TABE Exam TESTBANK
Areas Covered:
1. Reading
2. Math Comp
3. Applied Math
4. Language
5. Vocabulary
6. Language Mechanics
7. Spelling
Reading
Read the following passage and then answer questions 1-6.
The splintered steps leading to the tenement‘s entrance were rotted and uneven.
They led to an unlocked door which wobbled on its hinges and shrank from its frame. It
creaked open to a dank, dark hall which smelled of urine and sweat. The paint was
peeling off cracked walls. The faint yellow light hung low in the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three young children.
Their four-room apartment was immaculate and tidy. The kitchen floor glistened, and
the flowered plates and glasses were neatly stacked in the drainer.
In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back, filtering sunlight
throughout the room, passing over a color television and several porcelain icons. Beside
the freestanding gas heater was a brand name stereo system recently purchased on an
―easy pay‖ credit plan.
The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The wide floorboards,
once loose in many places, were now nailed down securely. Clear plastic sheets were
tacked over the windows to prevent heat loss.
The children, two girls and a boy, shared a large room with one small window
that was separated from the kitchen by a curtain. The gas stove ―warmed‖ them at
night. Their toys were piled high in wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the
kitchen light for fear that the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front of
them.
The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever since they came
to this country. They had known no other home, although they had dreamed of many.
Some day they hoped to live in a quiet neighborhood with open yards and spotless
sidewalks, where people get into cars each weekday morning and commute to work.
1. You can infer that the story take place in the
1
,a. summer 2. In the third paragraph the word
b. spring icons means
c. fall a. fine china plates
d. winter b. ornate lamps
c. religious figures
d. none of the above
2
,3. You can conclude that the 5. What can you infer about the
Gomes family are children‘s bedroom?
a. native Americans a. It is well furnished.
b. United States b. It is crowded.
citizens c. It has its own
c. Chinese bathroom.
d. immigrants d. It is pest-free.
4. What would be the opposite 6. The pests mentioned at the
meaning of the word end of the passage are
immaculate in the second probably
paragraph? a. ants
a. filthy b. mice
b. girlish c. rats
c. clean d. cockroaches
d. horrible
Read the following Internet announcement and answer questions 7 - 8
"Cinderella" to be Performed at FGC
Florida Gateway College (FGC) summer musical theatre production, "Cinderella" by
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II consists of over 50 actors and musicians
including children, middle school and high school age
actors, FGC students and adult actors from Columbia, Union, Baker, Suwannee, and
Alachua counties. "Cinderella" will be performed in the Levy Performing Arts Center,
on June 21, 22, 23, at 7:30 p.m. and on June 23 and 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets will be
available for sale at the door one hour before each show.
For more information or, if you need assistance due to a disability, call Owen Wingate,
choral director, at 386.754.4255.
7. How many performances will there be?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
8. Which of the following statement can you most likely assume is true?
a. Most of the actors are professionals.
b. The majority of the cast are FGC students.
c. Owen Wingate is the musical director.
d. Tickets are $5.00 for children under 12, FGC students and senior
citizens.
, Read the Yellow Page Ad below and answer the questions 9-11
9. The intent of this ad is:
a. inform the reader
b. educate the reader
c. sells ad space in the Yellow
Pages
d. all of the above
10. The word ―heading‖ in the
second paragraph means:
a. course or direction
b. the uppermost or
forewardmost part of a body
c. a title, subtitle, or topic
d. a gallery or drift in a mine
11. Which of these would be the best
source of information about
recycling?
a. an atlas
b. a thesaurus
c. a telephone book
d. an encyclopedia
Read the following passage from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and answer
questions 12-13
“I had reason to think even less of Silver than the others did. After all, I had seen his
treachery first hand as he repeatedly shifted loyalty from one side to the other to save his
own skin. At the same time, I alone had something to thank him for. He had saved my
life when I was his prisoner in the stockade. As a result, I was not as harsh with him as the
others were.”
12. Which of the following is a synonym for the word treachery?
a. betrayal
b. sneaky
c. liar
d. creepy
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Areas Covered:
1. Reading
2. Math Comp
3. Applied Math
4. Language
5. Vocabulary
6. Language Mechanics
7. Spelling
Reading
Read the following passage and then answer questions 1-6.
The splintered steps leading to the tenement‘s entrance were rotted and uneven.
They led to an unlocked door which wobbled on its hinges and shrank from its frame. It
creaked open to a dank, dark hall which smelled of urine and sweat. The paint was
peeling off cracked walls. The faint yellow light hung low in the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three young children.
Their four-room apartment was immaculate and tidy. The kitchen floor glistened, and
the flowered plates and glasses were neatly stacked in the drainer.
In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back, filtering sunlight
throughout the room, passing over a color television and several porcelain icons. Beside
the freestanding gas heater was a brand name stereo system recently purchased on an
―easy pay‖ credit plan.
The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The wide floorboards,
once loose in many places, were now nailed down securely. Clear plastic sheets were
tacked over the windows to prevent heat loss.
The children, two girls and a boy, shared a large room with one small window
that was separated from the kitchen by a curtain. The gas stove ―warmed‖ them at
night. Their toys were piled high in wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the
kitchen light for fear that the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front of
them.
The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever since they came
to this country. They had known no other home, although they had dreamed of many.
Some day they hoped to live in a quiet neighborhood with open yards and spotless
sidewalks, where people get into cars each weekday morning and commute to work.
1. You can infer that the story take place in the
1
,a. summer 2. In the third paragraph the word
b. spring icons means
c. fall a. fine china plates
d. winter b. ornate lamps
c. religious figures
d. none of the above
2
,3. You can conclude that the 5. What can you infer about the
Gomes family are children‘s bedroom?
a. native Americans a. It is well furnished.
b. United States b. It is crowded.
citizens c. It has its own
c. Chinese bathroom.
d. immigrants d. It is pest-free.
4. What would be the opposite 6. The pests mentioned at the
meaning of the word end of the passage are
immaculate in the second probably
paragraph? a. ants
a. filthy b. mice
b. girlish c. rats
c. clean d. cockroaches
d. horrible
Read the following Internet announcement and answer questions 7 - 8
"Cinderella" to be Performed at FGC
Florida Gateway College (FGC) summer musical theatre production, "Cinderella" by
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II consists of over 50 actors and musicians
including children, middle school and high school age
actors, FGC students and adult actors from Columbia, Union, Baker, Suwannee, and
Alachua counties. "Cinderella" will be performed in the Levy Performing Arts Center,
on June 21, 22, 23, at 7:30 p.m. and on June 23 and 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets will be
available for sale at the door one hour before each show.
For more information or, if you need assistance due to a disability, call Owen Wingate,
choral director, at 386.754.4255.
7. How many performances will there be?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
8. Which of the following statement can you most likely assume is true?
a. Most of the actors are professionals.
b. The majority of the cast are FGC students.
c. Owen Wingate is the musical director.
d. Tickets are $5.00 for children under 12, FGC students and senior
citizens.
, Read the Yellow Page Ad below and answer the questions 9-11
9. The intent of this ad is:
a. inform the reader
b. educate the reader
c. sells ad space in the Yellow
Pages
d. all of the above
10. The word ―heading‖ in the
second paragraph means:
a. course or direction
b. the uppermost or
forewardmost part of a body
c. a title, subtitle, or topic
d. a gallery or drift in a mine
11. Which of these would be the best
source of information about
recycling?
a. an atlas
b. a thesaurus
c. a telephone book
d. an encyclopedia
Read the following passage from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and answer
questions 12-13
“I had reason to think even less of Silver than the others did. After all, I had seen his
treachery first hand as he repeatedly shifted loyalty from one side to the other to save his
own skin. At the same time, I alone had something to thank him for. He had saved my
life when I was his prisoner in the stockade. As a result, I was not as harsh with him as the
others were.”
12. Which of the following is a synonym for the word treachery?
a. betrayal
b. sneaky
c. liar
d. creepy
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