Practice this topic
The bank includes 20 questions on knowledge of language: 7 easy, 10 medium, 3 hard.
Why this question type matters on the PreACT 9
The PreACT 9 English section rewards pattern recognition over memorization. Knowledge of Language questions show up throughout the section, so steady practice on this skill — and reviewing why each wrong choice is wrong — moves your score more than cramming facts.
Other topics
Conventions of Standard EnglishProduction of WritingNumber & QuantityPre-AlgebraAlgebraFunctionsGeometryStatistics & ProbabilityModeling & Word ProblemsMain IdeaInferenceDetailVocabulary in ContextAuthor's PurposeEvidencePaired PassagesInterpretation of DataScientific InvestigationEvaluation of Models
Topics are aligned to 8th-grade Common Core standards. The actual CPS HSAT covers slightly more than these buckets but the core mix is the same.