CASAS Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: A

the next decision is up to the clinic's board: Correct. Daniela has sent the quote, and now the team must wait for the board to decide. In the idiom, the other side has the "ball," so it is their turn to act.

the clinic's board has turned down the company's quote: The board has not met yet. Daniela expects an answer by March 14, so nothing has been turned down.

the company must now send the board a better offer: This reverses the idiom. The company has already acted; the next move belongs to the board.

the signs are finished and ready to be delivered: Only sample signs are done. The full order of 60 signs has not been started.

To figure out an idiom, look at what has just happened and what happens next. Here the company has acted and is waiting on someone else.

Answer: C

a small piece of dry grass: This is the literal meaning of "straw." Dalia is not talking about grass.

the last day the crew could start the job: Dalia does not set a start date. The phrase describes how she felt when no one showed up again.

the final problem that made her lose patience: Correct. After many missed workdays, one more day with no crew was the problem that finally made Dalia stop waiting and write this email. "The last straw" means the last of many problems, the one that is too much.

the final step needed to finish the job: The word "last" here is not about the steps of the job. The phrase describes the moment Dalia's patience ran out.

Idioms do not mean what their words say. Use the sentences around the idiom to see what feeling or situation it describes.

Answer: D

This is a lamp.: A lamp can have a round shade on a pole, but it stands on a base. This object has a curved handle for your hand.

This is a hat.: A hat is worn on the head. It does not have a long stick and a curved handle.

This is a tent.: A tent has a cover like this, but it sits on the ground. It does not have a handle.

This is an umbrella.: Correct. The picture shows a round cover on a long stick with a curved handle. People hold an umbrella in the rain.

Look at all the parts of the picture: the cover, the long stick and the curved handle together make an umbrella.

Answer: D

Our Services: This button would show the kinds of dental care the office does, like cleanings, not the plans it takes.

Hours: This button would show when the office is open.

Contact Us: This button would give the phone number or address. It is not the best place to find the plans.

Insurance: Correct. A dental plan is insurance. The Insurance button is where the office lists the plans it takes.

Match the words in the question to the button names. "Dental plan" is another way to say dental insurance.

Answer: D

A plan is worth buying for years two and three, when most appliances tend to break.: This changes the facts. The writer says most appliances break in the first year or after many years, so years two and three are when a plan pays for little.

Most new washing machines come with a one-year warranty from the maker.: This is true in the article, but it is only one detail from the second paragraph.

A survey found that shoppers who paid for repairs spent less than plan buyers.: This is true in the article, but it is only one piece of evidence from the third paragraph. It leaves out the repeated coverage and the advice to compare.

Plans often repeat coverage and cost more than repairs, so compare before you buy.: Correct. This includes the two main reasons (repeated coverage and repair costs) and the advice to compare. A good summary covers the whole article, not just one part.

A strong summary includes the main point and the key reasons from all parts of the text. Watch out for choices that give only one detail or change what the text says.

Answer: D

When very few people vote, a small and organized group can decide who runs the city.: This is Raman's reason for wanting change, but it is an opinion, not evidence that the new date would raise turnout.

A separate city election cost the city $410,000 last year, according to the city clerk's office.: This is real evidence from Raman, but it supports her claim about saving money, not her claim about more voters.

Nearly one in four voters who chose a governor left the city school board race blank.: This is Barrett's evidence, and he uses it to argue against Raman.

Turnout was 61 percent in an even-year election but 16 percent in the last city election.: Correct. This comparison shows that far more of the same voters turn out in even years, so city races on that ballot would reach more voters.

Match evidence to the exact claim in the question. A writer may give several pieces of evidence, each for a different claim.

Answer: D

1. Regular pay: 40 × $18.40 = $736.00.
2. Overtime hours: 46 − 40 = 6. Overtime rate: 1.5 × $18.40 = $27.60.
3. Overtime pay: 6 × $27.60 = $165.60.
4. Total: $736.00 + $165.60 = $901.60.

$736.00: This is pay for the first 40 hours only. The 6 overtime hours were left out.

$846.40: This pays all 46 hours at the regular rate (46 × $18.40). The 6 hours over 40 earn 1.5 times as much.

$855.40: This adds $1.50 to the rate ($19.90) for overtime. "1.5 times" means multiply: $18.40 × 1.5 = $27.60.

$901.60: Correct. Regular pay is 40 × $18.40 = $736.00. Overtime is 6 hours × $27.60 = $165.60. Total: $901.60.

Split the hours into regular and overtime first, find each rate, then add the two amounts of pay.

Answer: D

1. Brushes: 2 × $4.79 = $9.58.
2. Rollers: 2 × $6.25 = $12.50.
3. Total: $9.58 + $12.50 = $22.08.

$11.04: This is the cost of only 1 brush and 1 roller.

$15.83: This buys 2 brushes but only 1 roller.

$17.29: This buys 2 rollers but only 1 brush.

$22.08: Correct. Find the brush and roller rows: 2 × $4.79 = $9.58 and 2 × $6.25 = $12.50. $9.58 + $12.50 = $22.08.

Multiply each price by how many are bought, then add the parts. Use only the rows the question asks about.

Answer: A

1. Write the system: $a+c=180$ and $12a+7c=1,785$.
2. Substitute $a=180-c$: $12(180-c)+7c=1,785$.
3. $2,160-12c+7c=1,785$, so $-5c=-375$ and $c=75$.
4. Check: $a=105$, and $12(105)+7(75)=1,260+525=1,785$.

75 child tickets: Correct. Let $a$ = adult tickets and $c$ = child tickets: $a+c=180$ and $12a+7c=1,785$. Substituting $a=180-c$ gives $2,160-5c=1,785$, so $c=75$. Check: 105 × $12 + 75 × $7 = $1,785.

90 child tickets: This splits the 180 tickets in half. Half and half would bring in only $1,710, not $1,785.

105 child tickets: This is the number of adult tickets. The question asks for child tickets.

149 child tickets: This divides the total sales by the $12 adult price (1,785 ÷ 12 ≈ 149) as if every ticket were an adult ticket, and never uses the 180-ticket count.

Write one equation for the count and one for the money, then substitute to solve. Check the answer in both equations.

Answer: C

1. $2lw=2(10)(8)=160$
2. $2lh=2(10)(4)=80$; $2wh=2(8)(4)=64$
3. One box: $160+80+64=304$ square inches
4. Six boxes: $304\times 6=1,824$ square inches

304 square inches: This is the surface area of one box. She is wrapping 6 boxes.

912 square inches: This uses $lw+lh+wh$ without the 2s, so it counts only 3 of the 6 sides of each box.

1,824 square inches: Correct. One box: $2(10)(8)+2(10)(4)+2(8)(4)=160+80+64=304$ square inches. Six boxes: $304\times 6=1,824$ square inches.

1,920 square inches: This uses volume, $10\times 8\times 4=320$ cubic inches, times 6. Paper covers the surface, so use surface area.

Wrapping or painting a solid uses surface area; find it for one object, then multiply by how many there are.

Answer: D

1. Add the map lengths: 1.5 + 2.25 + 0.75 = 4.5 inches.
2. Use the scale: 4.5 × 2.5 = 11.25 miles.

1.8 miles: This divides the map length by the scale (4.5 ÷ 2.5). Each inch stands for 2.5 miles, so multiply.

4.5 miles: This is the total length on the map in inches. It does not use the scale.

7 miles: This adds 2.5 to the map length (4.5 + 2.5) instead of multiplying by it.

11.25 miles: Correct. The route on the map is 1.5 + 2.25 + 0.75 = 4.5 inches. Each inch is 2.5 miles, so 4.5 × 2.5 = 11.25 miles.

On a scale map, add the drawn lengths, then multiply by the number of real units that one map unit stands for.

Answer: B

1. Whole rectangle: 7 squares across × 4 squares down = 28 squares.
2. Missing corner: 2 × 2 = 4 squares.
3. Room area: 28 − 4 = 24 square meters.

22 square meters: This is the perimeter (the distance around the room), not the area.

24 square meters: Correct. Count the squares inside the room: the full rectangle is 7 × 4 = 28 squares, and the missing corner is 2 × 2 = 4 squares. 28 − 4 = 24.

26 square meters: This subtracts only 2 squares for the missing corner. The corner is 2 × 2 = 4 squares.

28 square meters: This counts the whole 7-by-4 rectangle and forgets the missing corner.

Area is the number of unit squares inside a shape. For an L-shape, find the full rectangle and subtract the missing part.

Answer: C

1. Westfield rate: +15 per month; August = 395 + 2(15) = 425
2. Hillcrest rate: −10 per month; August = 360 − 2(10) = 340
3. Difference: 425 − 340 = 85 members

35 members: This is the difference in June (395 − 360). August is two months later.

60 members: This is the difference in July (410 − 350), one month too early.

85 members: Correct. Westfield gains 15 a month: 395 + 15 + 15 = 425 in August. Hillcrest loses 10 a month: 360 − 10 − 10 = 340. 425 − 340 = 85 members.

110 members: This extends the trends three months, to September (440 − 330).

Find each line's change per month, extend each one to the target month, and then compare.

Answer: C

1. Put the hours in order: 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 40.
2. There are 6 values, so the median is halfway between the 3rd and 4th values: 32 and 36.
3. (32 + 36) ÷ 2 = 34 hours.

32 hours: This uses the two middle rows of the table without putting the hours in order first (28 and 36 average to 32).

about 33.3 hours: This is the mean (200 ÷ 6), not the median.

34 hours: Correct. In order: 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 40. The two middle values are 32 and 36, and (32 + 36) ÷ 2 = 34 hours.

40 hours: This is the mode, the value that appears most often. The median is the middle value.

For the median, always order the data first; with an even number of values, average the two middle ones.