State Test Practice Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield State Test Practice facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. What does a question with the word 'EXCEPT' or 'NOT' require you to do? → Find the one answer that is false or does not belong with the others
2. If a bag contains 3 red, 5 blue, and 2 green marbles, what is the probability of picking a blue marble? → 5/10
3. What is the range of the following data set: 5, 12, 3, 19, 8? → 16
4. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 3/4? → 9/12
5. Which sentence contains a grammatical error? → Him and me are best friends.
6. In a bar graph showing student test scores, what does the tallest bar represent? → The most frequent score
7. What term describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities? → Urbanization
8. Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme outlier values? → Mean
9. What is the function of the Electoral College in the United States? → To formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States
10. When you encounter a difficult question on a standardized test, what is the best strategy? → Skip it, continue with the remaining questions, and return to it if time permits
11. When writing a response on a state test, what should you do before you start writing? → Read the prompt carefully and plan your response before writing
12. In a narrative text, the 'climax' refers to: → The turning point or most intense moment of the plot
13. Which of the following is an example of a physical change? → Cutting paper
14. What is photosynthesis? → The process by which plants convert sunlight, water, and CO₂ into glucose and oxygen
15. In an experiment, what is the variable that the scientist changes called? → Independent variable
16. What causes the seasons on Earth? → The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the sun
17. What is the purpose of using a hook at the beginning of an essay? → To immediately grab the reader's attention and make them want to continue reading
18. What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction? → Atoms are rearranged to form new substances
19. A scatter plot shows points generally trending from the lower-left to the upper-right. What does this indicate? → A positive correlation between the variables
20. Which part of the cell is responsible for producing energy through cellular respiration? → Mitochondria
21. What is the difference between a food chain and a food web? → A food chain shows one path of energy flow; a food web shows multiple interconnected paths
22. Which of the following is an example of a rational number? → 3/7
23. A stem-and-leaf plot shows: Stem 2 | Leaves: 3, 5, 8. What values does this represent? → 23, 25, 28
24. In an expository text, the primary goal is to: → Inform or explain a topic using facts and details
25. Which of the following is an example of a biased survey question? → Do you agree that our school's lunch program is excellent?
26. Which of these is a renewable energy source? → Solar power
27. Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'? → Personification
28. What is the purpose of the concluding paragraph in an essay? → To restate the thesis and summarize key points without introducing new information
29. A bag contains 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 3 green marbles. What is the probability of randomly drawing a blue marble? → 2/5
30. What is the difference between a fact and an opinion in a text? → A fact can be verified as true, while an opinion expresses a personal belief or viewpoint