Free CBEST Sample - Research Skills

Here are some free CBEST sample tests for research skills. The answers to these sample test questions are provided at the bottom of the page:

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Sample 1 - Research Skills

Look at the extract from an index below to answer the two questions that follow.

Inventions  138-139     classification as  139     originality of  138 Inventors  140-155     definition  141     Edison, Thomas Alba  142-146         gramophone  144         incandescent lamp  146         kinetoscope  143         phonograph  142         transmitter  145     Marconi, Guglielmo  147-152         radar  147         telegraph  148-152     Singer, Isaac Merritt  153-154         treadle sewing machine  154         universal acknowledgement of  153 Inventors and patents  153-170     categories  157

1.   Which page or pages give information about what determines whether a person is called "an inventor"?

A.   139
B.   141
C.   157
D.   140-155
E.   153-170

2.   How is the section of the book on individual inventors organized?

A.   alphabetically by inventor's last name
B.   chronologically by date of invention
C.   from the most to least significant
D.   by nationality of inventor
E.   by categories of use

Comments: This CBEST sample reading test question illustrates how the test question will ask you to locate the place in a book or chapter where a specific kind of information can be found, as in sample question 1.

Sample reading exam question 2 shows that you will have to understand how a reading selection is organized.

In other words, the sample above demonstrates two types of research skills tested on the CBEST Exam.

Sample 2 - Research Skills

Look at the table of contents below from an astronomy textbook in order to answer the two questions that follow.

Part 1: The Moon & Stars Introduction                                                 1 The Phases of the Moon                             24 Characteristics of Stars                              38 The Constellations                                     49 Part 2:Comets & Meteors Cosmic Debris                                          57 Falling Stars                                             84 Characteristics of Comets and Meteors     120 Part 3: The Planets The Planets and Their Moons                    138 Characteristics of the Planets                    156 Planets and Gases                                   173 Life on the Planets                                    201 Part 4: Space Exploration Apollo: The Early Years                             225 The Race to Space                                    251 After the Cold War                                     282 The Universe Beyond                                 311 Glossary                                                   333 Bibliography                                              341 Index                                                        352

1.   The reader wants to see if this textbook has made any reference to another book entitled: The Earth and the Sky. Where can the reader look to determine this the most quickly?

A.   Part 1
B.   Part 2
C.   Glossary
D.   Bibliography
E.   Index

2.   Which part of the book is most likely to discuss whether inter-planetary space travel will be undertaken in the future?

A.   Part 1
B.   Part 2
C.   Part 3
D.   Part 4
E.   Index

Comments: These sample CBEST reading test questions are examples of how you will need to use an index or similar sections of a book to locate information. This sample demonstrates another type of research skill tested on the exam.



Sample 1 Answers - Research Skills

1.   B

2.   A

Sample 2 Answers - Research Skills

1.   D

2.   D

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