Free TABE Practice Test

1. Read the passage, then answer the question.

The night shift at the plant starts at ten. Marcus eats dinner at four so he can sleep from five to nine, and his wife sets the coffee maker for nine-fifteen. His daughter's soccer games are Saturday mornings, when he is usually asleep, so he watches them later on his phone.

Taken as a whole, this passage shows that

1. A. Marcus and his family have adjusted their routines around his night-shift schedule.
2. B. Marcus eats dinner at four in the afternoon.
3. C. shift work is hard on families everywhere.
4. D. Marcus misses his daughter's soccer games.

2. An article about a new supervisor includes this sentence: "Every hard question at the town meeting bounced off Reyes like hail off a tin roof." What does that comparison most nearly suggest about Reyes?

1. A. The questions struck Reyes hard and left him struggling to hold his ground
2. B. Reyes was standing outdoors in bad weather while the meeting went on
3. C. The questions left Reyes untouched, and he let none of them land
4. D. Nothing about Reyes; the sentence only shows that the writer chose a simile

3. Read the passage, then answer the question.

The county report warns that the hillside above the highway has lost most of its trees. Engineers expect erosion to carry soil down onto the road after every heavy rain.

As used in the passage, the word erosion most nearly means

1. A. a steady loss of public confidence in an agency
2. B. the gradual wearing away and carrying off of soil by water or wind
3. C. a sudden bursting out of material from below the ground
4. D. the cutting down of the trees on a slope

4. A warehouse needs to ship 347 boxes. Each pallet can hold 8 boxes. If every box must be shipped, how many pallets are needed?

1. A. 43 pallets
2. B. 42 pallets
3. C. 44 pallets
4. D. 2,776 pallets

5. A cyclist rides at a constant speed of 18.5 miles per hour for 4 hours. What total distance does the cyclist ride?

1. A. 22.5 miles
2. B. 74 miles
3. C. 72 miles
4. D. 740 miles

6. A cafe asked seven customers to rate its service on a scale of 1 to 10. The ratings were 8, 6, 4, 9, 8, 6, and 8. What is the mode of these seven ratings?

1. A. 7
2. B. 6
3. C. 9
4. D. 8

7. Which sentence uses a pronoun that agrees with its antecedent?

1. A. The county library extended their weekend hours in June.
2. B. The county library extended his weekend hours in June.
3. C. The county library extended its weekend hours in June.
4. D. The county library extended them weekend hours in June.

8. Four versions of the same sentence open with "Although the shipment arrived late." Which version uses the comma correctly?

1. A. Although the shipment arrived late the crew finished loading before dark.
2. B. Although, the shipment arrived late, the crew finished loading before dark.
3. C. Although the shipment arrived late, the crew finished loading before dark.
4. D. Although the shipment arrived late, the crew, finished loading before dark.

9. Read the paragraph, then answer the question.

(1) The county clinic began offering flu shots on weekday evenings. (2) Most of the clinic's waiting-room chairs were replaced last year. (3) Many local workers cannot take time off during the day. (4) Nearly 400 adults were vaccinated in the first two weeks.

Which sentence should be removed as irrelevant to the paragraph's main idea?

1. A. Sentence 1
2. B. Sentence 2
3. C. Sentence 3
4. D. Sentence 4