CBEST øvingsprøve (California)
- 15 spørsmål
- Cirka 15 min
- Gratis
Spørsmålene i testen er på engelsk.
Read the passage: Many school districts have moved to later start times for teenagers. Sleep researchers note that adolescents' body clocks shift later during puberty, so a 7:30 a.m. bell can ask a student to wake at a time that feels like the middle of the night. Districts that moved their first bell back by an hour reported fewer late arrivals, though some had to rework bus routes and after-school sports. Which statement best expresses the main idea?
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Dette er en gratis CBEST øvingsprøve med 15 spørsmål skrevet av StudyPDF-teamet, fem hver i lesing, matte og skriving. Den ekte CBEST i California har 50 spørsmål i lesing, 50 i matte og to stiler, så dette er en smakebit som viser hvor du står, ikke en fullengdes eksamen. Skrivespørsmålene sjekker standard skriftlig engelsk og fokus, for en stil kan ikke scores i en nettleserquiz. Svar på alle 15, og les så forklaringen til hvert spørsmål.
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1.Read the passage: Many school districts have moved to later start times for teenagers. Sleep researchers note that adolescents' body clocks shift later during puberty, so a 7:30 a.m. bell can ask a student to wake at a time that feels like the middle of the night. Districts that moved their first bell back by an hour reported fewer late arrivals, though some had to rework bus routes and after-school sports. Which statement best expresses the main idea?
- A. Schools should end after-school sports to save money.
- B. Bus routes are the main reason districts avoid change.
- C. Teenagers need less sleep than younger children.
- D. Later start times fit teenagers' sleep patterns and brought benefits, though they require schedule changes.
Svar: D. Later start times fit teenagers' sleep patterns and brought benefits, though they require schedule changes.
A main idea has to cover the whole passage: why teenagers struggle with early bells, what districts saw after the change, and the cost in schedules. The first choice and the third are never claimed, and the second takes one side detail and treats it as the whole point. When you check a main idea, ask whether it leaves out a big part of the passage or adds something the writer never says.
2.Read the directions: Sand the surface, then wipe off the dust with a damp cloth. Apply one coat of primer and let it dry for two hours. Paint the first coat only after the primer is dry, and add a second coat the next day. According to the directions, what should you do right after applying the primer?
- A. Sand the surface again
- B. Wipe the surface with a damp cloth
- C. Wait two hours for the primer to dry
- D. Apply a second coat of paint
Svar: C. Wait two hours for the primer to dry
The directions put the steps in order: sand, wipe, prime, wait, paint, then a second coat the next day. Right after the primer comes the two-hour wait. Sanding and wiping come before the primer, and the second coat is the last step, a day later. For sequence questions, number the steps in the margin as you read and look for time words like then, after and the next day.
3.Read the passage: A town is considering a parking fee at its beach to pay for lifeguards. Opponents say the fee will keep lower-income families away. Which statements would strengthen the opponents' claim? Select all that apply.
Velg alle som passer.
- A. A survey found that most households earning under $30,000 reach the beach on foot because they have no car.
- B. In a nearby town, beach visits by families in the free-lunch program fell by a third after a parking fee began.
- C. The proposed fee is about the price of a movie ticket.
- D. Several lower-income residents told the council they would stop visiting if the fee were charged.
- E. In some towns, lifeguards are paid partly from parking fees.
Svar: B. In a nearby town, beach visits by families in the free-lunch program fell by a third after a parking fee began., D. Several lower-income residents told the council they would stop visiting if the fee were charged.
A statement strengthens the claim only if it makes it more likely that the fee would keep lower-income families away. A similar town losing visits and residents saying they would stay home both do that. The first statement actually weakens the claim, since people who walk would not pay a parking fee at all. The movie ticket comparison is an argument for the fee, and the lifeguard funding fact says nothing about who would visit.
4.A school posts this table. Club: Chess, 18 members, 4 meetings a month. Robotics, 25 members, 6 meetings. Drama, 31 members, 2 meetings. Garden, 12 members, 4 meetings. Which conclusion is supported by the table?
- A. Robotics has more members than any other club.
- B. The club with the most members meets the fewest times a month.
- C. Chess and Garden together have as many members as Drama.
- D. Garden meets more often than Chess.
Svar: B. The club with the most members meets the fewest times a month.
Drama has the most members at 31 and the fewest meetings at 2. Robotics has 25 members, fewer than Drama. Chess and Garden add up to 18 + 12 = 30, which is one short of 31, and both clubs meet 4 times a month, so neither meets more often. On table questions, test every number a choice mentions before you pick it.
5.Read the sentence: Although two earlier prototypes had failed, the engineer remained sanguine about the third attempt, pointing to the improved test results. As used in the sentence, sanguine most nearly means
- A. optimistic
- B. doubtful
- C. indifferent
- D. embarrassed
Svar: A. optimistic
The clues are although and pointing to the improved test results. The sentence sets two failures against hope, and the engineer cites good evidence, so the word has to mean confident or hopeful. Doubtful would repeat the failures instead of contrasting with them, and nothing suggests indifference or embarrassment. Use the clues in the sentence rather than what you already think the word means.
6.A tutor charges a $15 materials fee plus $12 for each hour of tutoring. A parent paid $63 in all. For how many hours was the tutor paid?
- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 6
Svar: B. 4
Write the setup first: 12h + 15 = 63. Subtract the fee, 63 - 15 = 48, then divide by 12 to get 4 hours. You can check it by working forward: 4 hours at $12 is $48, and $48 plus $15 is $63. Checking by working forward takes ten seconds and catches most slips.
7.A recipe uses 3/4 cup of milk for each batch. How much milk is needed for 6 batches?
- A. 3 1/2 cups
- B. 4 cups
- C. 4 1/2 cups
- D. 6 3/4 cups
Svar: C. 4 1/2 cups
Multiply the amount per batch by the number of batches: 6 x 3/4 = 18/4, which is 4 1/2. A quick check by estimation: 3/4 is a little less than 1, so 6 batches should need a little less than 6 cups, and 4 1/2 fits. The choice 6 3/4 comes from adding 6 and 3/4 instead of multiplying.
8.Which of these are equal to 3/8? Select all that apply.
Velg alle som passer.
- A. 0.375
- B. 37.5%
- C. 6/16
- D. 3/5
- E. 0.38
Svar: A. 0.375, B. 37.5%, C. 6/16
Divide 3 by 8 and you get 0.375, and moving the decimal two places gives 37.5 percent. Doubling the top and bottom of 3/8 gives 6/16. The fraction 3/5 equals 0.6, and 0.38 is close to 0.375 but not equal to it. Without a calculator, remember that 1/8 is 0.125, so 3/8 is 3 times that.
9.Complete the sentence.
Five students scored 70, 85, 90, 75 and 95 on a quiz. The mean score is _____ and the median score is _____.
Alternativer for luke 1: 80, 83, 85, 90
Alternativer for luke 2: 80, 83, 85, 90
Svar: 83, 85
The scores add up to 70 + 85 + 90 + 75 + 95 = 415, and 415 divided by 5 is 83, the mean. For the median, put the scores in order, 70, 75, 85, 90, 95, and take the middle one, which is 85. The mean uses every value, so one low score pulls it below the median here, while the median only cares about position.
10.A bag holds 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles and 3 green marbles. One marble is drawn without looking. What is the probability that it is not blue?
- A. 2/5
- B. 1/2
- C. 7/10
- D. 3/5
Svar: D. 3/5
There are 3 + 4 + 3 = 10 marbles in all, and 4 of them are blue, so 6 are not blue. The probability is 6/10, which simplifies to 3/5. A shortcut: the chance of not blue is 1 minus the chance of blue, 1 - 4/10 = 6/10. The choice 7/10 comes from subtracting only the 3 red marbles.
11.Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
- A. The new hire learns to file records, to answer phones and to greet visitors.
- B. The new hire learns to file records, answering phones, and to greet visitors.
- C. The new hire learns filing records, answers phones, and greeting visitors.
- D. The new hire learns to file records, answer phones and greeting visitors.
Svar: A. The new hire learns to file records, to answer phones and to greet visitors.
Items in a list should have the same grammatical form. The first choice repeats to plus a verb three times, so it is parallel. The other three mix forms, such as to file, answering and to greet, or filing, answers and greeting. When you check a list, say each item with the same lead-in words and see whether every item still fits.
12.Choose the correct word for each blank.
Neither the principal nor the teachers _____ aware of the change, and the stack of graded essays _____ still on my desk.
Alternativer for luke 1: was, were, is, has been
Alternativer for luke 2: were, was, are, have been
Svar: were, was
With neither and nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Teachers is plural, so the first blank takes were. In the second part, the subject is stack, not essays, and stack is singular, so it takes was. Ignore the words between the subject and the verb: of graded essays is only a description of the stack.
13.Choose the best transition.
Our first draft listed every fact we found. _____, the final version includes only the three facts that support the thesis.
Alternativer for luke 1: For example, In contrast, Similarly, Therefore
Svar: In contrast
The second sentence describes the opposite approach to the first: all of the facts against just three. In contrast signals that turn. For example would need the second sentence to illustrate the first, similarly would need it to match, and therefore would need the first to be the reason for the second, which it is not. Read the two sentences and name the relationship before you look at the choices.
14.Which of these are complete sentences, not fragments? Select all that apply.
Velg alle som passer.
- A. Because the bus was late.
- B. The students waited outside until the bell rang.
- C. Running to catch the train before it left.
- D. After the assembly, the principal thanked the volunteers.
- E. Stay behind after class.
Svar: B. The students waited outside until the bell rang., D. After the assembly, the principal thanked the volunteers., E. Stay behind after class.
A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. The second and fourth have both, and the last is a command whose subject, you, is understood. Because the bus was late leaves the reader waiting for what happened, and Running to catch the train has no subject or main verb. A word like because at the start of a clause is a warning sign that the thought may be unfinished.
15.Which sentence works best as the thesis of a short essay arguing that every school should schedule a daily recess?
- A. Recess is something that schools have.
- B. Many people have different opinions about recess.
- C. Daily recess helps students concentrate, stay active and get along better, so every school should schedule it.
- D. I am going to write about recess.
Svar: C. Daily recess helps students concentrate, stay active and get along better, so every school should schedule it.
A thesis states a position and previews the reasons, so a reader knows what the essay will argue. The third choice does both: it says what schools should do and gives three reasons to support it. The first and second say nothing a reader could agree or disagree with, and the fourth announces a topic instead of making a claim. Essay graders look for exactly this kind of focus.
Dette dekker CBEST, og slik står det til i dag
California Basic Educational Skills Test, eller CBEST, måler lese-, matte- og skriveferdigheter for lærere og andre ansatte i skoleverket i California. Ifølge California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) har den tre deler som du melder deg på og tar hver for seg: Reading med 50 flervalgspørsmål på 1 time og 30 minutter, Mathematics med 50 flervalgspørsmål på 2 timer og Writing med to stiler på 1 time og 30 minutter. Alt er på engelsk, og kalkulator er ikke tillatt. Du kan ta testen på et testsenter eller med tilsyn på nett.
Før du bestiller noe, sjekk om du trenger den. CTCs egen CBEST-side sier at CBEST ikke lenger kreves for de fleste lærerlisenser (teaching credentials) hvis du har en bachelorgrad, og heftet Basic Skills Requirement, CL-667, lister måtene å oppfylle kravet på. Å bestå CBEST er én av dem, og godkjente collegekurs og noen andre eksamener er andre. Et program eller en arbeidsgiver kan fortsatt be om den, så bekreft hva ditt ønsker.
CTC setter poenggrensen for å bestå og reglene for hvordan delresultater teller, og de har endret seg gjennom årene, så denne siden oppgir dem ikke. Les delen om resultater på CTCs CBEST-side før du melder deg på. Innholdet kommer fra CTCs publiserte testspesifikasjoner. Reading dekker hovedpoeng, slutninger, fakta mot meninger, hvor sterkt et argument er, og tabeller og grafer. Math dekker brøk, desimaltall og prosent, likninger med én ukjent, gjennomsnitt, sannsynlighet, overslag og grafer. Writing dekker klarhet, fokus, belegg og standard skriftlig engelsk. De to stilene er én om en opplevelse du husker og én som forklarer eller analyserer en idé.
Slik øver du på lesing, matte og skriving
Begynn med tempoet, for den ekte testen er strammere enn den ser ut. Lesedelen gir deg omtrent 1,8 minutter per spørsmål og mattedelen omtrent 2,4 minutter per spørsmål, uten kalkulator. Skriving gir deg 90 minutter til to stiler, så regn med omtrent 45 minutter hver.
Lesing. Bestem hva spørsmålet spør om før du leser teksten på nytt, og svar bare ut fra teksten. Et hovedpoeng må dekke hele teksten, ikke bare én detalj. For fakta mot mening ser du etter ord som best, vakrest eller bør. For spørsmål om et argument spør du om et nytt faktum gjør påstanden mer sannsynlig eller mindre sannsynlig. For tabeller tester du hvert tall et alternativ nevner før du velger.
Matte. Øv for hånd. Skriv oppsettet før du regner, anslå hvor stort svaret blir først, og regn mellom brøk, desimaltall og prosent til det går av seg selv: 3/8 er 0,375 og 37,5 prosent. Kjenn forskjellen på gjennomsnitt og median, og sjekk enhetene. Fordi spørsmålene er flervalg, fjerner et raskt overslag ofte to alternativer.
Skriving. De fem skrivespørsmålene her sjekker det stilbedømmerne også ser etter: setninger som er klare, fokuserte og på standard skriftlig engelsk. Lær de vanlige feilene, som er komma mellom to hovedsetninger (comma splices), setninger som flyter sammen uten skille (run-ons), samsvar mellom subjekt og verb, pronomenkasus og svake overganger. Denne siden kan ikke score en stil. For det skriver du en fra CTCs publiserte oppgaver under tidtaking, planlegger i fem minutter, sier hva du mener i første avsnitt, gir hvert avsnitt i midten én grunn med ett eksempel og sparer noen minutter til å lese gjennom.
En ærlig merknad: StudyPDF-teamet har skrevet hvert spørsmål her ut fra CTCs publiserte CBEST-testspesifikasjoner. Ingen av dem er ekte CBEST-oppgaver, ingen kommer fra et forberedelsesselskaps bank, og StudyPDF er ikke tilknyttet CTC, Pearson eller NES. CTC publiserer sin egen øvingsprøve for hver del på eksamensnettstedet sitt, hvis du vil ha spørsmål fra testens utviklere.
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Kreves CBEST fortsatt i California?
Det avhenger av lisensen og veien din. CTCs CBEST-side sier at den ikke lenger kreves for de fleste lærerlisenser (teaching credentials) hvis du har en bachelorgrad, og heftet Basic Skills Requirement, CL-667, lister måtene å oppfylle kravet på. Et program eller en arbeidsgiver kan fortsatt be om den, så sjekk hos ditt før du melder deg på.
Hvor mange spørsmål er det i den ekte CBEST?
Ifølge CTC har Reading 50 flervalgspørsmål, Mathematics har 50, og Writing er to stiler. Denne siden er en smakebit på 15 spørsmål, fem hver i lesing, matte og skriving. Sjekk CTCs side for gjeldende format og tidsgrensen for hver del.
Kan jeg bruke kalkulator på CBEST?
Nei. CTC sier at kalkulator er forbudt, så mattespørsmålene her er skrevet for å regnes for hånd. Øv på samme måte, med brøk, desimaltall og prosent, og anslå før du regner.
Hvem har skrevet spørsmålene, og hva med poenggrensen?
StudyPDF-teamet har skrevet hvert spørsmål og hver forklaring ut fra CTCs publiserte testspesifikasjoner. De er ikke ekte CBEST-spørsmål, og StudyPDF er ikke tilknyttet CTC, Pearson eller NES. Poenggrensen for å bestå og hvordan delene kombineres settes av CTC og kan endres, så denne siden oppgir dem ikke og scorer ikke stiler.
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