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THEA Cheat Sheet 2026

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130 questions
300 min time limit
65.00% to pass
  1. Which sentence avoids a dangling modifier? โ†’ After studying all night, Maria finally understood the concept.
  2. Evaluate: 5! (5 factorial) โ†’ 120
  3. A car travels 270 miles in 4.5 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour? โ†’ 60 mph
  4. What is the y-intercept of the equation y = 3x - 7? โ†’ -7
  5. Solve for x: 4(x โ€“ 3) = 2x + 6 โ†’ x = 9
  6. Which revision improves the following wordy sentence: 'Due to the fact that it was raining, we stayed inside'? โ†’ Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
  7. A circle has a radius of 7 cm. What is its approximate area? (Use ฯ€ โ‰ˆ 3.14) โ†’ 153.86 cmยฒ
  8. Which organizational pattern arranges details from least to most significant? โ†’ Order of importance (climactic order)
  9. Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice? โ†’ She studied hard, she passed the exam.
  10. What additional component does the Writing section include beyond multiple-choice questions? โ†’ An essay
  11. In reading comprehension, an inference is best described as: โ†’ A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning, not explicitly stated
  12. What is the best definition of 'unity' in a paragraph? โ†’ All sentences relate to the paragraph's main idea
  13. Which of the following is an example of a logical fallacy that weakens an essay argument? โ†’ Ad hominem (attacking the person rather than the argument)
  14. The word 'however' used at the start of a sentence should be followed by: โ†’ A comma
  15. A thesis statement should NOT: โ†’ Simply announce the topic without making a claim
  16. The length of a side of a square is tripled. By what factor does its area increase? โ†’ 9
  17. In the THEA Writing essay, scorers primarily evaluate which of the following? โ†’ Effective development of a central idea with supporting details
  18. Which punctuation correctly sets off a non-restrictive clause? โ†’ My sister, who lives in Austin, is a nurse.
  19. What is the mean of the data set: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50? โ†’ 30
  20. If f(x) = xยฒ โ€“ 3x + 1, what is f(โ€“2)? โ†’ 11
  21. Which of the following is a comma splice? โ†’ I stayed home, I watched a movie.
  22. Which of the following alterations would help the second paragraph's ideas to flow more naturally? โ†’ Place Part 9 after Part 11.
  23. In a passage, the author uses the phrase 'a sea of faces' to describe a crowd. This is an example of: โ†’ A metaphor
  24. Which of the following is a common exemption from the THEA Test requirement? โ†’ Scoring above a set threshold on the SAT or ACT
  25. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'meticulous'? โ†’ Thorough
  26. Evaluate: 3 + 4 ร— (2ยฒ - 1) รท 3 โ†’ 7
  27. In the sentence 'The deadline loomed like a storm cloud on the horizon,' what is the effect of the simile? โ†’ It creates a sense of threat and foreboding about the deadline
  28. Which sentence correctly uses a colon? โ†’ She had three goals: to graduate, to travel, and to find a job.
  29. Which of the following is equivalent to 2โปยณ? โ†’ 1/8
  30. Which of the following should be substituted for the word in Part 4 of the first paragraph that is highlighted? โ†’ thinks
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