California Basic Educational Skills Test - CBEST Practice Test - Reading

Sep 15, 2026

Paper-based CBEST® practice test for the Reading section. Includes a full-length sample test with 50 multiple-choice questions, a reading answer sheet for recording one best answer per item, and a skill area worksheet to support targeted review. Test directions explain the five-choice format and encourage monitoring completion time. The materials also provide guidance for interpreting results after completion, plus reading-question activities based on provided excerpts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time1 h 31 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction and Test Directions

Reading Answer Sheet

Multiple-Choice Questions

Reading Skill Area Worksheet

Interpreting Your Results

California Basic Educational Skills Test™ CBEST® Practice Test Reading Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) . All rights reserved. Evaluation Systems, Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004 California Basic Educational Skills Test, CBEST, and the CBEST logo are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) . Pearson and its logo are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) . TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Test Directions...................................................................................................... 1 Reading Answer Sheet .....................................................................................................................2 Multiple-Choice Questions...............................................................................................................3 Reading Skill Area Worksheet .......................................................................................................30 Interpreting Your Results ...............................................................................................................32 INTRODUCTION This document is a paper-based version of the CBEST® Computer-Administered Practice Test for the Reading section. This practice test contains a full-length sample test consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions, an answer sheet, and a skill area worksheet. TEST DIRECTIONS Each question in the Reading section of the practice test is a multiple-choice question with five answer choices. Read each question carefully and choose the ONE best answer. Record each answer on the answer sheet provided. You may work on the multiple-choice questions in any order that you choose. You may wish to monitor how long it takes you to complete the practice test. When taking the actual CBEST, you will have one four-hour test session in which to complete the section(s) for which you registered. READING ANSWER SHEET | Question
Number | Your
Response | | --- | --- | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 4 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 11 | | | 12 | | | 13 | | | 14 | | | 15 | | | 16 | | | 17 | | | 18 | | | 19 | | | 20 | | | 21 | | | 22 | | | 23 | | | 24 | | | 25 | | | Question
Number | Your
Response | | --- | --- | | 26 | | | 27 | | | 28 | | | 29 | | | 30 | | | 31 | | | 32 | | | 33 | | | 34 | | | 35 | | | 36 | | | 37 | | | 38 | | | 39 | | | 40 | | | 41 | | | 42 | | | 43 | | | 44 | | | 45 | | | 46 | | | 47 | | | 48 | | | 49 | | | 50 | | MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Use the excerpt below from an index to answer the two questions that follow. Flowers, 110–148 classification, 113–115 desert, 120–129 brittlebush, 122–123 desert bluebell, 125–127 desert lily, 121–122 ghost flower, 127–129 woolly daisy, 123–125 naming, 111–113 prairies and dry plains, 142–148 dotted blazing star, 148 prairie rose, 142–144 tall sunflower, 144–146 tickseed, 146–147 tundra, 130–135 Arctic lupine, 132–134 Arctic poppy, 134–135 dwarf fireweed, 130–131 uses, 116–119 woodlands and forests, 136–141 bunchberry, 140–141 fairy slipper, 136–137 Indian pipe, 138 Labrador tea, 139–140 Flower hobbies, 93–109 arranging, 103–109 growing and breeding, 94–98 preserving, 98–103 Flowering maple, 197 1. On which pages should one look to find information about medicinal uses of flowers? A. 94–98 B. 98–103 C. 111–113 D. 113–115 E. 116–119 2. Which of the following best describes the organizational pattern used in the section of the book dealing with individual flower species? A. by country of origin B. by physical characteristics C. by scientific classification D. by order of importance E. by region Read the passage below; then answer the three questions that follow. Traveling medi

FAQs

How should test-takers answer the CBEST Reading practice questions?

Each question is multiple-choice with five answer choices. Read each question carefully and choose the ONE best answer, then record it on the provided answer sheet.

Can questions be completed in any order?

Yes. Test-takers may work on the multiple-choice questions in any order they choose.

What is included in this CBEST Reading practice test package?

It includes 50 multiple-choice questions, a reading answer sheet, and a reading skill area worksheet, along with instructions and guidance for interpreting results.

Sep 15, 2026

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