TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam (all subjects Q&A 2025)

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Florida Gateway
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Way Lake City, Florida
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, The Test of Adult Basic Education, TABE, meets the State of
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n Florida requirements for an entrance level exam for admissions to
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n Workforce Development Programs. Different vocational programs
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n havedifferent TABE score requirements as determined by the Florida
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n Department of Education. Scores are given in numerical form. A score
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n of 10.9 is interpreted as 10th grade 9th month. This test can also be a
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n useful tool for those studying or practicing for the GED Test.
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The TABE Test is given by appointment at Florida Gateway
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College in the Test Center, building 015, room 127, 386.754.4333.
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There is a fee associated with the test for admitted students and the
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general public. A photo I.D. is also required at the time of testing.
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Scores are good for two years. Currently, Florida Gateway
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College is giving only the survey version of the A and D level of thetest.
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The test is computer based, 4 parts, timed, and a diagnostic
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isgiven with the scores immediately upon test completion.
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Subject Time Number Skills Evaluated n


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Reading 25 25 Interpreting nGraphic
nInformationn Understanding
minutes nWords nin nContextn Recalling
nInformation nConstructing

nMeaning

Evaluating/Inferring nMeaning
Mathematics n 15 25 Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying/Dividing
nwith nWhole nNumbers, nFractions,

Computation minutes nDecimals,n Integers, nand nAlgebraic nTerms
Finding npercentages
Applied 25 25 The nskills nlisted nabove nin nword
nproblemn form
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Language 25 25 Language nUsage
Sentence nand nParagraph
minutes nDevelopmentn Capitalization
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, Reading

Read the following passage and then answer questions 1-6.
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The splintered steps leading to the tenement‘s entrance were
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rotted and uneven. They led to an unlocked door which wobbled on
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itshinges and shrank from its frame. It creaked open to a dank, dark
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hallwhich smelled of urine and sweat. The paint was peeling off
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cracked walls. The faint yellow light hung low in the night.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three
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young children. Their four-room apartment was immaculate and
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tidy.The kitchen floor glistened, and the flowered plates and glasses
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wereneatly stacked in the drainer.
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In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back,
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filtering sunlight throughout the room, passing over a color television
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and several porcelain icons. Beside the freestanding gas heater was a
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brand name stereo system recently purchased on an ―easy pay‖ credit
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plan.
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The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The
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wide floorboards, once loose in many places, were now nailed down
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securely. Clear plastic sheets were tacked over the windows to
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preventheat loss.
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The children, two girls and a boy, shared a large room with one
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small window that was separated from the kitchen by a curtain. The
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gas stove ―warmed‖ them at night. Their toys were piled high in
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wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the kitchen light for
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fear that the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front
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ofthem.
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The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever
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since they came to this country. They had known no other home,
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although they had dreamed of many. Some day they hoped to live in
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aquiet neighborhood with open yards and spotless sidewalks, where
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people get into cars each weekday morning and commute to work.
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1. You can infer that n n n 2. In the third paragraph
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thestory take place in
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the
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a. summer b. ornate lamps n


b. spring c. religious figures n


c. fall d. none of the above n n n


d. winter




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, 3. You can conclude that
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theGomes family are
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a. native Americans n bedroom?
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b. United a. It is well furnished. n n n


Statescitizen n n b. It is crowded. n n


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c. Chinese ownbathroo n n


d. immigrants m.
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opposite meaning of
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theword immaculate in
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thesecond paragraph?
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a. filthy a. ants
b. girlish b. mice
c. clean c. rats
d. horrible d. cockroaches

Read the following Internet announcement and answer questions 7 - 8
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"Cinderella" to be Performed at FGC n n n n n




Florida Gateway College (FGC) summer musical theatre production,
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"Cinderella" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II consists of over
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50actors and musicians including children, middle school and high school age
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actors, FGC students and adult actors from Columbia, Union, Baker,
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Suwannee, and Alachua counties. "Cinderella" will be performed in the Levy
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Performing Arts Center, on June 21, 22, 23, at 7:30 p.m. and on June 23 and
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24at 3 p.m. Tickets will be available for sale at the door one hour before each
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show.
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For more information or, if you need assistance due to a disability, call
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OwenWingate, choral director, at 386.754.4255.
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7. How many performances will there be?
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a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8

8. Which of the following statement can you most likely assume
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istrue?
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a. Most of the actors are professionals. n n n n n


b. The majority of the cast are FGC students. n n n n n n n


c. Owen Wingate is the musical director. n n n n n


d. Tickets are $5.00 for children under 12, FGC students n n n n n n n n


andsenior citizens. n n n