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California State Test Practice

Build California assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering reading, ELA, math, CAST science, data interpretation, models, and test reasoning.

California State Test practice sets

This California State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support supplemental review connected to California CAASPP, Smarter Balanced ELA and Math, and CAST Science skills.

Assessment skills covered

  • Main idea, inference, text structure, vocabulary, evidence, summaries, metaphors, reliable sources, and data tables
  • ELA punctuation, precise revision, transitions, sentence combining, arguments, possessives, verb tense, relevance, thesis statements, and conclusions
  • Percent, equations, area, slope, mean, right triangles, probability, sequences, circumference, and rates
  • Photosynthesis, food webs, chemical changes, variables, fossils, energy flow, circuits, natural selection, habitats, and scientific graphs
  • Data associations, multi-step reasoning, models, graph scales, experimental evidence, measurement units, and reviewing explanations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Mark uncertain questions, use evidence from the passage or data, and review the explanation for every missed or guessed answer.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current California Department of Education guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader California assessment hub, visit California State Assessments.

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California State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question California state test practice set on smarter balanced math reasoning, with answers and explanations.

Read each question carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A backpack costs 40 dollars and is discounted by 25 percent. What is the sale price?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 30 dollars.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: Twenty-five percent of 40 is 10, so the sale price is 40 − 10 = 30 dollars.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

Twenty-five percent of 40 is 10, so the sale price is 40 − 10 = 30 dollars.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Solve 4x + 3 = 19.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is x = 4.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: Subtract 3 to get 4x = 16, then divide by 4 to get x = 4.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

Subtract 3 to get 4x = 16, then divide by 4 to get x = 4.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A rectangle is 9 units long and 6 units wide. What is its area?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 54 square units.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: Area equals length times width: 9 × 6 = 54 square units.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

Area equals length times width: 9 × 6 = 54 square units.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A line rises 8 units and runs 4 units. What is its slope?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 2.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: Slope is rise divided by run: 8 ÷ 4 = 2.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

Slope is rise divided by run: 8 ÷ 4 = 2.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the mean of 6, 8, 10, and 12?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 9.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: The sum is 36 and 36 divided by 4 is 9.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

The sum is 36 and 36 divided by 4 is 9.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A right triangle has legs of 5 and 12 units. What is the hypotenuse?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 13 units.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: The 5-12-13 relationship satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

The 5-12-13 relationship satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

A bag contains 3 red counters and 7 blue counters. What is the probability of selecting a red counter?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 3/10.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: There are 3 red counters out of 10 total counters, so the probability is 3/10.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

There are 3 red counters out of 10 total counters, so the probability is 3/10.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

The sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, ... is arithmetic. What is the next term?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 21.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: The common difference is 4, so 17 + 4 = 21.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

The common difference is 4, so 17 + 4 = 21.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A circle has radius 3 units. Which expression represents its circumference?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 6π units.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: Circumference is 2πr, so 2π × 3 = 6π units.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

Circumference is 2πr, so 2π × 3 = 6π units.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph shows a plant grows 2 centimeters each week. How much will it grow in 6 weeks?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 12 centimeters.

  1. Identify the task: Determine whether the question asks for a detail, relationship, calculation, model, evidence, or revision.
  2. Use the evidence: At 2 centimeters per week for 6 weeks, the growth is 2 × 6 = 12 centimeters.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that directly answers the question and is supported by the text, data, model, or stated conditions.

At 2 centimeters per week for 6 weeks, the growth is 2 × 6 = 12 centimeters.

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Frequently asked questions about California State Test Practice

Which California assessment skills are covered?

The page covers CAASPP and Smarter Balanced reading, ELA, math, CAST science, data interpretation, models, evidence, and test reasoning.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official California assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest California Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.