CBEST Practice Test: Reading

1 California Basic Educational Skills Test CBEST Practice TestReadingCopyright 2021 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights Systems, Pearson, 3 00 Venture Way, Hadley, MA 01035 California Basic Educational Skills Test, CBEST , and the CBEST logo are trademarks, in the and/or other countries, of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s).Pearson and its logo are trademarks, in the and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). CBEST Practice Test: ReadingTABLE OF CONTENTSI ntroduction and Test Directions ..1 Reading Answer Sheet ..2 Multiple-Choice Skill Area Worksheet ..30 Interpreting Your Results ..32 CBEST Practice Test: Reading1 INTRODUCTIONThis document is a paper-based version of the CBEST Computer-Administered Practice Test for the Practice test contains a full-length sample test consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions, an answer sheet,and a skill area DIRECTIONSEach question in the Reading section of the Practice test is a multiple-choice question with five answer choices.

2 Read each question carefully and choose the ONE best answer. Record each answer on the answer sheet may work on the multiple-choice questions in any order that you choose. You may wish to monitor how long it takes you to complete the Practice test. For information about the test session length, refer to the CBEST test Practice Test: Reading2 Reading ANSWER SHEETQ uestionNumberYourResponseQuestionNumberY ourResponse12622732842953063173283393410 3511361237133814391540164117421843194420 4521462247234824492550 CBEST Practice Test: Reading3 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSUse the excerpt below from an index toanswer the two questions that , 110 148classification, 113 115desert, 120 129brittlebush, 122 123desert bluebell, 125 127desert lily, 121 122ghost flower, 127 129woolly daisy, 123 125naming, 111 113prairies and dry plains, 142 148dotted blazing star, 148prairie rose, 142 144tall sunflower, 144 146tickseed, 146 147tundra, 130 135 Arctic lupine, 132 134 Arctic poppy, 134 135dwarf fireweed, 130 131uses, 116 119woodlands and forests, 136 141bunchberry, 140 141fairy slipper, 136 137 Indian pipe, 138 Labrador tea, 139 140 Flower hobbies, 93 109arranging, 103 109growing and breeding, 94 98preserving, 98 103 Flowering maple, which pages should one look to findinformation about medicinal uses offlowers?

3 Of the following best describes theorganizational pattern used in the sectionof the book dealing with individual flowerspecies? country of physical scientific order of regionCBEST Practice Test: Reading4 Read the passage below; then answer the three questions that medicine shows were a major form of entertainment in nineteenth-century, small-townAmerica. To hard-working people who saw too little of the broader world, the shows' comedy andmusical skits provided a welcome diversion from daily routines. Once a crowd had assembled, adistinguished-looking gentleman who invariably bore the title of "doctor" began his sales pitch forsome concoction or another made from "nature's elixirs" that promised to cure everything from wartsto the common cold. Despite the obvious exaggeration of such claims, business was often traveling medicine shows are now a thing of the past, medical trickery is not. Like theirnineteenth-century counterparts, modern-day quacks seek to take advantage of common fears of pain anddeath through the promotion of a "miracle treatment.

4 " It is, therefore, essential that consumers be able toassess reports about various drugs and medical procedures. _____ Common sense also helps. Remember: if a report sounds too good to betrue, it is usually just sentence, if inserted into the blankline in the second paragraph, would bemost consistent with the writer's purposeand intended audience? think you should at least make aneffort to determine who prepared thereport and how the researchersarrived at their need to ask questions aboutwho conducted the research andwhat testing procedures were must comprehensively probethe fitness of researchers andincisively evaluate the sufficiencyof their should try to learn somethingabout who did the research and howthey did would sure be a real help to knowa little about where the report camefrom and if it was based of the following is the bestmeaning of the word quacks as it is usedin the second paragraph of the passage? care supply medical doctorsCBEST Practice Test: of the following best organizes themain topics addressed in this passage?

5 Entertainment in small-town,nineteenth-century AmericaII. How medical tricksters takeadvantage of common Products distributed bynineteenth-century travelingmedicine showsII. Influence of traveling medicineshows on modern-day Nineteenth-century medicalsales techniquesII. Contemporary forms ofmedical Contributions of travelingmedicine shows to nineteenth-century, small-town lifeII. Comparison of nineteenth-century traveling medicineshows and present-day Popularity of nineteenth-century traveling medicineshowsII. How to guard against modern-day medical trickeryCBEST Practice Test: Reading6 Read the passage below; then answer the three questions that the last several years, zoos in the United States have been shifting their focus from beingshowplaces for exotic animals to serving as centers of zoological education. _____ Through interactive displays, demonstrations, andsupervised live contact with small mammals, birds, and reptiles, children can learn about animaladaptation and habitats, endangered species, and how humans can contribute to the welfare of localanimals.

6 Educators looking for a way to spark student interest in the natural world would be well advisedto schedule a visit to a local or regional sentence, if inserted into the blankline in the passage, would best fit thewriter's pattern of development? zoos today offer a variety ofhands-on educational activities forschool first zoo in the United Stateswas established in 1859 by thePhiladelphia Zoological have been exhibiting animalsin zoos since ancient feeding makes many zooanimals less active than they wouldbe in the zoos also have attractivegardens and tree-lined pathsbetween writer's argument in the passage isaddressed mainly Practice Test: of the following assumptions mostinfluenced the writer's argument in thepassage? number of endangered speciesis increasing at an alarming are well informed aboutthe animals in their teachers are ill-equipped toprovide effective instruction from all parts of the worldcan be found in the typical enjoy activities that permitactive participation on their Practice Test: the graph below to answer the question that SportsOutdoor SportsLifelong LearningArts ClassesOther ActivitiesEnrollment in Community RecreationClasses and Programs in 1999 Personal Computer8%Culinary6%Music9%Dance6%Softba ll12%Soccer8%Racquetball5%Physical Fitness9%Crafts8%Drawing7%Other11%Basket ball11%In 1999, enrollment in communityrecreation classes and programs washighest in which of the following areas?

7 ActivitiesCBEST Practice Test: Reading9 Read the passage below; then answer the three questions that most people know that film must be developed into negatives before making photographs,few are familiar with the process. In black-and-white photography, film is removed from the canister in adarkroom and placed in a special light-resistant developing tank. When the film is safely in the tank, it issafe to turn on the lights and begin the developing process. Many of the same basic procedures are usedto develop color film. The first step is to add a chemical "developer" that brings out the images on thefilm's photosensitive surface. The developer is later poured out and replaced with a liquid "stop bath" an acetic acid solution that prevents any further reaction between the film and the developer. After thestop bath is poured off, a fixing bath is added, at which point the film can be exposed to light withoutbeing damaged. The fixing bath is then poured off, the developing tank opened, and the film washed toremove any chemical residue.

8 _____, the negatives are dried in a dust-free words or phrases, if inserted inorder into the blanks in the passage,would help the reader understand thesequence of the writer's ideas? if; ; ; ; ; As a of the following is the bestmeaning of the word solution as itis used in the passage? to information presented in thepassage, what should one do immediatelyafter placing film in the developing tank? a chemical the images on the film' off the the tank in a a liquid stop Practice Test: Reading10 Read the passage below; then answer the four questions that Khaol, the popular masked theater of Cambodia, revolves around the story of Ramayana. Inthis epic drama, the god Vishnu takes the human form of Rama, devoted husband to the beautiful main plot involves Sita's abduction by Ravana, a demon-king, and Sita's heroic rescue by the masked theater, all roles are played by men. Traditionally, men accepted into a maskedtheater troupe perform with that troupe for the rest of their lives, perfecting their roles and enjoyingthe admiration and respect of the community.

9 Most performers join the troupe as young boys, initiallyacting as members of Rama's court. The most promising performers advance to the more exacting rolesof warriors and giants. Only a youth who shows special dancing ability, however, may be selected tostudy the role of Ravana. This role has gestures quite different from those of other characters and canbe learned only after mastering a subordinate role. Over time, members of the troupe might perform ina variety of roles, but it is more common for the same man to perform the same character for many the past, masked theater was presented only in those villages that were home to resident theater disappeared during the Cambodian civil war of the 1970s and 1980s but is beingreestablished today with the help of the few surviving members of prewar of the following would be the mostappropriate title for this passage? Revival of Cambodia's Story of Troupes and Village Life History of Theater in in the Masked Theatersof to information presented inthe passage, the role of Ravana is playedonly by performers to perform at an early special dancing play a variety of never performed as warriors older and more Practice Test: of the following inferences may bedrawn from information presented in thepassage?

10 Participate in backstagework at masked , there are more maskedtheaters in Cambodia than therewere before the Cambodiancivil in the masked theatersis based on skill and texts for masked theaterproductions have never beenwritten the Cambodian civil war,there was little interest in restoringCambodian cultural of the following is the bestmeaning of the word abduction as itis used in the first paragraph of thepassage? Practice Test: Reading12 Read the passage below; then answer the four questions that way emperor penguins care for and protect their unhatched eggs is one of the wonders of only land creatures able to survive the Antarctic winter, these birds must care for their young whilewithstanding 24-hour darkness, gale-strength winds, and temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees below year, at the start of the Antarctic autumn, female emperor penguins each lay a single egg onbare ice. 4 Then, after transferring care of the eggs to their mates, they take off across the open ice forthe nearest fishing site.