A diver is 35 feet below sea level. Which number shows the diver's position?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 6.NS.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A jug holds 3/4 gallon of water. A hiker drinks 1/8 gallon each hour. How many hours does the water last?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 7.NS.3. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for 2 loaves. At the same rate, how many cups make 7 loaves?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 7.RP.2. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
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Numbers and operations, continued
A walker covers 1/2 mile in 1/4 hour. What is the speed in miles per hour?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 7.RP.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
An $80 jacket is marked 25% off. What is the sale price?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 6.RP.3. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Between which two whole numbers does √30 lie?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 8.NS.2. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
The temperature is −4°F at dawn and rises 11 degrees by noon. What is the temperature at noon?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 7.NS.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
What is the distance between the points (−3, 4) and (5, 4)?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 6.NS.8. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
What is |−12| − |5|?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 6.NS.7. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
What is −6 × (−7)?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 7.NS.2. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which list is in order from least to greatest?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Numbers and Operations (27.5% of the test), standard 6.NS.7. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Algebraic concepts 11
A graph of pay against hours is a straight line through (0, 0) and (4, 60). What is the unit rate?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A worker earns $18.50 an hour and works 6.5 hours. A $12 parking fee is taken out. How much is left?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 7.EE.3. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Solve for x: 5x + 8 = 2x + 29TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.7. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Tickets cost $9 each, plus one $5 order fee. Dana has $50. Which inequality shows how many tickets t she can buy?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 7.EE.4. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
What is (3 × 10⁴) × (2 × 10³) in scientific notation?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.4. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
What is the positive solution of x² = 81?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.2. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which expression equals 2³ × 2⁴?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which expression is equivalent to 3(2x − 5) + 4x?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 7.EE.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which is a factored form of 12x + 18?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 7.EE.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which pair (x, y) solves both x + y = 10 and x − y = 4?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.EE.8. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which set of pairs is NOT a function?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Algebraic Concepts (27.5% of the test), standard 8.F.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Geometry 8
A 13-foot ladder leans against a wall with its base 5 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does it reach?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 8.G.7. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A round table has a radius of 3 feet. Using 3.14 for π, what is its area?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 7.G.4. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A storage box is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide and 2 feet high. What is its volume?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 7.G.6. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
On a floor plan, 1 inch stands for 4 feet. A room is 3.5 inches long on the plan. How long is the real room?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 7.G.1. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Two angles are complementary. One measures 2x degrees and the other x degrees. What is x?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 7.G.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Two angles are supplementary. One measures 65°. What is the other?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 7.G.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Two angles of a triangle measure 48° and 67°. What is the third angle?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 8.G.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Which change produces a figure that is similar to the original but NOT congruent?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Geometry (20% of the test), standard 8.G.4. Our own question
Measurement, data and probability 10
A fair number cube has faces numbered 1 to 6. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.7. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A manager wants to know what all 400 workers think of a new schedule. Which sample is most likely to be representative?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.1. Our own question
A phone plan is modeled by C = 0.10m + 25, where C is the monthly cost in dollars and m is minutes used. What does the 25 stand for?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 8.SP.3. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
A spinner is spun 200 times and lands on red 50 times. Based on these results, what is the probability of red on the next spin?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.6. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Crew A and Crew B each average 52 units a day. Crew A's daily output runs from 50 to 54 and Crew B's from 30 to 74. Which statement is supported?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.4. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Five deliveries weigh 10, 15, 9, 20 and 16 pounds. What is the mean weight?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 6.SP.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
In a random sample of 50 bolts, 3 are defective. About how many defective bolts would you expect in a batch of 1,000?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.2. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
In a survey, 30 of 50 day-shift workers and 20 of 50 night-shift workers said they drive to work. What share of all the workers surveyed drive?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 8.SP.4. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
The probability of an event is 0.95. Which word best describes the event?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 7.SP.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
Test scores are 62, 75, 75, 81 and 94. What is the range?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25% of the test), standard 6.SP.5. Our own question; the answer is worked from the numbers in it
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level D, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_MathD.pdf, read 2026-10-07): numbers and operations 27.5%, algebraic concepts 27.5%, geometry 20%, measurement, data and probability 25%. The bank holds 40 questions, as many as the real test, split 11, 11, 8 and 10, and each names the standard of the blueprint it was written to. 25 numeric answers were worked out a second time from the numbers the question prints. Formulas are those on the publisher's Level D mathematics reference sheet (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Online_Mathematics_Reference_Sheets.pdf). Test length (40 questions; parts of 45 and 15 minutes) from https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Test_Max_Test_Times.pdf. Licence: Questions, choices, texts and explanations are original work of this site.
Language: all 33 questions
Text types and purposes 13
A paragraph explains how a food bank gets its food. Which detail belongs in it?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
A report explains how to read a utility bill. Which sentence best introduces the topic?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
A report explains why the night shift has fewer errors. Which sentence best concludes it?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 8.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
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Text types and purposes, continued
A set of instructions says, "Put the thing in the other thing." Which revision is most precise?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 8.4 Revising and Editing
A writer argues for free parking downtown. Which sentence acknowledges an opposing claim?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 10.9 Persuasion
A writer wants to show how two phone plans differ in price, data, and contract length. Which organization fits best?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
An argument gives three reasons to plant trees along Main Street: shade, cleaner air, and calmer traffic. Which conclusion follows from it?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Claim: The crosswalk on Pine Street needs a signal. Which evidence is most relevant?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 10.9 Persuasion
These steps are out of order: (1) Seal the envelope. (2) Write the letter. (3) Put the letter in the envelope. (4) Mail it. Which order is logical?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 6-8.WHST.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Which sentence should be removed to keep a report formal and objective?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 8.4 Revising and Editing
Which sentence states a claim that an argument could support?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 10.9 Persuasion
Which transition shows contrast? "The old forklift was slow. ___, it almost never broke down."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 8.W.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.2 Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Which word best links the reason to the claim? "The shelter should stay open all winter ___ night temperatures fall below freezing."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Text Types and Purposes (39.4% of the test), standard 7.W.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 7.2 Coordination and Subordination
Conventions of standard English 9
Which sentence avoids a shift in pronoun person?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 6.L.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 2.5 Pronouns
Which sentence corrects the dangling modifier in "Driving home, the rain began to fall"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 7.L.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 2.7 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Which sentence has a clear pronoun reference?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 6.L.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 2.5 Pronouns
Which sentence joins its two ideas with a subordinating conjunction?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 7.L.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 7.2 Coordination and Subordination
Which sentence keeps its verb tense consistent?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 8.L.1. Rule: Writing for Success, section 2.3 Verb Tense
Which sentence punctuates the adjectives correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 7.L.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 3.1 Commas
Which sentence punctuates the direct quotation correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 8.L.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 3.4 Quotes
Which sentence sets off the extra information correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 6.L.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 3.1 Commas
Which word is spelled correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Conventions of Standard English (27.3% of the test), standard 8.L.2. Rule: Writing for Success, section 4.2 Spelling
Knowledge of language and vocabulary 11
A dictionary entry reads: "brief (adjective) 1. short in time. 2. using few words." Which sentence uses meaning 2?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.4. Rule: Writing for Success, section 4.3 Word Choice
A formal memo reads: "All staff must complete the safety course by Friday." Which next sentence keeps the same tone?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.3. Rule: Writing for Success, section 6.1 Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
A mat is labeled "antislip". What is it meant to do?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.4. Rule: Writing for Success, section 4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
In a report, what does it mean to "cite" a source?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 8.L.6. Meaning: Wiktionary, cite
In which sentence does "file" mean "to submit officially"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.4. Meaning: Wiktionary, file
"The landlord agreed to waive the late fee, so the tenant paid only the rent." What does "waive" mean?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.4. Meaning: Wiktionary, waive
What does the prefix sub- mean in the word "subfloor"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.4. Rule: Writing for Success, section 4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
Which revision best varies the sentence pattern of "The crew arrived. The crew unloaded the truck. The crew left."?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 6.L.3. Rule: Writing for Success, section 7.1 Sentence Variety
Which revision removes the repeated idea in "The reason why the order was late is because the truck broke down"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 7.L.3. Rule: Writing for Success, section 8.4 Revising and Editing
Which word best completes the sentence? "Before choosing a supplier, the team will ___ the three bids side by side."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 8.L.6. Meaning: Wiktionary, compare
Which word is most precise? "The inspector ___ the wiring for two hours before signing the form."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3% of the test), standard 7.L.3. Rule: Writing for Success, section 4.3 Word Choice
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level D, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_LangD.pdf, read 2026-10-07): text types and purposes 39.4%, conventions of standard English 27.3%, knowledge of language and vocabulary 33.3%. The bank holds 33 questions, as many as the real test, split 13, 9 and 11. Each rule was read on 2026-10-07 in the section of Writing for Success (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2015, CC BY-NC-SA; the copy at https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_writing-for-success/) that the question names; four word meanings were read in Wiktionary. Test length (33 questions in 50 minutes) from https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Test_Max_Test_Times.pdf. Licence: Questions, choices, texts and explanations are original work of this site.
Reading: all 20 questions
Key ideas and details 9
A test of three work gloves counted how many cuts each survived before tearing: Glove A, 40; Glove B, 85; Glove C, 60. Glove B costs twice as much as Glove A. The testers note that all three gloves were tested dry, and that wet gloves may behave differently. Question: A buyer wants the most cuts for each dollar. Which detail from the report matters most to that question?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 7.RI.1. The text is our own and holds the answer
A test of three work gloves counted how many cuts each survived before tearing: Glove A, 40; Glove B, 85; Glove C, 60. Glove B costs twice as much as Glove A. The testers note that all three gloves were tested dry, and that wet gloves may behave differently. Question: Which statement is supported by the report?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 6-8.RST.1. The text is our own and holds the answer
Lena's hands shook as she pinned the number to her shirt. Two years ago she could not climb a flight of stairs without stopping. Now the starting line of the five-mile race lay under her shoes. Her brother shouted her name from the fence. She did not look back; she fixed her eyes on the first bend in the road. Question: Which detail shows how far Lena has come?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 7.RL.1. The text is our own and holds the answer
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Key ideas and details, continued
Lena's hands shook as she pinned the number to her shirt. Two years ago she could not climb a flight of stairs without stopping. Now the starting line of the five-mile race lay under her shoes. Her brother shouted her name from the fence. She did not look back; she fixed her eyes on the first bend in the road. Question: Which theme does the passage best support?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 6.RL.2. The text is our own and holds the answer
Lena's hands shook as she pinned the number to her shirt. Two years ago she could not climb a flight of stairs without stopping. Now the starting line of the five-mile race lay under her shoes. Her brother shouted her name from the fence. She did not look back; she fixed her eyes on the first bend in the road. Question: Why do Lena's hands most likely shake?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 7.RL.1. The text is our own and holds the answer
MEMO: Starting June 1, the loading dock will receive trucks only between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. In May, eleven late deliveries kept dock staff past the end of their shift, and overtime costs rose by a third. Drivers who arrive after 2 p.m. will be asked to return the next morning. Suppliers have been told of the change. Question: According to the memo, how are late deliveries and overtime connected?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 8.RI.3. The text is our own and holds the answer
MEMO: Starting June 1, the loading dock will receive trucks only between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. In May, eleven late deliveries kept dock staff past the end of their shift, and overtime costs rose by a third. Drivers who arrive after 2 p.m. will be asked to return the next morning. Suppliers have been told of the change. Question: What is the memo mainly about?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 6.RI.2. The text is our own and holds the answer
MEMO: Starting June 1, the loading dock will receive trucks only between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. In May, eleven late deliveries kept dock staff past the end of their shift, and overtime costs rose by a third. Drivers who arrive after 2 p.m. will be asked to return the next morning. Suppliers have been told of the change. Question: Which detail explains why the change is being made?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 7.RI.1. The text is our own and holds the answer
Report A: The new bus lane cut the average trip on Fifth Avenue from 22 minutes to 15. Riders are saving time. Report B: The bus lane has not improved service. Buses are faster on Fifth Avenue, but they now wait longer at the transfer station, so most riders reach work no sooner. Question: What does Report B point to that Report A leaves out?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Key Ideas and Details (45.5% of the test), standard 8.RI.3. The text is our own and holds the answer
Craft, structure and vocabulary 8
A test of three work gloves counted how many cuts each survived before tearing: Glove A, 40; Glove B, 85; Glove C, 60. Glove B costs twice as much as Glove A. The testers note that all three gloves were tested dry, and that wet gloves may behave differently. Question: Why do the testers mention that the gloves were tested dry?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 7.RI.5. The text is our own and holds the answer
Lena's hands shook as she pinned the number to her shirt. Two years ago she could not climb a flight of stairs without stopping. Now the starting line of the five-mile race lay under her shoes. Her brother shouted her name from the fence. She did not look back; she fixed her eyes on the first bend in the road. Question: What does "she fixed her eyes on the first bend in the road" suggest about Lena?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 6.RL.4. The text is our own and holds the answer
MEMO: Starting June 1, the loading dock will receive trucks only between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. In May, eleven late deliveries kept dock staff past the end of their shift, and overtime costs rose by a third. Drivers who arrive after 2 p.m. will be asked to return the next morning. Suppliers have been told of the change. Question: What does the last sentence add to the memo?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 6.RI.5. The text is our own and holds the answer
Report A: The new bus lane cut the average trip on Fifth Avenue from 22 minutes to 15. Riders are saving time. Report B: The bus lane has not improved service. Buses are faster on Fifth Avenue, but they now wait longer at the transfer station, so most riders reach work no sooner. Question: How does Report B treat Report A's main fact?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 8.RI.6. The text is our own and holds the answer
Report A: The new bus lane cut the average trip on Fifth Avenue from 22 minutes to 15. Riders are saving time. Report B: The bus lane has not improved service. Buses are faster on Fifth Avenue, but they now wait longer at the transfer station, so most riders reach work no sooner. Question: In Report B, what is a "transfer station"?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 6.L.4. The text is our own and holds the answer
Some residents want the weekly market moved from Main Street to the fairgrounds, where parking is easy. I understand the appeal. But a market is more than a place to park. On Main Street, shoppers also stop at the bakery, the hardware store and the pharmacy. Move the market, and those shops lose their busiest day. Question: How does the author treat the opposing view?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 8.RI.6. The text is our own and holds the answer
Some residents want the weekly market moved from Main Street to the fairgrounds, where parking is easy. I understand the appeal. But a market is more than a place to park. On Main Street, shoppers also stop at the bakery, the hardware store and the pharmacy. Move the market, and those shops lose their busiest day. Question: What does the phrase "more than a place to park" suggest?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 6.RI.4. The text is our own and holds the answer
Some residents want the weekly market moved from Main Street to the fairgrounds, where parking is easy. I understand the appeal. But a market is more than a place to park. On Main Street, shoppers also stop at the bakery, the hardware store and the pharmacy. Move the market, and those shops lose their busiest day. Question: What is the author's purpose?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (40.9% of the test), standard 8.RI.6. The text is our own and holds the answer
Integration of knowledge and ideas 3
A test of three work gloves counted how many cuts each survived before tearing: Glove A, 40; Glove B, 85; Glove C, 60. Glove B costs twice as much as Glove A. The testers note that all three gloves were tested dry, and that wet gloves may behave differently. Question: Which glove survived the most cuts?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6% of the test), standard 6.RI.7. The text is our own and holds the answer
Report A: The new bus lane cut the average trip on Fifth Avenue from 22 minutes to 15. Riders are saving time. Report B: The bus lane has not improved service. Buses are faster on Fifth Avenue, but they now wait longer at the transfer station, so most riders reach work no sooner. Question: On what do the two reports disagree?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6% of the test), standard 8.RI.9. The text is our own and holds the answer
Some residents want the weekly market moved from Main Street to the fairgrounds, where parking is easy. I understand the appeal. But a market is more than a place to park. On Main Street, shoppers also stop at the bakery, the hardware store and the pharmacy. Move the market, and those shops lose their busiest day. Question: Which claim does the author support with a reason?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6% of the test), standard 8.RI.8. The text is our own and holds the answer
How this list was compiled: Our own texts and questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level D, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_ReadD.pdf, read 2026-10-07): key ideas and details 45.5%, craft and structure with vocabulary 40.9%, integration of knowledge and ideas 13.6%. The bank holds 20 questions, split 9, 8 and 3, on five short texts written for this page: a memo, a letter, a story, a test report and a pair of reports. Every place, person and number in them is made up, and each text holds the answer to its questions. The real Level D reading test has 39 questions in two parts of 50 minutes (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Test_Max_Test_Times.pdf). Licence: Questions, choices, texts and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This TABE Level D practice test has 93 questions of our own, written to the publisher's three Level D blueprints. It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Data Recognition Corporation, which publishes TABE.
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What Level D asks
Mathematics leans on negative numbers, ratios and percents, equations with x, circles, the Pythagorean theorem and probability. Language asks you to choose the best wording for an argument or a report more often than it asks about commas. Reading asks for the claim, the evidence and the author's purpose.
How to practice
Mathematics and Language are full length here, with as many questions as the real Level D tests ask. Your score comes back by part of the blueprint, so you see whether algebra or geometry needs the work.
The Level D reference sheet gives the area and circumference of a circle and the Pythagorean theorem: learn to use them, not to recite them.
A level is set subject by subject. Level D in mathematics does not mean Level D in reading.
Questions and answers
What is Level D on the TABE test?
It is the third of four levels: E, M, D and A. The standards on the Level D blueprints carry the codes of grades 6, 7 and 8. The publisher's Locator Test shows which level to take in each subject.
How many questions are on the TABE test Level D?
In TABE 13&14, Level D has 40 mathematics questions in parts of 45 and 15 minutes, 33 language questions in 50 minutes, and 39 reading questions in two parts of 50 minutes each.
What is a passing score at Level D?
There is none from the publisher, which says it does not set or recommend cut scores. The school, employer or program that sent you decides the score it asks for, so ask them.