Which of the following best describes the goal of modern archaeology?2018 Test B English, question 32
    • Type Key details, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
66. The description in the first stanza (lines 1–7) helps establish a central idea of the poem by2018 Test B English, question 38
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
67. Read line 5 from the poem. Pillars of the sky at rest The line helps develop the theme of the poem by suggesting that…2018 Test B English, question 40
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
68. 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
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
69. The details of the section “The Growth of an Idea” convey a central idea of the passage by suggesting that2018 Test B English, question 52
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
70. Which sentence is the best summary of how Morse obtained the funding necessary to build his telegraph system?2018 Test B English, question 54
    • Type Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
71. How does the map provide additional support for a central idea of the passage?2018 Test B English, question 55
    • Type Textual evidence, Central idea and theme
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7