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SBAC Practice

Boost your confidence and improve your skills for the SBAC exams with these helpful tips and sample questions. Practice on an e-reader or computer screen, ask yourself questions while reading, and improve your typing skills. Don't let the test be a measure of your computer skills, but rather a test of your knowledge.

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SBAC Practice

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  1. SBAC Practice Passages and Sample Questions

  2. Things you can do to prepare…. • Be confident in what you already know • Practice reading on ereader or computer screen • As you read your own books, ask yourself questions about the book – think about what you are reading • Practice your typing skills • Go to OAKS site and take the practice test – let the test be a test of knowledge not computer skills

  3. Finger Food

  4. QuestionsAnswer Questions in your WR Notebook • What is one benefit to the faster system? • Students have less time to study • Students have more time to eat lunch • Cafeteria workers have more time to cook • Teachers have more time to teach • 2. What line from the reading supports your answer from question #1?

  5. 3. If parents do not want their student to use the fingerprint scanners, how does the student get a school lunch? A. use the scanner anyway B. they get a free lunch C. punch in a code D. they can not get a lunch 4. What line from the reading supports your answer from question #3?

  6. 5. In one or two paragraphs, answer the following question. Would you like a fingerprint scanner in your school?

  7. Traveling to Thailand

  8. QuestionsAnswer Questions in your WR Notebook • “Archaeologist have found remains from civilizations that lived 20,000 years ago in the area where Thailand is now.” According to the passage, what is the meaning of archaeologist? A. scientists that study history B. scientists that study heredity C. scientists that study people from the past D. scientists that study people from outer space

  9. 2. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? Thailand is a diverse place with many different environments. 3. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. There is a lot to see in Thailand, _______ old temples and beautiful beaches. A. in conclusion C. second B. including D. instead

  10. 4. In one or two paragraphs, answer the following question. Based on the passage, why is Thailand a place that many people like to visit? Give specific reasons/evidence to support your answer.

  11. As Time Flies By

  12. QuestionsAnswer Questions in your WR Notebook • “So, if a time traveling car cruises one minute into the future, then it could reappear a thousand miles away in space, a thousand miles deep into the Earth’s crust, or a thousand miles in any other direction.” As used in the passage, what does the word cruises more nearly mean? A. travels B. stops C. explodes D. turns

  13. 2. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. _____ the author is focused on traveling through time, much of the article is about traveling through space. A. Obviously B. So C. But D. Even though

  14. 3. In one or two paragraphs, answer the following question. Explain whether the people who made Back to the Future would agree with Shechner’s theory of time travel. Use specific information from the passage to support your answer.

  15. 4. If the earth never stops moving, what can you infer about time? A. it stops and starts B. it goes both forward and backward C. it moves faster on the sun D. It never stops moving

  16. 5. According to the passage, what causes the planet to have periods of day time and night time? A. the sun B. the moon C. rotation D. the equator 6. Find a quote from the passage to support your answer to question #5.

  17. About the Island

  18. QuestionsAnswer Questions in your WR Notebook • Rashid’s mother tells Rashid about the history of Bahrain. What motivates Rashid’s mother to do this? • she wants Rashid to know the history of where he comes from • She wants to help Rashid study for an upcoming history test in school • She wants to keep Rasid from going outside to play soccer with friends • She wants Rashid to learn about Bahrain’s role in the pearl industry

  19. 2. Based on the story, what conclusion can you make about Rashid’s family? • They are a relatively new family in Bahrain • They are very old, rich family in Bahrain • They do not value their history in Bahrain • They do not like the new immigrants in Bahrain 3. Find a quote from the passage to support your answer to question #2.

  20. 4. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. The Dilmun civilization traded a number of raw materials with the Middle East, ________ timber, ivory and pearls. A. obviously B. therefore C. meanwhile D. including

  21. 5. In one or two paragraphs, answer the following question using evidence from the story to support your answer. Based on the story, how has Bahrain changed since the Dilmun civilization, and how has it stayed the same?

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