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Below you will find the answers to the practice test questions arranged by test section. You may use the Skill Evaluation Chart that follows to help you decide which skills within each section may require extra work.

Reading Mathematics Writing
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. B
22. D
23. A
24. A
25. A
26. D
27. B
28. A
29. B
30. C
31. B
32. A
33. A
34. D
35. C
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. B
40. A
41. D
42. D
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. D
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. D
30. B
31. B
32. B
33. C
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. C
40. A
41. A
42. B
43. C
44. B
45. A
46. C
47. C
48. D
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. D
22. C
23. D
24. C
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. C
32. D
33. D
34. B
35. C
36. A
37. C
38. B
39. C
40. D

Do not try to use the THEA Practice Test as a predictor for how you might score on an official THEA Test, as there may be differences between the tests in both format and level of difficulty. Also, no "mastery" or "passing" scores have been determined or suggested for the practice test.

On the other hand, the practice test can provide valuable information as to your degree of preparedness on the skills that are eligible for testing in the Texas Higher Education Assessment. If you answered all the questions associated with a given skill correctly, you may need only to refresh your memory of that skill as you prepare for the THEA Test. If you missed all or most of the items associated with a skill, you should plan to spend more time working in that area. You may also want to talk with someone on your campus about getting additional help with the content of skills on which you performed poorly. There may be special programs or courses that would benefit your preparation.

 

Practice Test Skill Evaluation Chart

In the Skill Evaluation Chart that follows, questions are arranged in numerical order and by skill. Check your answers against the correct answers provided to determine how many questions within each skill you answered correctly. Each skill is covered in an instructional chapter in The Official THEA® Test Study Guide.

Reading

Meanings of Words and Phrases
6 D____ 12 B____ 18 C____ 24 A____ 30 C____ 36 B____ 42 D____                                            _______/7

 

Main Idea and Details
1 A____ 7 D____ 13 A____ 19 C____ 25 A____ 31 B____ 37 C____                                              _______/7

 

Writer's Purpose and Meaning
2 B____ 8 B____ 14 B____ 20 C____ 26 D____ 32 A____ 38 C____                                              _______/7

 

Relationship among Ideas
3 B____ 9 A____ 15 D____ 21 B____ 27 B____ 33 A____ 39 B____                                              _______/7

 

Critical Reasoning Skills
4 A____ 10 C____ 16 B____ 22 D____ 28 A____ 34 D____ 40 A____                                            _______/7

 

Study Skills in Reading
5 C____ 11 D____ 17 B____ 23 A____ 29 B____ 35 C____ 41 D____                                            _______/7

 

 

Mathematics

Word Problems with Integers, Fractions, Decimals, and Units of Measurement
1 D____ 2 A____ 3 C____ 4 B____                                                                                             _______/4

 

Problems Involving Data Interpretation and Analysis
5 A____ 6 A___ 7 B____ 8 C____                                                                                               _______/4

 

Graphs of Number Relationships
9 A____ 10 B____ 11 B____ 12 B____                                                                                        _______/4

 

One- and Two-Variable Equations
13 C____ 14 A____ 15 B____ 16 C____                                                                                      _______/4

 

Word Problems with Variables
17 B____ 18 A____ 19 C____ 20 A____ 21 B____                                                                        _______/5

 

Algebraic Expressions and Functional Notation
22 C____ 23 D____ 24 A____ 25 D____ 26 C____                                                                        _______/5

 

Quadratic Equations
27 B____ 28 C____ 29 D____ 30 B____ 31 B____                                                                        _______/5

 

Problems with Geometric Figures
32 B____ 33 C____ 34 D____ 35 C____                                                                                      _______/4

 

Problems with Geometric Concepts
36 D____ 37 C____ 38 C____ 39 C____                                                                                      _______/4

 

Reasoning Skills
40 A____ 41 A____ 42 B____ 43 C____                                                                                      _______/4

 

Solve Applied Problems
44 B____ 45 A____ 46 C____ 47 C____ 48 D____                                                                        _______/5

 

 

Writing

Purpose and Audience
1 A____ 10 D____ 11 B____ 19 D____ 24 C____ 27 A____ 31 C____ 39 C____                           _______/8

 

Unity, Focus, and Development
3 A____ 15 C____ 17 C____ 20 B____ 25 A____ 28 B____ 32 D____ 40 D____                           _______/8

 

Effective Organization
5 B____ 6 B____ 14 D____ 18 A____ 22 C____ 29 A____ 34 B____ 37 C____                             _______/8

 

Effective Sentences
4 C____ 7 D____ 9 B____ 12 B____ 23 D____ 30 B____ 33 D____ 35 C____                               _______/8

 

Edited American English
2 D____ 8 D____ 13 D____ 16 D____ 21 D____ 26 D____ 36 A____ 38 B____                             _______/8

 

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