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Connecticut State Test Practice

Build Connecticut assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering ELA reading, ELA writing, mathematics, data reasoning, and NGSS science.

Connecticut State Test practice sets

This Connecticut State Test Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice across Smarter Balanced ELA reading, ELA writing, mathematics, data reasoning, and NGSS science.

Skills covered

  • ELA main idea, evidence, vocabulary, inference, cause and effect, summaries, paired sources, author purpose, point of view, and supporting details
  • Grammar, transitions, modifiers, pronoun clarity, parallel structure, verb tense, sentence boundaries, precise word choice, and conclusions
  • Equations, ratios, fractions, perimeter, slope, percent, inequalities, tables, volume, and mean
  • Probability, rate of change, data, circles, the Pythagorean theorem, systems, sampling, and percentage reasoning
  • Physical changes, ecosystem energy, forces, waves, predator-prey systems, plate boundaries, the water cycle, natural selection, engineering constraints, and repeated trials

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Use evidence for reading and writing, show the calculation for math, and connect observations to scientific models before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Connecticut State Department of Education guidance, official Smarter Balanced materials, NGSS resources, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Connecticut assessment hub, visit Connecticut State Assessments.

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Connecticut State Test Practice Questions

A 10-question Connecticut State Test practice set on ela language and writing, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The collection of shells is on the table..

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The singular subject collection takes the singular verb is.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The singular subject collection takes the singular verb is.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which transition best completes the sentence? “The first design was inexpensive. ___, it did not last through the winter.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is However.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: However signals the contrast between low cost and short durability.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

However signals the contrast between low cost and short durability.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly completes the sentence? “After measuring the samples, ___.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is the students recorded the results.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The introductory phrase should modify the students who measured the samples.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The introductory phrase should modify the students who measured the samples.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a series?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The class studied rocks, plants, and insects..

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Commas separate the three items in the series.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Commas separate the three items in the series.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which revision makes the pronoun reference clear? “When Maya spoke with Elena, she shared the graph.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is When Maya spoke with Elena, Maya shared the graph..

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Repeating Maya identifies who shared the graph and removes the ambiguity.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Repeating Maya identifies who shared the graph and removes the ambiguity.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The project requires students to plan, build, and test a model..

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Plan, build, and test are parallel verbs after to.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Plan, build, and test are parallel verbs after to.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which verb tense best completes the sentence? “Last Saturday, the team ___ the river level.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is measures.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Last Saturday signals a completed past action, so measured is correct.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Last Saturday signals a completed past action, so measured is correct.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice correctly joins the independent clauses? “The wind increased ___ the sailboat moved faster.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is and.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: A comma followed by and joins the two complete clauses: The wind increased, and the sailboat moved faster.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

A comma followed by and joins the two complete clauses: The wind increased, and the sailboat moved faster.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which word is more precise in this sentence? “The scientist ___ the temperature every hour.”

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is recorded.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Recorded precisely describes measuring and writing down temperature data.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Recorded precisely describes measuring and writing down temperature data.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence would best conclude a paragraph about preparing for a science fair?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Careful planning helps students present their work clearly and confidently..

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The conclusion returns to the paragraph’s main idea about preparation.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The conclusion returns to the paragraph’s main idea about preparation.

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Frequently asked questions about Connecticut State Test Practice

Which Connecticut assessment skills are covered?

The page covers Smarter Balanced ELA reading and writing, mathematics, data reasoning, and NGSS science 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 Connecticut State Test questions?

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