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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 math problem solving and data, 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 bag has 2 red, 3 blue, and 5 green tiles. What is the probability of choosing a tile that is not green?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 1/2.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: There are 5 non-green tiles out of 10 total, so the probability is 5/10, or 1/2.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

There are 5 non-green tiles out of 10 total, so the probability is 5/10, or 1/2.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

A table shows x increasing by 1 while y increases from 5 to 8 to 11. What is the rate of change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 2.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The y-values increase by 3 for each increase of 1 in x.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The y-values increase by 3 for each increase of 1 in x.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the mean of 4, 6, 8, and 12?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 6.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The sum is 30, and 30 divided by 4 equals 7.5.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The sum is 30, and 30 divided by 4 equals 7.5.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A circle has radius 5 units. Using 3.14 for pi, what is its area?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 31.4 square units.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Area equals pi times radius squared: 3.14 × 25 = 78.5 square units.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Area equals pi times radius squared: 3.14 × 25 = 78.5 square units.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

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

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 13 units.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The Pythagorean theorem gives 25 + 144 = 169, and the square root of 169 is 13.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The Pythagorean theorem gives 25 + 144 = 169, and the square root of 169 is 13.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

The system x + y = 12 and x − y = 4 has which solution?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is (4, 8).

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Adding the equations gives 2x = 16, so x = 8 and y = 4.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Adding the equations gives 2x = 16, so x = 8 and y = 4.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the slope of the line through (1, 2) and (5, 10)?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 1.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Slope equals (10 − 2) divided by (5 − 1) = 8 ÷ 4 = 2.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Slope equals (10 − 2) divided by (5 − 1) = 8 ÷ 4 = 2.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Solve 2(x + 3) = 18.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is x = 3.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Divide by 2 to get x + 3 = 9, then subtract 3 to get x = 6.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Divide by 2 to get x + 3 = 9, then subtract 3 to get x = 6.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

A student answers 45 of 60 questions correctly. What percentage is correct?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 75 percent.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: The proportion is 45 ÷ 60 = 0.75, or 75 percent.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

The proportion is 45 ÷ 60 = 0.75, or 75 percent.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sample is most likely to represent students in an entire school?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Students chosen only from one club.

  1. Read the task: Identify the claim, quantity, relationship, or scientific idea the question is testing.
  2. Use the evidence: Randomly choosing students from every grade includes a broader range of the school population.
  3. Check the answer: Choose the option that is best supported by the passage, calculation, data, or model.

Randomly choosing students from every grade includes a broader range of the school population.

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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.