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Colorado State Assessments · CMAS · Grades 3–11

Colorado State Test Practice

Build Colorado assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering CMAS ELA, math, science, social studies, civics, and high school assessment skills.

Colorado State Test practice sets

This Colorado State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental review across CMAS English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, civics, data interpretation, and assessment strategies.

Skills covered

  • CMAS ELA main idea, vocabulary, facts and opinions, plot, evidence, transitions, point of view, graphs, and captions
  • CMAS Math addition, subtraction, area, fractions, patterns, equations, place value, multiplication, perimeter, and division
  • CMAS Science photosynthesis, friction, Earth rotation, chemical change, erosion, thermal energy, food, measurement, fossils, and renewable energy
  • Social studies laws, primary sources, map scale, taxes, government, migration, economics, civic responsibility, timelines, and historical evidence
  • High school and specialized assessment directions, study habits, data patterns, accommodations, units, constraints, feedback, trends, practice sets, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read the evidence carefully, choose the best-supported answer, 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 State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado State Test practice set on cmas english language arts, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

A passage says, "Lena practiced the speech every evening before presenting it." What does this detail show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Lena prepared for the presentation..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Practicing before presenting is evidence of preparation.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Practicing before presenting is evidence of preparation.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main idea of a paragraph explaining that trees provide shade, hold soil, and shelter animals?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Trees support people, land, and wildlife..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: The details list several ways trees help an environment.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

The details list several ways trees help an environment.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word means the same as "assist"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Help.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Assist means to help.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Assist means to help.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence is a fact?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Water freezes when its temperature reaches its freezing point..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A fact can be checked with evidence.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

A fact can be checked with evidence.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

A story begins with a problem and ends after the character solves it. What is the ending called?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Resolution.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: The resolution is the part where the central problem is solved.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

The resolution is the part where the central problem is solved.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence best supports the claim that exercise helps the body?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Regular movement can strengthen muscles and the heart..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: The sentence directly connects exercise with physical health.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

The sentence directly connects exercise with physical health.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What does the word "therefore" signal in a text?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is A conclusion or result..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Therefore connects information to a conclusion.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Therefore connects information to a conclusion.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which point of view uses the words "I" and "we"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is First person.

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: I and we indicate that the narrator is part of the experience.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

I and we indicate that the narrator is part of the experience.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A graph shows that a class read 4 books in May and 7 in June. What conclusion is supported?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The class read more books in June..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: Seven is greater than four, so June had the larger number.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

Seven is greater than four, so June had the larger number.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does an author include a caption under a photograph?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is To explain or add information about the photograph..

  1. Read the task: Identify the important information, operation, or evidence in the question.
  2. Use the evidence: A caption helps readers understand the image and its connection to the text.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the task and review the explanation.

A caption helps readers understand the image and its connection to the text.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado State Test Practice

Which assessments are covered?

The page provides supplemental practice related to CMAS ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, civics, high school readiness, and general assessment skills.

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 Colorado assessment questions?

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