Sample Exam
Questions
Sentence Skills
The Sentence Skills test has 20 questions to assess your understanding of
sentence structure—how sentences are put together and what makes a
sentence complete and clear.
Before you begin there will be two sample questions with the correct answers
indicated. In some questions you will be asked to select the best version of
the underlined part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the
original. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first one.
Sample Sentence Skills
Question:
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ACCUPLACER™ |
Ms. Rose planning to teach a course in biology next summer.
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence
above.
- planning
- are planning
- with a plan
- plans
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The correct answer is plans. The sentence should be "Ms. Rose plans to teach
a course in biology next summer." |
In other questions you will be asked to rewrite a sentence in your head.
You will be told how to begin your new sentence. Your new sentence should be
well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence
given you.
Sample Sentence
Skills Question:
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Being a female jockey, she was often interviewed.
Rewrite, beginning with "She was often interviewed..."
The next words will be:
- on account of she was
- by her being
- because she was
*
- being as she was
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| The correct answer is because she was. The sentence should be "She was often
interviewed because she was a female jockey." |
Reading Comprehension
The Reading Comprehension test has 20 questions to assess your ability to
identify main ideas, inferences and sentence relationships.
Before you begin there will be two sample questions with the correct answers
indicated.
Some questions will ask you to read the statement or passage and then choose
the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is
stated or implied in the passage.
Sample Reading Comprehension Question:
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There are two types of pottery that I do. There is production
pottery—mugs, tableware—the kinds of things that sell easily. These pay
for my time to do the other work, which is more creative and satisfies my
needs as an artist.
The author of the passage implies that:
- artists have a tendency to waste valuable time
- creativity and mass-production are incompatible
*
- most people do not appreciate good art
- pottery is not produced by creative artists
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The correct answer is creativity and mass-production are incompatible.
The author of the passage implies that creativity and mass-production are
incompatible. |
In other questions, two underlined sentences are followed by a question
or statement. Read the sentences, then choose the best answer to the
question or the best completion of the statement.
Sample Reading
Comprehension Question:
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The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years.
Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year.
What does the second sentence do?
- It restates the idea found in the first.
- It states an effect.
*
- It gives an example.
- It analyzes the statement made in the first.
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| The correct answer is It states an effect.
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Arithmetic Skills
The Arithmetic
Skills test has 17 questions to measure your ability to: perform
basic arithmetic operations and solve problems that involve fundamental
arithmetic concepts. The questions assess your ability to understand whole
numbers and fractions, decimals and percents, applications and problem
solving.
Before you begin there will be a sample question with the correct answer
indicated.
Sample Arithmetic Question:
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| Solve the following problem.
10 + 3 =
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| The correct answer is 13. |
Elementary Algebra
The Elementary Algebra test has 12 questions to measure your ability to:
perform basic algebraic operations and solve problems that involve
elementary algebraic concepts including signed numbers and rationals,
algebraic expressions, and equations, inequalities, and word problems.
Before you begin there will be a sample question with the correct answer
indicated.
Sample Elementary Algebra Question:
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| Solve the following problem.
2x + 3x + y =
- 6xy
- 5x + y
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- 5(x + y)
- 6x + y
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| The correct answer is 5x + y. |
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