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1. Read this sentence from paragraph 1. At Lund University in Sweden, researchers argue that ravens may be able to think ahead and even plan…2026 Practice Test A English, question 8
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
   • Difficulty 2 of 5
2. 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
   • Type Word meaning and figurative language
   • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
   • Difficulty 1 of 5
   • Level Below grade 7
3. In the first experiment described in paragraph 4, which of the ravens’ behaviors provides the strongest evidence for the claim that the birds are…2026 Practice Test A English, question 10
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
4. 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
   • Type Text structure
   • NYS standards 7R5, 7R8
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
5. The author conveys a point of view on the study of animal intelligence mainly by2026 Practice Test A English, question 12
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
6. With which statement would the author of the passage most likely agree?2026 Practice Test A English, question 13
   • Type Author's purpose and point of view
   • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
7. Which sentence from the excerpt best explains why Wade reserved Peroxide Jim for “emergency work” (paragraph 1)?2026 Practice Test A English, question 29
   • Type Textual evidence
   • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
   • Difficulty 3 of 5
8. 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
9. How does paragraph 3 convey the effect of the setting on the cattle drive?2026 Practice Test A English, question 31
   • Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
   • NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
   • Difficulty 4 of 5
   • Level Above grade 7
10. Read this sentence from paragraph 13. Close on their left bore down the flank of the herd, and on their right, under their very…2026 Practice Test A English, question 32
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
11. 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
12. 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
13. Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the mood on the drive before the lightning struck?2026 Practice Test A English, question 35
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
14. Read this sentence from paragraph 1. As one Scottish traveler observed during his visit to America, “Niagara and Lowell are the two objects I…2026 Practice Test A English, question 36
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
15. 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
16. Which sentence from paragraph 2 best supports the idea that Lowell became “a bustling industrial city” (paragraph 1) in a short period of time?2026 Practice Test A English, question 38
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
17. Read this sentence from paragraph 3. From the early to mid-1800s, women left the constricted lifestyle of small rural towns and rural areas for…2026 Practice Test A English, question 39
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
18. 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
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
19. 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
20. The reason Lowell lost its status as an industrial leader is best illustrated through the2026 Practice Test A English, question 42
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
21. Which sentence in the paragraph contains an error in construction? (1) The blobfish, a creature that certainly resembles its name, is an unusual fish…2026 Practice Test A English, question 50
    • Type Grammar and usage
    • NYS standards 7L1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. How does the poem’s form contribute to the poem’s meaning?2026 Practice Test C English, question 26
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
40. Which lines reveal how the setting affects the speaker and the men from the museum?2026 Practice Test C English, question 27
    • Type Textual evidence, Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
41. Lines 1–2 contribute to the development of ideas in the poem by2026 Practice Test C English, question 28
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
42. Read line 28 from the poem. At the mouth end, there was an oval mound How does the line contribute to the development of…2026 Practice Test C English, question 29
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
43. 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
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
44. What impact do the words “swish,” “chitter,” and “cry” in lines 12–13 have in the poem?2026 Practice Test C English, question 31
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
45. 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
46. The poet contrasts the speaker’s and Ruth’s points of view regarding the mound by using dialogue to2026 Practice Test C English, question 33
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
47. 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
48. 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
49. Read this sentence from paragraph 7. As the Internet’s resources continue to expand our “external” memory, some question whether the process may cause people…2026 Practice Test D English, question 3
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R6
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
50. The study described in paragraph 6 influenced researchers’ ideas about memory in the digital age by2026 Practice Test D English, question 4
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
51. 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
52. Which evidence from the passage is most relevant to the claim in paragraph 7 that “ ‘far from making us stupid, these technologies are…2026 Practice Test D English, question 6
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R8, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
53. 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
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
54. 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
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
55. 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
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
56. The photograph mentioned in paragraph 4 is significant because it2026 Practice Test D English, question 10
    • Type Key details
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
57. 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
58. 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
    • Type Author's purpose and point of view
    • NYS standards 7R6, 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
59. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the Wright brothers had to adapt their plans for the flight in order to…2026 Practice Test D English, question 13
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
60. The use of chronological structure contributes to the development of ideas in the excerpt by2026 Practice Test D English, question 14
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
61. 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
62. Why does the author include details about the conversation between Starr and Darimont in paragraph 2?2026 Practice Test D English, question 16
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
63. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. After collecting and analyzing the DNA in 800 samples of gray fur and wolf waste, researchers could produce…2026 Practice Test D English, question 17
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
64. The author uses the word “admits” in paragraph 5 most likely to2026 Practice Test D English, question 18
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
65. Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that sea wolves had successfully adapted to living on the islands?2026 Practice Test D English, question 19
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
66. 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
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
67. The comparison in lines 8–9 of the poem is used to convey2026 Practice Test D English, question 21
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
68. Read lines 22–23 from the poem. the sky at night written upon with those jewels. What does the word choice in these lines convey…2026 Practice Test D English, question 22
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
69. The use of italics on the word “night” in line 24 is most likely intended to emphasize the2026 Practice Test D English, question 23
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
70. What is the purpose of the repeated words “rising and falling” in lines 26 and 37?2026 Practice Test D English, question 24
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
71. 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
    • Type Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R4
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
72. The fireworks in the poem represent the speaker’s2026 Practice Test D English, question 26
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7R2
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
73. What is the best way to combine sentences 2 and 3?2026 Practice Test D English, question 35
    • Type Combining and revising sentences
    • NYS standards 7W2d, 7L3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
74. Where should sentence 10 be moved to improve the organization of the second paragraph (sentences 6–10)?2026 Practice Test D English, question 36
    • Type Organization
    • NYS standards 7W2a, 7W2d
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
75. Which revision of sentence 12 best maintains the formal style established in the passage?2026 Practice Test D English, question 37
    • Type Precise language and style
    • NYS standards 7W2f, 7L3a
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
76. Which transitional phrase should be added to the beginning of sentence 17?2026 Practice Test D English, question 38
    • Type Transitions
    • NYS standards 7W2d
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
77. Which sentence would best follow and support sentence 18?2026 Practice Test D English, question 39
    • Type Supporting details
    • NYS standards 7W2b
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
78. Which concluding sentence should replace sentence 23 to best support the topic presented in the passage?2026 Practice Test D English, question 40
    • Type Introductions and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7W2e
    • Difficulty 4 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
79. 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
80. 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
    • Type Development of ideas and characters, Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R3, 7R5
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
81. 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
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
82. The words “cold” and “dark” affect the tone in paragraph 10 by2025 Practice Test A English, question 20
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5c
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
83. 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
84. The flashback in paragraphs 10–24 affects the plot by2025 Practice Test A English, question 22
    • Type Text structure, Development of ideas and characters
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 5 of 5
    • Level Above grade 7
85. Which sentence from the excerpt provides evidence that Mom wants Ellen to understand the family’s heritage?2025 Practice Test A English, question 23
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 1 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
86. How does paragraph 9 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?2025 Practice Test A English, question 37
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
87. 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
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
88. Read this sentence. The engineers tried some other things in the hope of finding a more effective insulation for the compartment. What is the…2024 Test A English, question 1
    • Type Precise language and style
    • NYS standards 7L3a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
89. Which pair of revisions need to be made in this paragraph? (1) Both Italian gelato and American ice cream are delightful treats to have…2024 Test A English, question 4
    • Type Grammar and usage, Punctuation
    • NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
90. Which sentence contains an error in its construction and should be revised? (1) In 1976, the National Basketball Association (NBA) absorbed several teams of…2024 Test B English, question 2
    • Type Sentence structure
    • NYS standards 7L1
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
91. Which sentence from the passage suggests that using Internet search engines may lead people to rely less on their own ability to recall information?2023 Test A English, question 15
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
92. Which sentence from the excerpt provides evidence that Ellen has a lot in common with her father?2023 Test A English, question 48
    • Type Textual evidence
    • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
93. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a…2023 Test B English, question 32
    • Type Text structure
    • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
94. Read this sentence from paragraph 5. This flight lasted only 12 seconds, but it was nevertheless the first in the history of the world…2023 Test B English, question 33
    • Type Word meaning and figurative language
    • NYS standards 7R4, 7L4a
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
95. Which edit should be made to correct this sentence? In 1962 the agile athletic Wilt Chamberlain became the first and only professional basketball player…2022 Test A English, question 4
    • Type Punctuation
    • NYS standards 7L2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
96. Which revision corrects the error in sentence structure in the paragraph? In 1967 Kathrine Switzer signed up for the Boston Marathon using her first…2022 Test A English, question 5
    • Type Sentence structure
    • NYS standards 7L1, 7L2
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
    • Level Below grade 7
97. What is the best way to combine sentences 3 through 5 to clarify the relationship between ideas?2022 Test A English, question 6
    • Type Combining and revising sentences
    • NYS standards 7W1d, 7L3
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
98. Which sentence should follow sentence 5 to best state the main claim in the passage?2022 Test A English, question 7
    • Type Introductions and conclusions
    • NYS standards 7W1a
    • Difficulty 2 of 5
99. Which revision of sentence 10 provides the best transition to the argument in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?2022 Test A English, question 8
    • Type Transitions
    • NYS standards 7W1d
    • Difficulty 3 of 5
100. Which sentence would best follow sentence 13 and support the ideas in the third paragraph (sentences 10–13)?2022 Test A English, question 9
     • Type Supporting details
     • NYS standards 7W1b
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
101. Which concluding sentence would best follow sentence 20 and support the argument presented in the passage?2022 Test A English, question 10
     • Type Introductions and conclusions
     • NYS standards 7W1e
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
102. How does paragraph 1 introduce the ideas that ravens may perceive time and plan for the future?2021 Test A English, question 10
     • Type Text structure
     • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
103. Read this sentence from paragraph 4. In both experiments, the ravens waited patiently for up to seventeen hours for the researcher to return. How…2021 Test A English, question 14
     • Type Text structure
     • NYS standards 7R5, 7R8
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
104. What impact does the phrase “Everything is a constant celebration” (line 33) have in the poem?2021 Test A English, question 37
     • Type Word meaning and figurative language
     • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
105. Read this sentence from paragraph 2. But cuteness and weirdness aside, the platypus research results are a gold mine for medical researchers. The sentence…2021 Test A English, question 49
     • Type Text structure
     • NYS standards 7R5, 7R2
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
106. The phrase “evolutionary DNA tapestry” in paragraph 3 conveys the idea that the platypus2021 Test A English, question 50
     • Type Word meaning and figurative language
     • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
     • Difficulty 2 of 5
107. How do paragraphs 4–6 contribute to the development of ideas in the excerpt?2021 Test A English, question 51
     • Type Text structure
     • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
108. How does paragraph 8 fit into the overall structure of the excerpt?2021 Test A English, question 52
     • Type Text structure
     • NYS standards 7R5, 7R3
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
109. Which sentence gives the best summary of the section “Same and Different” (paragraphs 9–11)?2021 Test A English, question 53
     • Type Central idea and theme
     • NYS standards 7R2, 7R3
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
110. The details in paragraphs 12–14 about the platypus’s different abilities convey a central idea of the excerpt by2021 Test A English, question 54
     • Type Central idea and theme
     • NYS standards 7R2, 7R5
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
111. Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the idea that the same DNA material results in the same traits even in different classes of…2021 Test A English, question 55
     • Type Textual evidence
     • NYS standards 7R1, 7R8
     • Difficulty 5 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
112. How can researching the genomes of other animals inform scientists’ understanding of human health and disease?2021 Test A English, question 56
     • Type Key details
     • NYS standards 7R1, 7R3
     • Difficulty 2 of 5
113. The author elaborates on the idea that creating a full analysis of platypus DNA was an important scientific endeavor mainly through2021 Test A English, question 57
     • Type Textual evidence
     • NYS standards 7R1, 7R2
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
114. The phrase “a new mindset had taken root” in paragraph 8 conveys the idea that2021 Test B English, question 37
     • Type Word meaning and figurative language
     • NYS standards 7R4, 7L5a
     • Difficulty 2 of 5
115. In the figure above, PQRS is a parallelogram. What is the value of x?2018 Test A Math, question 1
     • Type Angles and lines
     • NYS standards 7.G.5, 8.G.5
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
     • Format Grid-in
116. The owner of a tree farm plants pine trees and oak trees in a ratio of 8:3. How many oak trees are planted if…2018 Test A Math, question 2
     • Type Ratios
     • NYS standards 6.RP.3a, 6.RP.1
     • Difficulty 1 of 5
     • Level Below grade 7
     • Format Grid-in
117. For what value of w is 4w=2w-8?2018 Test A Math, question 3
     • Type Linear equations
     • NYS standards 8.EE.7b, 7.NS.2b
     • Difficulty 1 of 5
     • Format Grid-in
118. A survey asked students what pets they have. Based on the results, the following statements are all true. 20 students have cats. 23 students…2018 Test A Math, question 4
     • Type Counting and arrangements
     • NYS standards 7.SP.8b
     • Difficulty 3 of 5
     • Format Grid-in
119. The sum of two consecutive integers is −15. If 1 is added to the smaller integer and 2 is subtracted from the larger integer,…2018 Test A Math, question 5
     • Type Number properties
     • NYS standards 7.EE.4a, 7.NS.2a
     • Difficulty 4 of 5
     • Level Above grade 7
     • Format Grid-in
120. The set of possible values of m is { 5,7,9 }. What is the set of possible values of k if 2k=m+3?2018 Test A Math, question 6
     • Type Linear equations
     • NYS standards 6.EE.7, 6.EE.5
     • Difficulty 2 of 5