{"id":33018,"date":"2022-11-18T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T09:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=33018"},"modified":"2022-11-18T20:54:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:54:16","slug":"tasc-practice-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/tasc\/tasc-practice-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"TASC Practice Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prepare for the TASC by testing your knowledge with these TASC practice questions!<br \/>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_promobox  avia-builder-el-first '><div id=\"custom_html-9\" class=\"widget_text widget clearfix widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div><div class='op-interactive' id='6374210c1d319d544f8b0afc' data-title='TASC Practice Questions' data-url='https:\/\/kaplannorthamerica.outgrow.us\/6374210c1d319d544f8b0afc?vHeight=1' data-width='100%'><\/div><script src='\/\/dyv6f9ner1ir9.cloudfront.net\/assets\/js\/nloader.js'><\/script><script>initIframe('6374210c1d319d544f8b0afc');<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_sidebar  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 1<\/strong><br \/>\nSneering faintly, the professor handed the corrected essays back to the students. He told the students that their essays had reminded him of kindergarten exercises, except with weaker logic. Jacinta had looked forward to the professor\u2019s feedback because his lectures had been educational, so she was disappointed by his hauteur.<br \/>\nAs used in the passage, what does hauteur mean?<br \/>\nA.\u00a0instruction<br \/>\nB.\u00a0arrogance<br \/>\nC.\u00a0distance<br \/>\nD.\u00a0ignorance<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-1\">Answer 1<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-1\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><p><b>B. arrogance<\/b><br \/>\nFocus on what you learn about the professor: he sneers and insults his students\u2019 work. That suggests that he is unpleasant and arrogant. While a student might be disappointed if her professor was ignorant (D) or provided poor instruction (A), this professor\u2019s lectures were \u201ceducational.\u201d Therefore, choices (A) and (D) are incorrect. Choice (C) is unsupported: just because the professor is unpleasant, he is not necessarily distant.<\/p>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 2<\/strong><br \/>\nThe most effective revision of the following sentence would begin with which group of words?<br \/>\n<em>Your home will not cool down when your air conditioner is on full blast any faster.<\/em><br \/>\nA.\u00a0Your home will not cool down any faster<br \/>\nB.\u00a0Having the air conditioner on full blast, it<br \/>\nC.\u00a0When your home will not cool down,<br \/>\nD.\u00a0Air-conditioning your home on full blast,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-2\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-2\">Answer 2<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-2\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div><b>A. Your home will not cool down any faster.<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Any faster should be placed next to the phrase it modifies, cool down.<\/p>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 3<\/strong><br \/>\nTogether, Levy and Matthew earn $4,680 per month. Levy earns $520 more per month than Matthew earns. How much does Levy earn per month?<br \/>\nA.\u00a0$2,080<br \/>\nB.\u00a0$2,340<br \/>\nC.\u00a0$2,600<br \/>\nD.\u00a0$4,160<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-3\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-3\">Answer 3<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-3\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div><b>C. $2,600\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nThe question stem gives us two equations. First, we know that\u00a0<i>M<\/i>\u00a0+\u00a0<i>L<\/i>\u00a0= 4,680. Also, since Levy earns $520 more than Matthew earns, that can be expressed as\u00a0<i>L<\/i>\u00a0=\u00a0<i>M<\/i>\u00a0+ 520, or, put another way,\u00a0<i>M<\/i>\u00a0=\u00a0<i>L<\/i>\u00a0\u2212 520. Since the question asks for a solution for Levy, substitute the value of M<i>\u00a0<\/i>from the second equation in the first equation:<br \/>\n(<i>L\u2212<\/i>520) +\u00a0<i>L<\/i>\u00a0= 4,680<br \/>\n2<i>L<\/i>\u00a0\u2212 520 = 4,680<br \/>\n2<i>L<\/i>\u00a0= 5,200<br \/>\n<i>L<\/i>\u00a0= 2,600<\/div>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 4<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Navarro family uses an average of 225 gallons of water per day, 5 gallons of which goes through the family\u2019s water filter. The Navarros\u2019 water filter can process 450 gallons before it needs to be replaced. After how many days of average water use will the family need to replace their filter?<br \/>\nA. 9<br \/>\nB. 45<br \/>\nC. 90<br \/>\nD. 225<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-4\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-4\">Answer 4<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-4\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div><b>C. 90\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nCalculate: 450 gallons \u00f7 5 gallons of filtered water use per day = 90 days.<\/div>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 5<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Constitution is a relatively brief document containing only about seven thousand words. It establishes the structure and powers of the U.S. government but does not give many specifics.<br \/>\nWhat assumption were the drafters of the Constitution working under as they kept the document general and brief?<br \/>\nA.\u00a0There was not enough time to draft a long, detailed document before the states had to ratify it.<br \/>\nB.\u00a0Most of the power of the federal government would be reserved to the president, who could govern as he saw fit.<br \/>\nC.\u00a0The details of government would be worked out in the future, as the need arose, within the framework of the Constitution.<br \/>\nD.\u00a0Written constitutions were an untested basis for democratic government, so it was better to keep such a document brief.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-5\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-5\">Answer 5<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-5\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div><b>C. The details of government would be worked out in the future, as the need arose, within the framework of the Constitution.<\/b><br \/>\nThe leaders who drafted the Constitution were wise enough to realize that they could not anticipate every eventuality, so instead of trying to cover everything in the Constitution, they made it a general framework within which specific future decisions and laws could be made.<\/div>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div  style='background:#ffffff;color:#444444;border-color:#7825ff;' class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_toggle_container '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Question 6<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to the kinetic theory of matter, all matter is made up of molecules in a state of constant motion. The motion of molecules can be inferred by observing particles in a fluid (a liquid or a gas) as they are hit by molecules of the fluid. The random, zigzag movement of the particles is called Brownian motion.<br \/>\nWhich of the following is an example of Brownian motion?<br \/>\nA.\u00a0dust motes dancing in a shaft of sunlight<br \/>\nB. the ground vibrating as a truck passes<br \/>\nC.\u00a0water evaporating from a puddle<br \/>\nD.\u00a0an inflatable raft floating on a lake<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class=\"togglecontainer   toggle_close_all  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_promobox  el_before_av_promobox \" >\n<section class=\"av_toggle_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\"  >    <div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  >        <p data-fake-id=\"#toggle-id-6\" class=\"toggler \"  itemprop=\"headline\"    role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"toggle-id-6\">Answer 6<span class=\"toggle_icon\" >        <span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div id=\"toggle-id-6\" class=\"toggle_wrap \"  >            <div class=\"toggle_content invers-color \"  itemprop=\"text\"   ><div><b>A. dust motes dancing in a shaft of sunlight<\/b><br \/>\nBrownian motion is the random movement of particles in a liquid or a gas. Choice (A) is correct because dust motes move about randomly in the air, which is a gas. Choice (C) is wrong because it doesn\u2019t involve movement, choice (D) is wrong because the raft is on a lake (not in it), and choice (B) is wrong because the ground is a solid.<\/div>\n            <\/div>        <\/div>    <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-yes   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_toggle_container  avia-builder-el-last '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nLooking for more TASC strategies and practice? 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