63 stickers are shared equally among 7 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.OA.A.2
A movie starts at 2:15 and ends at 3:05. How long is the movie?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.MD.A.1
A rectangle is 7 units long and 4 units wide. What is its area?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.MD.C.7
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A shelf has 8 rows with 6 books in each row. How many books are on the shelf?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.OA.A.1
A square garden has sides 9 feet long. What is its perimeter?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.MD.D.8
Each number in this pattern is 4 more than the one before: 5, 9, 13, 17. What number comes next?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, cluster 3.OA.D
What is 438 + 276?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, cluster 3.NBT.A
Which fraction is equal to 1/2?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.NF.A.3
Which fraction is the greatest?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 3, standard 3.NF.A.3
English language arts 5
The kitten was tiny. It could curl up inside a teacup. What does "tiny" mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "tiny"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 3.FL.VA.7a
Read the paragraph. "Every Friday, Room 12 takes care of the class garden. Some students pull weeds. Others water the beans and carrots. Two students check the leaves for bugs. By the end of the day the garden looks neat and healthy." What is the main idea?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 3.RI.KID.2
Which sentence is written correctly?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 3.FL.SC.6
Which sentence uses the correct verb?Cambridge Dictionary, "run"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 3.FL.SC.6
Which word completes the sentence correctly? Three ___ swam across the pond.Cambridge Dictionary, "goose"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 3.FL.SC.6
Science 6
A forest slowly changes into open grassland. What is most likely to happen to animals that can live only in trees?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.LS4.1
In some animal groups, a few members stand guard while others look for food. What is this an example of?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.LS2.1
What makes water cycle through Earth's spheres?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.ESS2.2
Which change can be reversed?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.PS1.2
Which force can act on an object without touching it?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.PS2.1
Which three are major climates of the world?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 3, standard 3.ESS2.4
A puppy weighs 8 pounds. Its mother weighs 7 times as much. How much does the mother weigh?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.OA.A.2
A rectangle has an area of 48 square feet and a width of 6 feet. What is its length?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.MD.A.3
An angle of 130° is split into two smaller angles. One of them measures 45°. What does the other measure?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.MD.C.7
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What is 2/6 + 3/6?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.NF.B.3
What is 38 × 26?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.NBT.B.5
What is 252 ÷ 6?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, cluster 4.NBT.B
Which decimal is equal to 7/10?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, cluster 4.NF.C
Which fraction is equal to 2/3?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.NF.A.1
Which number is a factor of 36?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 4, standard 4.OA.B.4
English language arts 5
Read the story. "Tomas wanted to quit the swim team after he finished last in his first race. His coach asked him to try for one more month. Tomas practiced every day. At the next meet he did not win, but he beat his own best time and smiled all the way home." What is a theme of the story?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 4.RL.KID.2
The trail was so narrow that the hikers had to walk in a single line. What does "narrow" mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "narrow"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 4.FL.VA.7a
Which is a complete sentence?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 4.FL.SC.6
Which sentence tells about an action that is going on right now?Cambridge Dictionary, English Grammar Today, "Present continuous"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 4.FL.SC.6
Which word completes the sentence correctly? The girl ___ won the race is my cousin.Cambridge Dictionary, "who"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 4.FL.SC.6
Science 6
Frost wedging, abrasion and tree root wedging are all examples of what?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.ESS2.1
On a wave, what is the wavelength?NASA Science, "Anatomy of an Electromagnetic Wave"; Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.PS4.1
Two identical balls roll across a floor. Ball A moves faster than ball B. Which ball has more energy?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.PS3.1
What can a fossil tell scientists?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.LS4.1
Where does a model of a food chain begin?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.LS2.1
Which of these resources is not renewable?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 4, standard 4.ESS3.1
A box has a volume of 72 cubic feet. Its base is 6 feet by 4 feet. How tall is the box?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.MD.C.5
A box is 5 cm long, 4 cm wide and 3 cm tall. What is its volume?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.MD.C.5
How many 1/4-cup servings are in 3 cups?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.NF.B.7
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Point A is at (3, 5) on a coordinate grid. How do you get there from the origin?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.G.A.1
What is 0.846 rounded to the nearest tenth?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.NBT.A.4
What is 2/3 × 6?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.NF.B.4
What is 3/4 − 1/6?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.NF.A.1
What is 4.6 × 0.5?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.NBT.B.7
What is the value of 4 × (7 + 5) − 8?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 5, standard 5.OA.A.1
English language arts 5
Jada was nervous about the school play, so her brother told her to "break a leg." What did he mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "break a leg"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 5.FL.VA.7b
Read the paragraph. "When the creek behind Oak Street flooded, the neighbors did not wait for help. Mr. Lee brought sandbags. The Ortiz twins carried boxes upstairs for people who could not lift them. By night every house was dry, and everyone ate soup together on one porch." Which sentence states the central idea?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 5.RI.KID.2
Read the sentence. "After the long hike, my legs felt like wet noodles." What does the simile mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "simile"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 5.FL.VA.7b
Which sentence keeps the same verb tense all the way through?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 5.FL.SC.6
Which sentence uses a comma correctly?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 5.FL.SC.6
Science 6
20 grams of sugar dissolve completely in 100 grams of water. What is the mass of the sugar water?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.PS1.2
A rope lies still. Two teams then pull on it with equal force in opposite directions. What happens to the rope?NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Laws of Motion"; Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.PS2.1
In which direction does Earth's gravity pull objects?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.PS2.3
What causes the seasons on Earth?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.ESS1.5
Which of these comes from an animal's interaction with its environment, not from its parents?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.LS3.1
Why does the sun look so much brighter than other stars?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 5, standard 5.ESS1.1
A plumber charges $40 for each hour of work. Which equation gives the cost c for h hours?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.EE.C.9
A recipe uses 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of oats. How much flour goes with 12 cups of oats?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.RP.A.3
A triangle has a base of 12 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.G.A.1
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On a number line, which number lies farthest from 0?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.NS.C.7
What is 2/3 ÷ 1/6?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.NS.A.1
What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 36?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, cluster 6.NS.B
What is the median of 2, 9, 4, 8, 7?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, cluster 6.SP.B
What is the value of 2x² + 5 when x = 3?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 6, standard 6.EE.A.2
English language arts 5
The desert looked barren: no trees, no grass, not even a weed. What does "barren" mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "barren"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 6.L.VAU.4
Read the paragraph. "Our school should keep the library open after the last bell. Many students have no quiet place to study at home. An extra hour would give them books, computers and help from the librarian. The cost is small, and the gain is large." What is the author's purpose?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 6.RI.CS.6
Read the passage. "Nina checked the mailbox for the third time that morning. When the truck finally came, she ran outside without her shoes. She tore open the envelope, read one line, and jumped so high her brother came running." What can a reader infer about the letter?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 6.RL.KID.1
Which sentence uses commas correctly to set off extra information?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 6.L.CSE.2
Which sentence uses pronouns correctly?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 6.L.CSE.1
Science 6
What causes convection patterns in the oceans and the atmosphere?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.ESS2.1
What role do greenhouse gases play on Earth?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.ESS2.6
Which is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.LS2.4
Which of these is an "ecosystem service"?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.LS4.1
Which three are ways thermal energy is transferred?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.PS3.2
Which two things make water cycle through Earth's systems?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 6, standard 6.ESS2.4
Social studies 5
Dharma, karma and reincarnation are basic beliefs of which religion?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 6, standard 6.28
The discovery of whose tomb added to the understanding of ancient Egypt?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 6, standard 6.17
The Harappan civilization grew up in the valley of which river?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 6, standard 6.26
The Parthenon is a work of which civilization?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 6, standard 6.49
What began when the Romans expelled the Jews from their homeland?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 6, standard 6.60
A bag holds 4 red, 6 blue and 5 green marbles. One marble is picked without looking. What is the probability that it is blue?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.SP.C.6
A circle has a radius of 5 cm. What is its area?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.G.B.3
A shirt costs $40. Sales tax is 5%. What is the total cost?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.RP.A.3
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On a scale drawing, 1 inch stands for 8 feet. A wall is 3.5 inches long on the drawing. How long is the real wall?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.G.A.1
Solve: 2x + 9 = 25Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.EE.B.4
What is (−9) × (−7)?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.NS.A.2
What is −6 − (−9)?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.NS.A.1
Which is equivalent to 3(2x − 5) + 4x?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.EE.A.1
y is proportional to x. When x = 4, y = 14. What is y when x = 10?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 7, standard 7.RP.A.2
English language arts 5
Read the paragraph. "Some people say skate parks are noisy and a waste of money. I see it differently. At the park near my house, older skaters teach younger ones, and everyone picks up the trash. A place like that is worth every dollar." What is the author's point of view?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 7.RI.CS.6
Read the passage. "The power had been out for two days, and the snow kept falling. With no screens to stare at, Marcus and his grandfather sat by the fireplace and played chess. By the second night Marcus was asking for one more game." How does the setting affect Marcus?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 7.RL.KID.3
The speaker's voice was barely audible over the noise of the crowd, so we moved closer. What does "audible" mean?Cambridge Dictionary, "audible"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 7.L.VAU.4
Which sentence places its opening phrase correctly?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 7.L.CSE.1
Which sentence uses a comma correctly between adjectives?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 7.L.CSE.2
Science 6
In a sealed container, 10 grams of one substance react completely with 6 grams of another. What is the total mass of the products?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.PS1.4
Two parents each carry one dominant allele (T) and one recessive allele (t). What fraction of their offspring is expected to show the recessive trait?National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Recessive Traits and Alleles"; Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.LS3.3
What are all substances in the universe made of?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.PS1.1
What do the genes on chromosomes code for?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.LS3.1
Which kind of reproduction gives offspring with genetic information identical to the parent's?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.LS1.6
Which organelles generate most of the chemical energy a cell needs?National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Mitochondria"; Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 7, standard 7.LS1.1
Social studies 5
The Five Pillars are basic to which religion?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 7, standard 7.16
The Reconquista took place on which peninsula?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 7, standard 7.39
Which prince influenced voyages of exploration and the tools used on them?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 7, standard 7.60
Which thinker is known for establishing the scientific method?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 7, standard 7.52
Which two neighbors influenced Japanese culture through Buddhism, Confucianism and a writing system?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 7, standard 7.09
A function has the rule y = 2x − 3. Which point is on its graph?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.F.A.1
A line passes through (0, 4) and (2, 10). What is its equation?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.EE.B.6
A rectangle is 6 cm wide and 8 cm long. How long is its diagonal?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.G.B.4
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A sphere has a radius of 3 m. What is its volume?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.G.C.6
A taxi ride costs $3 to start plus $2 for each mile. What does a 6-mile ride cost?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.F.B.4
The point (4, −1) is reflected across the y-axis. Where is its image?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.G.A.1
Solve: 5x − 7 = 3x + 9Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.EE.C.7
Which is 0.00052 written in scientific notation?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.EE.A.4
Which is the best estimate of √30?Tennessee Academic Standards for Mathematics (current, approved 2021), grade 8, standard 8.NS.A.2
English language arts 5
A benefit is something good, and a benefactor gives help. What does a benevolent ruler most likely do?Cambridge Dictionary, "benevolent"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 8.L.VAU.4
All four words describe a person who spends little money. Which one has the most negative connotation?Cambridge Dictionary, "stingy"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 8.L.VAU.5
Read the story. "For a year, Priya hid her drawings in a folder under her bed. When her teacher asked for art for the school hallway, she almost said nothing. Then she handed over one sketch. By Friday, three classmates had asked her to teach them how to draw." What is a theme of the story?Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 8.RL.KID.2
Which sentence is written in the passive voice?Cambridge Dictionary, English Grammar Today, "Passive voice"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 8.L.CSE.1
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?Cambridge Dictionary, "semicolon"; Tennessee English Language Arts Standards, standard 8.L.CSE.2
Science 6
A population of beetles has green members and brown members. Birds spot the green beetles more easily. Over many generations, what is most likely to happen?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.LS4.3
A swimmer pushes backward on a pool wall with a force of 200 newtons. What force does the wall exert on the swimmer?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.PS2.6
What drives the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.ESS2.3
Which is evidence that the universe started out with a time of rapid expansion?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.ESS1.1
Which particles surround the nucleus of an atom?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.PS1.1
Which process in stars releases the energy that becomes starlight?Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, grade 8, standard 8.PS1.2
Social studies 5
What did the Tennessee Constitution of 1870 include?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 8, standard 8.70
What name was given to people who rushed to California after gold was discovered?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 8, standard 8.55
Who debated Abraham Lincoln on slavery in the Illinois Senate race of 1858?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 8, standard 8.60
Who is known for his role in founding the Georgia Colony?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 8, standard 8.07
Who is tied to the "Join or Die" cartoon and the Albany Plan of Union?Tennessee Academic Standards for Social Studies, grade 8, standard 8.14
Unofficial practice for Tennessee's TNReady (TCAP) tests: one set for each grade from 3 to 8. No question comes from a real test. Not affiliated with the Tennessee Department of Education.
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What is in each grade's set
Every set has nine math questions, five English language arts questions and six science questions. Grades 6, 7 and 8 add five on social studies, the grades where Tennessee tests it. The English questions use sentences and short passages written for this page, because the real test's long passages cannot be copied.
How the answers are checked
Each question names the Tennessee standard it practices. Math answers were worked out again from the numbers in the question. Science and social studies answers rest on the wording of the state standards or on a named federal page, and word meanings on a named dictionary.
Questions and answers
Is TNReady the same as TCAP?
They are the same spring tests. The state's page titled TNReady is headed Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), and its blueprints and overviews use the name TCAP.
Is there a TNReady practice test from 2018?
The state's own released math items come from the 2018-19 and 2020-21 tests and are linked from its TCAP Math page. This page is newer: its questions follow the 2026-27 blueprints and were written for this site.
Is there a printable TNReady practice test PDF?
Yes. When you finish a set, Print turns its questions into a question sheet with a line for name, date and score, and an answer key if you want one. Choose Save as PDF in the print window to keep a file.
Which grades take the TNReady test?
Grades 3 to 8 take TCAP tests in English language arts, math and science, and grades 6 to 8 also take social studies. High school students take end-of-course tests, which this page does not cover.