BSEP Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. A line graph tracks a student's test scores over 5 weeks: Week 1: 72, Week 2: 78, Week 3: 75, Week 4: 85, Week 5: 90. What overall trend does the graph show? → Scores are generally increasing over time
2. What is the correct plural form of the word 'child'? → Children
3. Read: 'Maria studied every night for two weeks. On test day, she answered every question with confidence.' What is implied? → Maria's preparation helped her succeed
4. The cost of a small piece of cake is $2.65. What would be left if three of such cakes were bought for $20? → $12.05
5. A store offers a 15% discount on an item priced at $80. What is the sale price? → $68.00
6. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement? → The group of students is ready for the test.
7. Which of the following is a complete sentence? → The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
8. In a refrigerator, there are 4 eggs, 5 oranges and 3 apples. What is the probability of picking an apple or an egg? → 7/12
9. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The tall student won the science competition.' → Tall
10. Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization? → My favorite subject is English.
11. Choose the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement: → Each of the boys forgot his homework.
12. A supply clerk issues 3/5 of his stock of 2,500 pencils. The following day, he issues 1/4 of the remaining pencils. How many pencils are left in stock? → 750
13. A bowl contains 4 white spoons and 8 blue spoons. What is the probability of picking a white spoon? → 1/3
14. Limber most likely means: → Flexible
15. Evasive most likely means: → Dodge
16. Impair most likely means: → Cause Delay
17. A passage reads: 'The new policy was met with mixed reactions—some employees praised it while others strongly objected.' What is the tone of this sentence? → Neutral and balanced
18. Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly? → I went to the store, and I bought milk.
19. What is 25% expressed as a decimal? → 0.25
20. A frequency table shows test score ranges — 60–69: 5 students, 70–79: 12 students, 80–89: 8 students, 90–100: 3 students. How many students scored 70 or above? → 23
21. During a land navigation course, a participant travels 3.25 kilometers. Which of the following expresses this distance as a mixed number? → 3 1/4 kilometers
22. The supporting details in a paragraph primarily serve to: → Provide evidence, examples, or explanations that develop the main idea
23. What does it mean to identify the 'author's purpose' in a passage? → To determine why the author wrote the passage
24. When reading a bar graph, the height (or length) of a bar represents which of the following? → The value or quantity for that category
25. Which of the following formulas correctly represents the perimeter (P) of a rectangular area with length (L) and width (W)? → P = 2(L + W)
26. A pie chart shows a company's budget allocations: Marketing takes 30% and Operations takes 45%. What percentage remains for all other departments combined? → 25%
27. Broad most nearly means: → Wide
28. Ravage most likely means: → Tear Apart
29. Read: 'Although James was exhausted, he stayed late to help his colleague finish the report.' What does this tell you about James's character? → James is dedicated and helpful
30. A line graph shows a city's population: 50,000 in 2000 and 75,000 in 2020. By approximately how much did the population increase over those 20 years? → 25,000