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All rights reserved.  \nEvaluation Systems, Pearson, 300 Venture Way, Hadley, MA 01035 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) .  \nPearson and its logo are trademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s) .  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nIntroduction and Test Directions...................................................................................................... 1  \nReading Answer Sheet .....................................................................................................................2  \nMultiple-Choice Questions...............................................................................................................3  \nReading Skill Area Worksheet .......................................................................................................30  \nInterpreting Your Results ...............................................................................................................32  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThis document is a paper-based version of the CBEST® Computer-Administered Practice Test for the Reading section.  \nThis practice test contains a full-length sample test consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions, an answer sheet, and a skill area worksheet.  \nTEST DIRECTIONS  \nEach 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.  \nYou 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. For information about the test session length, refer to the CBEST test page.  \nREADING ANSWER SHEET  \n\n| Question\u003Cbr>Number | Your\u003Cbr>Response |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 |  |\n| 2 |  |\n| 3 |  |\n| 4 |  |\n| 5 |  |\n| 6 |  |\n| 7 |  |\n| 8 |  |\n| 9 |  |\n| 10 |  |\n| 11 |  |\n| 12 |  |\n| 13 |  |\n| 14 |  |\n| 15 |  |\n| 16 |  |\n| 17 |  |\n| 18 |  |\n| 19 |  |\n| 20 |  |\n| 21 |  |\n| 22 |  |\n| 23 |  |\n| 24 |  |\n| 25 |  |\n\n\n| Question\u003Cbr>Number | Your\u003Cbr>Response |\n| --- | --- |\n| 26 |  |\n| 27 |  |\n| 28 |  |\n| 29 |  |\n| 30 |  |\n| 31 |  |\n| 32 |  |\n| 33 |  |\n| 34 |  |\n| 35 |  |\n| 36 |  |\n| 37 |  |\n| 38 |  |\n| 39 |  |\n| 40 |  |\n| 41 |  |\n| 42 |  |\n| 43 |  |\n| 44 |  |\n| 45 |  |\n| 46 |  |\n| 47 |  |\n| 48 |  |\n| 49 |  |\n| 50 |  |\n\nMULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS  \nUse the excerpt below from an index to answer the two questions that follow.  \nFlowers, 110–148  \nclassification, 113–115 desert, 120–129  \nbrittlebush, 122–123 desert bluebell, 125–127  \ndesert lily, 121–122 ghost flower, 127–129 woolly daisy, 123–125  \nnaming, 111–113  \nprairies and dry plains, 142–148  \ndotted blazing star, 148 prairie rose, 142–144 tall sunflower, 144–146 tickseed, 146–147  \ntundra, 130–135  \nArctic lupine, 132–134 Arctic poppy, 134–135 dwarf fireweed, 130–131  \nuses, 116–119  \nwoodlands and forests, 136–141 bunchberry, 140–141 fairy slipper, 136–137 Indian pipe, 138  \nLabrador tea, 139–140 Flower hobbies, 93–109  \narranging, 103–109  \ngrowing and breeding, 94–98 preserving, 98–103  \nFlowering maple, 197  \n1. 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