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Sample Questions

The following sample questions in the three major content clusters are illustrative of the types of questions that appear on the ELM test. Remember that the actual test will have 50 questions. Five of these questions are included for field-testing purposes and will not count toward your score.

The topic code following each sample question is keyed to the list of topics given in the Topics on the ELM Test.

Notes:
  1. Unless otherwise specified, the denominators of algebraic expressions appearing in these problems are assumed to be nonzero.
  2. Figures that accompany problems are drawn as accurately as possible EXCEPT when it is stated that the figure is not drawn to scale.
  3. The Geometry Reference Formulas will be printed inside the front cover of the ELM test book.
Geometry Formulas

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