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TSIA2 VIP Practice Assessment — Reading, Writing & Mathematics

TSIA — The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) is a computer-adaptive placement test administered by College Board on behalf of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). It assesses college readiness in three domains — Mathematics, Reading, and Writing (ELAR) — and is required for most students entering Texas public colleges and universities. There is no single pass/fail percentage; college-ready cutoffs are scaled scores (Mathematics ≥ 950, ELAR ≥ 945 on a 310–390 scale). This 28-question VIP practice set mirrors the TSIA2's content domains, adaptive difficulty curve, and question styles across all three subject areas.

29
Questions
120m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP

A student is reading the following passage from a short story: 'The old lighthouse keeper climbed the spiral stairs each night, not out of duty anymore, but out of habit — the way a man returns to a grave long after grief has faded.' What literary device does the author primarily use in this sentence?

Questions 2–29 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.