ACCUPLACER TEST EXAM 2026 FINAL
PAPER WITH TARGETED REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER RATIONALES
⫸ The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line
parallel to the graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4 Answer: C
⫸ An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1 Answer: A
⫸ An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-
bedroom apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month,
respectively. When all units are rented, the total monthly rental is
$4,950. What is the number of two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
,C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 Answer: E
⫸ If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 Answer: D
⫸ 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3) Answer: B
⫸ One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is
UTVW. What is the total number of orderings of these letters from left
to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
,C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 Answer: E
⫸ From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be
chosen to work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees
can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 Answer: D
⫸ Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had
freed him from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes
of others.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
, B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning Answer: (B) The author was not obligated to
sell his peen for the political purposes of others BECAUSE HE HAD
EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
⫸ In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart
may still be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and
economically.
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent Answer: (A) In the modern world,
groups of people may live thousands of miles APART AND STILL BE
DEPENDENT on each other politically, culturally, and economically
⫸ JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates
quiet; but he did not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
PAPER WITH TARGETED REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER RATIONALES
⫸ The graph of which of the following equations is a straight line
parallel to the graph of y = 2x ?
A. 4x - y = 4
B. 2x - 2y = 2
C. 2x - y = 4
D. 2x + y = 2
E. x - 2y = 4 Answer: C
⫸ An equation of the line that contains the origin and the point (1, 2) is
A. y = 2x
B. 2y = x
C. y = x -1
D. y = 2x +1
E. y/2 = x - 1 Answer: A
⫸ An apartment building contains 12 units consisting of one- and two-
bedroom apartments that rent for $360 and $450 per month,
respectively. When all units are rented, the total monthly rental is
$4,950. What is the number of two-bedroom apartments?
A. 3
B. 4
,C. 5
D. 6
E. 7 Answer: E
⫸ If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = 1/2, then cos θ =
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1/2
D. √3/2
E. 2 Answer: D
⫸ 5y(2y - 3) + (2y - 3) =
A. (5y + 1) (2y + 3)
B. (5y + 1) (2y - 3)
C. (5y - 1) (2y + 3)
D. (5y -1) (2y - 3)
E. 10y (2y - 3) Answer: B
⫸ One ordering of the letters T, U, V and W from left to right is
UTVW. What is the total number of orderings of these letters from left
to right, including UTVW?
A. 8
B. 12
,C. 16
D. 20
E. 24 Answer: E
⫸ From 5 employees at a company, a group of 3 employees will be
chosen to work on a project. How many different groups of 3 employees
can be chosen?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10
E. 15 Answer: D
⫸ Writing a best seller had earned the author a sum of money and had
freed him from the necessity of selling his pen for the political purposes
of others.
Rewrite, beginning with
"The author was not obliged..."
The new sentence will include
A) consequently he earned
, B) because he had earned
C) by earning
D) as a means of earning Answer: (B) The author was not obligated to
sell his peen for the political purposes of others BECAUSE HE HAD
EARNED a sum of money by writing a best seller.
⫸ In the modern world, groups of people living thousands of miles apart
may still be dependent on each other politically, culturally, and
economically.
Change PEOPLE LIVING to PEOPLE MAY LIVE.
Your new sentence will include
A) apart and still be dependent
B) apart so as to be dependent still
C) apart, they are still dependent
D) apart, but would still be dependent Answer: (A) In the modern world,
groups of people may live thousands of miles APART AND STILL BE
DEPENDENT on each other politically, culturally, and economically
⫸ JOSE WANTED TO STUDY HE TRIED TO KEEP his roommates
quiet; but he did not succeed.
A) Jose wanted to study he tried to keep
