CBEST Test Prep: Practice & Study Guide

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Review the topics you'll be tested on when you take the CBEST with this professionally designed course. Use these video lessons and quizzes as a comprehensive, flexible study guide that can help you achieve the best score possible on the exam.

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12 chapters in CBEST Test Prep: Practice & Study Guide

Ch 1. About the CBEST Test
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What is CBEST?
The CBEST is a test given to aspiring teachers looking to work in California. Read on for more information about the structure, format, and content of this assessment.
CBEST vs. CSET
How to Register for the CBEST Test
How to Pass the CBEST
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How to Identify Relationships Between General & Specific Ideas
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Determining the Sequence of Events or Steps in a Reading Selection
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What is Inference? - How to Infer Intended Meaning
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How to Arrange Ideas in a Reading Selection in an Outline
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Using Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension
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Author's Purpose: Definition & Examples
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Finding & Interpreting the Main Idea in Literature
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How to Paraphrase: Definition & Examples
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Summarizing Information to Demonstrate Understanding Take Quiz
Finding Specific Details in a Reading Selection
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Drawing Conclusions from a Reading Selection
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How to Interpret Generalizations of a Passage
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How to Recognize Implied Relationships in a Reading Selection
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How to Compare & Contrast Ideas in a Reading Selection
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Comparing and Contrasting Sources of a Text
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Recognizing Details That Elaborate Upon a Main Idea Take Quiz
How to Make Predictions Based on Information from a Reading Selection
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How to Recognize Attitude Expressed by the Author Towards a Subject
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Using Details to Support an Argument
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How to Recognize Statements that Strengthen or Weaken Arguments
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Persuasive Devices in Writing: Definition & Examples
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Determining Facts vs. Opinion in a Text
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Identifying an Author's Underlying Assumptions Take Quiz
Challenging Statements & Opinions in a Reading Selection
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Recognizing Shifts in Point of View in Writing Take Quiz
How Authors Appeal to a Target Audience Take Quiz
How to Determine the Writer's Tone and Point-of-View
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Types of Writing
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How to Write Well: What Makes Writing Good?
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How to Write a Great Essay Quickly
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How to Focus Your Essay and Respond to the Essay Prompt
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How to Organize an Essay
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How to Write a Strong Essay Body
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Sentence Clarity: How to Write Clear Sentences
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Supporting Details: Definition & Examples
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What Is Grammar? - Exercises & Overview
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Capitalization Rules in Writing
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What is Punctuation? - Rules & Signs
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Overview of Standard English Spelling Rules
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Coherence in Writing: Definition & Examples
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Elements of Cohesion in Writing
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What are Logical Fallacies? - Define, Identify and Avoid Them
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Additional CSET/CBEST Resources

Exam Overview
California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) Test Prep
Study Guide
California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) Test Prep

Lesson Quizzes (100)

Every lesson in CBEST Test Prep is accompanied by a short quiz to assess your mastery of the material. It can be taken any number of times for your own practice.

All quizzes on Study.com:

  • are multiple choice
  • are written by subject matter experts
  • offer explanations of missed questions to help you learn

Course and Chapter Practice Tests

Each of the 10 main chapters in CBEST Test Prep comes with an optional Practice Test, as well as an overall Practice Test. Once you take the test, you will receive a detailed report complete with your personal statistics and even specific lessons to focus on.

Your detailed exam report includes:

  • specific areas of strength and weakness
  • detailed explanations of every question
  • a personalized study guide of lessons to review
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