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:
These questions are from our CBEST Reading Practice Tests Instant Download.
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 4
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