TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
TABE
Review
Test of Adult Basic
Education
Florida Gateway College
149 SE College Way
Lake City, Florida 32025
www.fgc.edu
,TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
The Test of Adult Basic Education, TABE, meets the State of
Florida requirements for an entrance level exam for admissions to
Workforce Development Programs. Different vocational programs have
different TABE score requirements as determined by the Florida
Department of Education. Scores are given in numerical form. A score
of 10.9 is interpreted as 10th grade 9th month. This test can also be a
useful tool for those studying or practicing for the GED Test.
The TABE Test is given by appointment at Florida Gateway
College in the Test Center, building 015, room 127, 386.754.4333.
There is a fee associated with the test for admitted students and the
general public. A photo I.D. is also required at the time of testing.
Scores are good for two years. Currently, Florida Gateway
College is giving only the survey version of the A and D level of the
test.
The test is computer based, 4 parts, timed, and a diagnostic is
given with the scores immediately upon test completion.
Subject Time Number of Skills Evaluated
Allotted Questions
Interpreting Graphic Information
Reading 25 25 Understanding Words in Context
minutes Recalling Information
Constructing Meaning
Evaluating/Inferring Meaning
Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying/Dividing
Mathematics 15 25 with Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals,
Computation minutes Integers, and Algebraic Terms
Finding percentages
The skills listed above in word problem
Applied 25 25 form
Mathematics minutes Reading and Interpreting Graphs
Basic Geometry
Language Usage
Language 25 25 Sentence and Paragraph Development
minutes Capitalization
Punctuation
Conventional Writing
2
,TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
Reading
Read the following passage and then answer questions 1-6.
The splintered steps leading to the tenement‘s entrance were
rotted and uneven. They led to an unlocked door which wobbled on its
hinges and shrank from its frame. It creaked open to a dank, dark hall
which smelled of urine and sweat. The paint was peeling off cracked
walls. The faint yellow light hung low in the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three
young children. Their four-room apartment was immaculate and tidy.
The kitchen floor glistened, and the flowered plates and glasses were
neatly stacked in the drainer.
In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back,
filtering sunlight throughout the room, passing over a color television
and several porcelain icons. Beside the freestanding gas heater was a
brand name stereo system recently purchased on an ―easy pay‖ credit
plan.
The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The
wide floorboards, once loose in many places, were now nailed down
securely. Clear plastic sheets were tacked over the windows to prevent
heat loss.
The children, two girls and a boy, shared a large room with one
small window that was separated from the kitchen by a curtain. The
gas stove ―warmed‖ them at night. Their toys were piled high in
wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the kitchen light for
fear that the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front of
them.
The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever
since they came to this country. They had known no other home,
although they had dreamed of many. Some day they hoped to live in a
quiet neighborhood with open yards and spotless sidewalks, where
people get into cars each weekday morning and commute to work.
1. You can infer that the 2. In the third paragraph the
story take place in the word icons means
a. summer a. fine china plates
b. spring b. ornate lamps
c. fall c. religious figures
d. winter d. none of the above
3
, TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
3. You can conclude that the 5. What can you infer about
Gomes family are the children‘s bedroom?
a. native Americans a. It is well furnished.
b. United States b. It is crowded.
citizens c. It has its own
c. Chinese bathroom.
d. immigrants d. It is pest-free.
4. What would be the 6. The pests mentioned at
opposite meaning of the the end of the passage
word immaculate in the are probably
second paragraph? a. ants
a. filthy b. mice
b. girlish c. rats
c. clean d. cockroaches
d. horrible
Read the following Internet announcement and answer questions 7 - 8
"Cinderella" to be Performed at FGC
Florida Gateway College (FGC) summer musical theatre production,
"Cinderella" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II consists
of over 50 actors and musicians including children, middle school and
high school age
actors, FGC students and adult actors from Columbia, Union, Baker,
Suwannee, and Alachua counties. "Cinderella" will be performed in
the Levy Performing Arts Center, on June 21, 22, 23, at 7:30 p.m. and
on June 23 and 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets will be available for sale at the
door one hour before each show.
For more information or, if you need assistance due to a disability, call
Owen Wingate, choral director, at 386.754.4255.
7. How many performances will there be?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
8. Which of the following statement can you most likely assume is
true?
a. Most of the actors are professionals.
b. The majority of the cast are FGC students.
c. Owen Wingate is the musical director.
d. Tickets are $5.00 for children under 12, FGC students and
senior citizens.
TABE
Review
Test of Adult Basic
Education
Florida Gateway College
149 SE College Way
Lake City, Florida 32025
www.fgc.edu
,TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
The Test of Adult Basic Education, TABE, meets the State of
Florida requirements for an entrance level exam for admissions to
Workforce Development Programs. Different vocational programs have
different TABE score requirements as determined by the Florida
Department of Education. Scores are given in numerical form. A score
of 10.9 is interpreted as 10th grade 9th month. This test can also be a
useful tool for those studying or practicing for the GED Test.
The TABE Test is given by appointment at Florida Gateway
College in the Test Center, building 015, room 127, 386.754.4333.
There is a fee associated with the test for admitted students and the
general public. A photo I.D. is also required at the time of testing.
Scores are good for two years. Currently, Florida Gateway
College is giving only the survey version of the A and D level of the
test.
The test is computer based, 4 parts, timed, and a diagnostic is
given with the scores immediately upon test completion.
Subject Time Number of Skills Evaluated
Allotted Questions
Interpreting Graphic Information
Reading 25 25 Understanding Words in Context
minutes Recalling Information
Constructing Meaning
Evaluating/Inferring Meaning
Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying/Dividing
Mathematics 15 25 with Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals,
Computation minutes Integers, and Algebraic Terms
Finding percentages
The skills listed above in word problem
Applied 25 25 form
Mathematics minutes Reading and Interpreting Graphs
Basic Geometry
Language Usage
Language 25 25 Sentence and Paragraph Development
minutes Capitalization
Punctuation
Conventional Writing
2
,TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
Reading
Read the following passage and then answer questions 1-6.
The splintered steps leading to the tenement‘s entrance were
rotted and uneven. They led to an unlocked door which wobbled on its
hinges and shrank from its frame. It creaked open to a dank, dark hall
which smelled of urine and sweat. The paint was peeling off cracked
walls. The faint yellow light hung low in the night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gomes lived on the second floor with their three
young children. Their four-room apartment was immaculate and tidy.
The kitchen floor glistened, and the flowered plates and glasses were
neatly stacked in the drainer.
In the living room, the sheer curtains were always drawn back,
filtering sunlight throughout the room, passing over a color television
and several porcelain icons. Beside the freestanding gas heater was a
brand name stereo system recently purchased on an ―easy pay‖ credit
plan.
The soft pine floors were all warped but recently painted. The
wide floorboards, once loose in many places, were now nailed down
securely. Clear plastic sheets were tacked over the windows to prevent
heat loss.
The children, two girls and a boy, shared a large room with one
small window that was separated from the kitchen by a curtain. The
gas stove ―warmed‖ them at night. Their toys were piled high in
wooden crates. The children did not dare turn on the kitchen light for
fear that the six-legged, brown-bodied pests would dart out in front of
them.
The Gomes family had rented this apartment for ten years, ever
since they came to this country. They had known no other home,
although they had dreamed of many. Some day they hoped to live in a
quiet neighborhood with open yards and spotless sidewalks, where
people get into cars each weekday morning and commute to work.
1. You can infer that the 2. In the third paragraph the
story take place in the word icons means
a. summer a. fine china plates
b. spring b. ornate lamps
c. fall c. religious figures
d. winter d. none of the above
3
, TABE Review Test of Adult Basic Education Exam
3. You can conclude that the 5. What can you infer about
Gomes family are the children‘s bedroom?
a. native Americans a. It is well furnished.
b. United States b. It is crowded.
citizens c. It has its own
c. Chinese bathroom.
d. immigrants d. It is pest-free.
4. What would be the 6. The pests mentioned at
opposite meaning of the the end of the passage
word immaculate in the are probably
second paragraph? a. ants
a. filthy b. mice
b. girlish c. rats
c. clean d. cockroaches
d. horrible
Read the following Internet announcement and answer questions 7 - 8
"Cinderella" to be Performed at FGC
Florida Gateway College (FGC) summer musical theatre production,
"Cinderella" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II consists
of over 50 actors and musicians including children, middle school and
high school age
actors, FGC students and adult actors from Columbia, Union, Baker,
Suwannee, and Alachua counties. "Cinderella" will be performed in
the Levy Performing Arts Center, on June 21, 22, 23, at 7:30 p.m. and
on June 23 and 24 at 3 p.m. Tickets will be available for sale at the
door one hour before each show.
For more information or, if you need assistance due to a disability, call
Owen Wingate, choral director, at 386.754.4255.
7. How many performances will there be?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
8. Which of the following statement can you most likely assume is
true?
a. Most of the actors are professionals.
b. The majority of the cast are FGC students.
c. Owen Wingate is the musical director.
d. Tickets are $5.00 for children under 12, FGC students and
senior citizens.
