TheoryTABE Study Guide
Study for the TABE with exam topics, practice questions, a free PDF, video walkthrough and timed mock exam links.
How to study for TABE
- Read the topic list so you know what the exam is likely to cover.
- Answer the free practice questions and read every explanation.
- Download the PDF for offline review.
- Use timed mock exams when your untimed practice feels comfortable.
Topics to review
- The core topics and terminology you'll be tested on
- Rules, standards and best-practice procedures
- Real-world scenarios and how to respond
- Common mistakes and how to avoid them
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Q1Which sentence contains a misspelled word?
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✓ Correct answer: “It’s begining to look a lot like fall,” Marty said as the leaves turned colors and started to drop from the trees.
The word <em>beginning</em> is spelled with two <em>n</em>s when <em>-ing</em> is added to the end. The other sentences do not contain any spelling errors.
Q2Read the following sentences. <em><code>________</code>1<code>________</code> the forecast said it was supposed to rain all evening, it was sunny as Ali <code>________</code>2<code>________</code> on her deck.</em><br/><br/>Which word would best fit in blank 1?
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✓ Correct answer: Although
Because we can see that the forecast does not match up with the actual weather, we know we need a word of contrast. "Although" is the only word that sets up a logical, complete sentence with a dependent and independent clause.
Q3Three sentences are bolded in the provided passage. Which of them should be eliminated?
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✓ Correct answer: “K-pop, short for Korean Pop, is a famous style of music in South Korea that generally consists of audiovisual effects, dancing, and upbeat music.”
The sentence discussing Korean pop music should be removed because the rest of the passage is completely unrelated to popular culture. The other sentences discuss history and statistics of South Korea, and the K-Pop information seems random in this paragraph.
Q4Which sentence is not written correctly?
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✓ Correct answer: Mark’s short term plan was to get a job and save money to go back to school.
Hyphenated words are often compound words used as modifiers. Hyphens are also used when spelling out many numbers. In the sentence about Mark, <em>short-term</em> should be hyphenated as it’s being used to modify or describe his <em>plan</em>.
Q5Which sentence includes a title that is not in the right format?
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✓ Correct answer: We read the short story called <u>Surviving in the Woods</u>.
Titles of movies, books, plays, magazines, and newspapers are underlined or italicized. Shorter works, such as poems, articles, short stories, and songs go in quotation marks. To underline the title of the short story called Surviving in the Woods is incorrect, and it should be in quotation marks instead.
Q6Which sentence is written correctly?
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✓ Correct answer: We heard the baby’s cries from the other room.
The only sentence that does not have a misspelled word is the sentence about the baby’s cries. Paul’s sentence misspells <em>appearance</em>, the donation was <em>received</em>, and <em>independence</em> does not contain an <em>a</em>.
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