TABE Reading study guide
TABE Reading · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
TABE stands for the Tests of Adult Basic Education, an academic assessment product published by Data Recognition Corporation and marketed to adult basic education programs. According to the publisher, TABE is used by educators to assess the skills and knowledge of adult learners from the most basic skill levels through college-level performance, and it is described as a flexible system of diagnostic assessments and instructional materials. The TABE Reading test measures reading comprehension across three reporting domains: Key Ideas and Details (about one third of the test), Craft and Structure (about one third), and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (about one third). Items are multiple choice. The TABE Reading study guide has 3 sections and about 1,027 words.
01Key Ideas and Details
Key Ideas and Details questions ask what a passage says and what follows from it. Three skills carry most of the weight: identifying the main idea (what the whole passage is mostly about, not just its opening sentence), locating supporting details that back that idea up, and drawing inferences the text actually licenses.
361 words, about 2 min02Craft and Structure
Craft and Structure asks how a text is built and how its language works: what words mean in context, how figurative language creates meaning, how the passage is organized, and what the author is doing and feeling. Cover the answer choices mentally and ask what the word is doing in that sentence.
329 words, about 2 min03Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas asks you to work across material: compare two passages on the same topic, judge how well a claim is supported, separate fact from opinion, and combine written information with data such as a chart described in the text. Before answering, note each passage’s main point and stance in a short phrase.
337 words, about 2 min