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Colorado CMAS · ELA · Grades 3–8

Colorado CMAS ELA Practice Test: Grades 3–8

Build CMAS ELA readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering literature, informational text, vocabulary, writing, editing, evidence, and research.

CMAS ELA practice sets

This Colorado CMAS ELA Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice for Grades 3–8 across reading literature, informational text, vocabulary, writing, editing, evidence, and research skills.

ELA skills covered

  • Character, setting, plot, resolution, theme, point of view, mood, poetry, and climax
  • Main idea, headings, text structure, facts and opinions, charts, sources, claims, transitions, captions, and comparison
  • Context clues, antonyms, prefixes, synonyms, adjectives, multiple-meaning words, suffixes, figurative language, conjunctions, and grammar
  • Capitalization, punctuation, sentence revision, transitions, topic focus, supporting details, sentence combining, sentence completeness, commas, and drafting
  • Character evidence, source evaluation, graphs, research notes, multiple sources, cause and effect, data evidence, citing sources, text comparison, and unexpected results

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the passage or task carefully, identify the evidence, and review every explanation before moving to the next set.

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

For the Colorado assessment hub, visit Colorado State Assessments.

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Colorado CMAS ELA Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado CMAS ELA practice set on research and text comparison, with answers and explanations.

Read each passage or writing task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A student claims that a character is brave. Which evidence best supports the claim?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The character enters a dark room to help a friend..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Entering a frightening place to help someone is evidence of bravery.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Entering a frightening place to help someone is evidence of bravery.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which question helps a reader evaluate whether a source is reliable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Who created the source and what evidence does it provide?.

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Creator, evidence, and purpose help readers evaluate reliability.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Creator, evidence, and purpose help readers evaluate reliability.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph shows that a plant grew 2 centimeters with little light and 6 centimeters with more light. What claim is supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The plant grew more with more light in this test..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: The measured values support greater growth in the higher-light condition.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

The measured values support greater growth in the higher-light condition.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which note is most useful for a report about Colorado wildlife?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Elk live in Colorado mountain and forest habitats..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: The note provides information directly related to the report topic.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

The note provides information directly related to the report topic.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Why should a writer use more than one reliable source?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Sources can provide different details and help confirm information..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Comparing reliable sources can strengthen and clarify research.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Comparing reliable sources can strengthen and clarify research.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage says, "The road was covered with puddles, so the game moved indoors." What caused the game to move?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The puddles on the road..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: The passage connects the puddles with the decision to move indoors.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

The passage connects the puddles with the decision to move indoors.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which evidence best supports the claim that a town park is used often?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A record shows many visitors each week..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Visitor records provide direct evidence of park use over time.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Visitor records provide direct evidence of park use over time.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the best reason to quote or paraphrase a source in a report?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is To show where information came from and support the report’s ideas..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Attribution and evidence show how the source supports the writer’s ideas.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Attribution and evidence show how the source supports the writer’s ideas.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

When comparing two texts about rivers, which detail is most useful?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The ways each text describes how rivers affect nearby communities..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Comparing content details reveals similarities and differences between texts.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Comparing content details reveals similarities and differences between texts.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student finds an unexpected result in an investigation. What should the student do?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Check the procedure and data, then revise the explanation if needed..

  1. Read the task: Identify what the question asks you to explain, compare, or revise.
  2. Use the text evidence: Unexpected results should be investigated rather than hidden or changed.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is directly supported by the passage or writing task.

Unexpected results should be investigated rather than hidden or changed.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado CMAS ELA Practice Test

Which ELA skills are covered?

The page covers supplemental reading literature, informational text, vocabulary, writing, editing, evidence, and research skills practice for Grades 3–8.

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 CMAS ELA questions?

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