A 4-pound bag of nuts is split into servings of 1/3 pound. How many servings does it make?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 5.NF.7, dividing a whole number by a unit fraction.
A baker packs 1,250 cookies into boxes of 8. How many full boxes are there, and how many cookies are left over?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 4.NBT.6, quotients and remainders with a one-digit divisor.
A crew has 8 welders and 12 helpers. What is the ratio of welders to helpers in simplest form?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 6.RP.1, ratio language for the relationship between two quantities.
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Numbers and operations, continued
A hall has 36 rows of 28 seats. How many seats does it have?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 5.NBT.5, multiplying multi-digit whole numbers.
Chicken costs $3.40 a pound. What do 2.5 pounds cost?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 6.NS.3, multiplying multi-digit decimals.
Four trucks have these mileages: 40,819, 48,091, 48,109 and 40,981. Which mileage is the greatest?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 4.NBT.2, comparing multi-digit whole numbers.
Three pizzas are shared equally among 4 people. How much pizza does each person get?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 5.NF.3, a fraction as the division of the numerator by the denominator.
What is 3.75 × 100?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 5.NBT.2, the decimal point when multiplying by a power of 10.
What is 47,638 rounded to the nearest thousand?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 4.NBT.3, rounding a multi-digit whole number to any place.
Which decimal is equal to 7/100?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 4.NF.6, decimal notation for fractions with denominators 10 or 100.
Which fraction is equivalent to 3/5?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Numbers and Operations (27.5%), standard 4.NF.1, equivalent fractions.
Algebraic concepts 11
A pattern starts at 5 and follows the rule "add 6". What is the fifth number in the pattern?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 4.OA.5, a number pattern that follows a rule.
A pay table shows 1 hour, $15; 2 hours, $30; 3 hours, $45. Which equation gives the pay p, in dollars, for h hours?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.9, an equation for two quantities that change together.
A van holds 9 riders. 58 workers need a ride to a job site. What is the fewest vans that will carry them all?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 4.OA.3, multistep word problems in which a remainder must be interpreted.
Pens cost $2 each. Which expression gives the cost, in dollars, of p pens and one $5 notebook?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.6, using a variable to write an expression for a real problem.
Riders on a roller coaster must be taller than 48 inches. Which inequality shows the heights h, in inches, that are allowed?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.8, writing an inequality of the form x > c or x < c.
Solve for x: 6x = 84TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.7, solving equations of the form px = q.
What is the value of 20 − (3 + 5) × 2?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 5.OA.1, evaluating expressions with parentheses.
Which expression is equivalent to y + y + y?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.4, identifying equivalent expressions.
Which expression means "add 9 and 4, then multiply by 3"?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 5.OA.2, writing an expression that records a calculation.
Which statement means the same as 24 = 4 × 6?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 4.OA.1, a multiplication equation as a comparison.
Which value of x makes the equation 3x + 2 = 17 true?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Algebraic Concepts (27.5%), standard 6.EE.5, using substitution to decide whether a number makes an equation true.
Geometry 8
A grid shows a store's sales. The point (3, 40) means 40 sales on day 3. What does the point (5, 65) mean?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 5.G.2, the meaning of a coordinate pair in a real situation.
A rectangle on a grid has corners at (2, 1), (2, 6), (7, 6) and (7, 1). How long is the side from (2, 1) to (2, 6)?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 6.G.3, the length of a side joining points with the same first coordinate.
A right triangle has legs of 6 feet and 9 feet. What is its area?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 6.G.1, the area of a right triangle. Formula: TABE 13&14 Mathematics Level M Reference Sheet.
An L-shaped floor is made of two rectangles. One is 4 feet by 6 feet and the other is 2 feet by 3 feet. What is the area of the floor?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 6.G.1, finding an area by breaking a shape into rectangles. Formula: TABE 13&14 Mathematics Level M Reference Sheet.
Every rectangle has four right angles. A square is one kind of rectangle. What must be true of every square?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 5.G.3, attributes of a category belong to its subcategories.
On a coordinate grid, where is the point (0, 5)?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 5.G.1, locating a point by its coordinates.
Two straight lines cross and form four right angles. What are the lines called?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 4.G.1, perpendicular and parallel lines. Term: Wiktionary, perpendicular.
Which description fits a line segment?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Geometry (20%), standard 4.G.1, lines, line segments and rays. Terms: Wiktionary, line segment and ray.
Measurement, data and probability 10
A board is 2.4 meters long. How many centimeters is that?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 5.MD.1, converting units within one measurement system. Conversion: TABE 13&14 Mathematics Level M Reference Sheet.
A box is packed with 1-inch cubes in 4 layers. Each layer has 3 rows of 5 cubes. How many cubes fill the box?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 5.MD.5, volume as the number of unit cubes that fill a box.
A dot plot of quiz scores has 2 dots above 6, 5 dots above 7, 4 dots above 8 and 1 dot above 9. How many scores does the plot show?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 6.SP.4, reading a dot plot.
A room is a rectangle 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. How many square feet of carpet will cover the floor?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 4.MD.3, the area formula for a rectangle. Formula: TABE 13&14 Mathematics Level M Reference Sheet.
A shift starts at 7:45 a.m. and lasts 8 hours 30 minutes. When does it end?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 4.MD.2, word problems with intervals of time.
A statistical question expects answers that vary. Which of these is a statistical question?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 6.SP.1, recognizing a statistical question.
A yard is a rectangle 30 feet long and 18 feet wide. How many feet of fence go all the way around it?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 4.MD.3, the perimeter formula for a rectangle. Formula: TABE 13&14 Mathematics Level M Reference Sheet.
Four seedlings measure 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch. What is their total height?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 5.MD.2, adding measurements in fractions of a unit.
The high temperatures on five days were 61, 64, 70, 58 and 67 degrees. What is the range of the temperatures?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 6.SP.3, a measure of variation describes a data set with one number. Term: Wiktionary, range.
Two angles sit side by side and share one side. They measure 48 degrees and 37 degrees. What is the measure of the whole angle they form?TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M: Measurement, Data, and Probability (25%), standard 4.MD.7, angle measure is additive.
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Mathematics Blueprint, Level M, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_MathM.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. Every numeric answer was worked out a second time from the numbers the question prints. Formulas and conversions are those on the publisher's Level M mathematics reference sheet (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Online_Mathematics_Reference_Sheets.pdf). Three terms (perpendicular, line segment, range) were read in Wiktionary on 2026-10-07. 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 and explanations are original work of this site.
Language: all 33 questions
Text types and purposes 11
A flyer explains three ways to pay a water bill: online, by mail and in person. Which plan organizes the flyer best?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, grouping related information under headings. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, On Paragraphs.
A paragraph argues that workers should start saving for retirement early and gives three ways to do it. Which sentence would best end the paragraph?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 5.W.1, a concluding statement related to the opinion.
A paragraph explains how a library card works. Which sentence adds a concrete detail?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, developing a topic with facts and concrete details.
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A paragraph explains the three parts of a pay stub: gross pay, deductions and net pay. Which sentence best ends it?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, a concluding statement related to the explanation.
A paragraph reads: "First, check that the oven is cool. Next, lift out the racks and soak them in soapy water. Then wipe the inside walls with a damp cloth. Finally, dry the racks and slide them back in." Which sentence best introduces it?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, introducing a topic clearly. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, On Paragraphs.
A writer argues that the town should build a sidewalk along Mill Road. Which sentence gives a reason that supports this opinion?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 5.W.1, supporting an opinion with reasons.
A writer needs one fact to support an opinion about the town pool. Which sentence is a fact?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 5.W.1, supporting a point of view with facts.
Choose the phrase that best fills the blank: "A bus pass saves money. ______, it saves time, because riders skip the ticket line."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, linking ideas with words and phrases. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Transitional Devices.
Choose the word that best links the two sentences: "The parking lot is full by 8 a.m. ______, workers on the late shift must park three blocks away."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 5.W.1, linking an opinion and its reasons with words and phrases. Word: Wiktionary, consequently.
Read the paragraph: "(1) A good pair of work boots protects your feet. (2) Steel toes guard against falling objects. (3) Thick soles keep nails from pushing through. (4) My cousin bought his boots on sale last spring." Which sentence does not belong?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 4.W.2, developing a topic with details that belong to it. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, On Paragraphs.
Which sentence states an opinion that the rest of a paragraph could support with reasons?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Text Types and Purposes (33.3%), standard 5.W.1, stating an opinion clearly.
Conventions of standard English 11
Choose the word that completes the sentence: "You may either work the morning shift ______ cover the evening shift."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 5.L.1, correlative conjunctions. Word: Wiktionary, either.
Which sentence about a clinic uses capital letters correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.2, capital letters. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, A Little Help with Capitals.
Which sentence about Omar keeps one verb tense from start to finish?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 5.L.1, shifts in verb tense. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Verb Tense Consistency.
Which sentence joins its two parts with a comma correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.2, a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Extended Rules for Commas, rule 1.
Which sentence punctuates the reply correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 5.L.2, a comma after an introductory word. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Extended Rules for Commas, rules 2 and 12.
Which sentence punctuates the supervisor's words correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.2, commas and quotation marks with direct speech. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Using Quotation Marks.
Which sentence uses "its" or "it's" correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.1, frequently confused words. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Apostrophe Introduction.
Which sentence uses "their" and "there" correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.1, frequently confused words. Words: Wiktionary, their.
Which sentence uses "to", "too" and "two" correctly?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.1, frequently confused words. Word: Wiktionary, too.
Which spelling of the word that means "to accept as true" is correct?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.2, spelling. Spelling: Wiktionary, believe.
Which word group is a complete sentence?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Conventions of Standard English (33.3%), standard 4.L.1, complete sentences, fragments and run-ons. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Independent and Dependent Clauses.
Knowledge of language and vocabulary 11
A coworker calls the office and says she is "under the weather". What does she mean?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.5, the meaning of a common idiom. Idiom: Wiktionary, under the weather.
After the test, Rosa said it was "a piece of cake". What did she mean?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.5, the meaning of a common idiom. Idiom: Wiktionary, piece of cake.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The rain was heavy; ______, the crew finished the roof on schedule."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.6, words that signal contrast. Word: Wiktionary, nevertheless.
Read the sentence: "The glass vase is fragile, so the movers wrapped it in three layers of padding." What does "fragile" mean?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.4, using context as a clue to meaning. Word: Wiktionary, fragile.
Which sentence best combines these two? "The copier jammed. Mr. Ortiz opened the side panel."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.3, combining sentences. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Independent and Dependent Clauses.
Which sentence is best for a letter to a hiring manager?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 4.L.3, formal and informal English. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Levels of Formality.
Which sentence keeps the whole meaning in the fewest words? "In the event that it rains, the picnic will be moved to a place that is indoors."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.3, reducing a sentence for clarity. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Concision.
Which word best replaces "looked" to show that Carlos looked for a long time? "Carlos looked at the cracked gauge."TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 4.L.3, choosing words that convey an idea precisely. Word: Wiktionary, stare.
Which word is a synonym of "cautious"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.5, synonyms. Word: Wiktionary, cautious.
The word part "auto-" means "self". What is an autobiography?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 4.L.4, Greek and Latin word parts as clues to meaning. Word: Wiktionary, autobiography.
The word part "photo-" means "light". Which meaning fits the word "photograph"?TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M: Knowledge of Language and Vocabulary (33.3%), standard 5.L.4, Greek and Latin word parts as clues to meaning. Word part: Wiktionary, photo-.
How this list was compiled: Our own sentences and questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Language Blueprint, Level M, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_LangM.pdf, read 2026-10-07): text types and purposes, conventions of standard English, and knowledge of language and vocabulary, 33.3% each. The bank holds 33 questions, as many as the real test, 11 in each group. Grammar, punctuation and style rules were read at the Purdue Online Writing Lab (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/) and word meanings and spellings in Wiktionary on 2026-10-07; each question names the page. No question turns on the comma before "and" in a list, which good references leave open. Test length (33 questions in 50 minutes) from https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Test_Max_Test_Times.pdf. Licence: Sentences, questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
Reading: all 22 questions
Key ideas and details 8
A community garden does more than grow vegetables. Neighbors who might never speak begin to trade seeds and advice. Children learn where food comes from by pulling carrots out of the ground. Empty lots that once collected trash become places people are proud of. For the price of a few tools and some soil, a garden can transform a whole block. Question: What is the main idea of the paragraph?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.2, the main idea and its supporting details. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Last spring the Oak Street bakery began opening at 5 a.m. instead of 7. The owner made the change because night-shift workers from the hospital across the street kept knocking on the door at dawn. Within a month, early sales made up for the extra hours of pay. The early opening had another effect that nobody planned: the bread was sold out by noon, so the bakery started baking a second batch. Question: Which sentence best summarizes the text?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.2, summarizing a text. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Last spring the Oak Street bakery began opening at 5 a.m. instead of 7. The owner made the change because night-shift workers from the hospital across the street kept knocking on the door at dawn. Within a month, early sales made up for the extra hours of pay. The early opening had another effect that nobody planned: the bread was sold out by noon, so the bakery started baking a second batch. Question: Why did the bakery begin opening at 5 a.m.?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.3, what happened and why in a text. Answer: the text printed with the question.
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Notice to all kitchen staff: Starting Monday, the walk-in cooler will be cleaned every Friday at 2 p.m. Before cleaning begins, move all food to the small cooler by the back door. Label each tray with your name so it can be returned to the right shelf. The cleaning takes about one hour. Do not put food back until the floor is dry, because a wet floor can cause falls. Question: According to the notice, what must staff do before the cleaning begins?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.1, details a text states outright. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Notice to all kitchen staff: Starting Monday, the walk-in cooler will be cleaned every Friday at 2 p.m. Before cleaning begins, move all food to the small cooler by the back door. Label each tray with your name so it can be returned to the right shelf. The cleaning takes about one hour. Do not put food back until the floor is dry, because a wet floor can cause falls. Question: Why must staff wait before putting the food back?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.3, what happened and why in a technical text. Answer: the text printed with the question.
On my first day at the repair shop, I dropped a box of bolts in front of everyone. My face burned. I was sure Mr. Danso would send me home. Instead, he knelt down and began picking up bolts with me. "I spilled a whole can of paint my first week," he said. "The floor was green for a year." By closing time I had fixed my first bicycle chain, and I was already looking forward to Tuesday. Question: Which quotation best shows that the narrator's feelings about the job changed?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 5.RL.1, quoting a text accurately to support an inference. Answer: the text printed with the question.
On my first day at the repair shop, I dropped a box of bolts in front of everyone. My face burned. I was sure Mr. Danso would send me home. Instead, he knelt down and began picking up bolts with me. "I spilled a whole can of paint my first week," he said. "The floor was green for a year." By closing time I had fixed my first bicycle chain, and I was already looking forward to Tuesday. Question: Which sentence best states a theme of the story?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RL.2, the theme of a story. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Riverside Adult School, evening classes. Math Skills: Monday and Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room 12. Reading Skills: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room 14. Computer Basics: Wednesday only, 7:45 to 9:00 p.m., Room 12. All classes are free. Bring a photo ID to the front desk on your first night to sign in. Question: What must a new student bring on the first night?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Key Ideas and Details (36.4%), standard 4.RI.1, details a text states outright. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Craft, structure and vocabulary 7
A community garden does more than grow vegetables. Neighbors who might never speak begin to trade seeds and advice. Children learn where food comes from by pulling carrots out of the ground. Empty lots that once collected trash become places people are proud of. For the price of a few tools and some soil, a garden can transform a whole block. Question: What does "transform" mean in the last sentence?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 5.RI.4, the meaning of a general academic word in a text. Word: Wiktionary, transform.
Account 1, from the bus company: "On Tuesday, Route 9 ran 40 minutes late because a water main broke on Elm Street. Drivers were sent around the flooded block as soon as the street was closed." Account 2, from a rider: "I stood at the Elm Street stop for 40 minutes on Tuesday with no sign and no announcement. I was late for work, and nobody told us why." Question: How do the two accounts differ?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 5.RI.6, the points of view of two accounts of one event. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Last spring the Oak Street bakery began opening at 5 a.m. instead of 7. The owner made the change because night-shift workers from the hospital across the street kept knocking on the door at dawn. Within a month, early sales made up for the extra hours of pay. The early opening had another effect that nobody planned: the bread was sold out by noon, so the bakery started baking a second batch. Question: How is this text mainly organized?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 4.RI.5, the overall structure of a text. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Last spring the Oak Street bakery began opening at 5 a.m. instead of 7. The owner made the change because night-shift workers from the hospital across the street kept knocking on the door at dawn. Within a month, early sales made up for the extra hours of pay. The early opening had another effect that nobody planned: the bread was sold out by noon, so the bakery started baking a second batch. Question: What does "made up for" mean in the third sentence?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 5.L.5, the meaning of a common idiom. Phrase: Wiktionary, make up for.
Notice to all kitchen staff: Starting Monday, the walk-in cooler will be cleaned every Friday at 2 p.m. Before cleaning begins, move all food to the small cooler by the back door. Label each tray with your name so it can be returned to the right shelf. The cleaning takes about one hour. Do not put food back until the floor is dry, because a wet floor can cause falls. Question: How is the notice mostly organized?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 4.RI.5, the overall structure of a text. Answer: the text printed with the question.
On my first day at the repair shop, I dropped a box of bolts in front of everyone. My face burned. I was sure Mr. Danso would send me home. Instead, he knelt down and began picking up bolts with me. "I spilled a whole can of paint my first week," he said. "The floor was green for a year." By closing time I had fixed my first bicycle chain, and I was already looking forward to Tuesday. Question: The new worker tells the story. How does that shape the way the spill is described?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 5.RL.6, how a narrator's point of view shapes a description. Answer: the text printed with the question.
On my first day at the repair shop, I dropped a box of bolts in front of everyone. My face burned. I was sure Mr. Danso would send me home. Instead, he knelt down and began picking up bolts with me. "I spilled a whole can of paint my first week," he said. "The floor was green for a year." By closing time I had fixed my first bicycle chain, and I was already looking forward to Tuesday. Question: What does "My face burned" mean in this story?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Craft and Structure, Vocabulary Acquisition and Use (31.8%), standard 5.RL.4, words and phrases used figuratively. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Integration of knowledge and ideas 3
A community garden does more than grow vegetables. Neighbors who might never speak begin to trade seeds and advice. Children learn where food comes from by pulling carrots out of the ground. Empty lots that once collected trash become places people are proud of. For the price of a few tools and some soil, a garden can transform a whole block. Question: Which detail supports the point that a garden brings people together?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6%), standard 5.RI.8, the reasons and evidence that support an author's point. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Account 1, from the bus company: "On Tuesday, Route 9 ran 40 minutes late because a water main broke on Elm Street. Drivers were sent around the flooded block as soon as the street was closed." Account 2, from a rider: "I stood at the Elm Street stop for 40 minutes on Tuesday with no sign and no announcement. I was late for work, and nobody told us why." Question: Which statement is supported only when both accounts are read together?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6%), standard 5.RI.9, putting together information from several texts. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Riverside Adult School, evening classes. Math Skills: Monday and Wednesday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room 12. Reading Skills: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Room 14. Computer Basics: Wednesday only, 7:45 to 9:00 p.m., Room 12. All classes are free. Bring a photo ID to the front desk on your first night to sign in. Question: A student wants to take two classes on the same night. Which pair is possible?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (13.6%), standard 4.RI.7, information presented in a chart or schedule. Answer: the text printed with the question.
Reading foundational skills 4
The ending "-less" means "without". Which word means "without fear"?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Reading Foundational Skills (18.2%), standard 4.RF.3, using roots and affixes to read a long word. Word part: Wiktionary, -less.
In the word "unbreakable", which part means "not"?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Reading Foundational Skills (18.2%), standard 4.RF.3, using roots and affixes to read a long word. Word part: Wiktionary, un-.
Which word begins with a prefix that means "before"?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Reading Foundational Skills (18.2%), standard 5.RF.3, using roots and affixes to read a long word. Word part: Wiktionary, pre-.
The words "misplace" and "misspell" share a prefix. What does "mis-" mean?TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M: Reading Foundational Skills (18.2%), standard 5.RF.3, using roots and affixes to read a long word. Word part: Wiktionary, mis-.
How this list was compiled: Our own texts and questions, written to the TABE 13&14 Reading Blueprint, Level M, of Data Recognition Corporation (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE1314_BluePrint_ReadM.pdf, read 2026-10-07): key ideas and details 36.4%, craft and structure with vocabulary 31.8%, integration of knowledge and ideas 13.6%, reading foundational skills 18.2%. The bank holds 22 questions, split 8, 7, 3 and 4, on six short texts written for this page: a notice, a story, two articles, a pair of accounts and a class schedule. Every place, person and number in them is made up, and each text holds the answer to its questions. Two word meanings and four word parts were read in Wiktionary on 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-08. The real Level M reading test has 41 questions in two parts of 50 minutes (https://tabetest.com/PDFs/TABE_13-14_Test_Max_Test_Times.pdf). Licence: Texts, questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This TABE Level M practice test has 95 questions of our own, each written to a standard of the publisher's Level M 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 M asks
Mathematics works with whole numbers, decimals and fractions, then starts on letters: an expression such as 2p + 5, an equation such as 6x = 84. Language asks for the right verb tense, comma or linking word. Reading adds word parts such as un- and -less to its questions on short texts.
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Exam mode asks all 40 mathematics questions in the real 60 minutes, or all 33 language questions in 50, and scores each part of the blueprint.
The Level M reference sheet gives four formulas (rectangle perimeter and area, triangle area, box volume) and two conversions: pounds to ounces, meters to centimeters.
Questions and answers
What is Level M on the TABE test?
It is the second of the four levels of TABE 13&14: E, M, D and A. The standards on the Level M blueprints carry the codes of grades 4 and 5, and of grade 6 in mathematics.
How many questions are on the TABE test Level M?
In TABE 13&14, Level M has 40 mathematics questions in parts of 45 and 15 minutes, 33 language questions in 50 minutes, and 41 reading questions in two parts of 50 minutes each.
Can I print a TABE Level M practice test?
Yes. Finish a round in mathematics, language or reading, then press Print. The sheet can hold the whole subject, with or without the answer key, and Save as PDF in the print window keeps it as a file.
What score do I need on TABE Level M?
The publisher says it does not set or recommend cut scores, so no level has a pass mark of its own. The school, employer or program that sent you sets the score, so ask which subjects count.