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IntroducingStudentstoACCUPLACER®AnInsideLookatthePlacementTest

Includesthefollowingtests:•  ReadingComprehension•  SentenceSkills(English)•  WritePlacer•  ElementaryAlgebra•  Arithmetic•  College-LevelMath(isavailableforstudentsseekingupper-levelmathclasses)

RockValleyCollegeTestingCenter

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•  Measuresalevelofreadinessforcollege-levelcoursesintheareasofReading,EnglishandMath.

•  Aidsadvisorsinhelpingstudentsdeterminecourseselections.

•  Determineswhetherdevelopmentalorcollegelevelplacementisbestforstudentsuccess.(Thisisnota“pass”or“fail”placementtest.)

PurposeofACCUPLACER

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•  Approximately20multiple-choicequestionspertest•  Computer-based•  Notimelimit•  Nofeefor1sttime–1retestisavailableat$5.00/test•  Studentsmaynotaccessotherwebsites,translators,orcalculators(unless

offeredwithinthetest.)•  Immediatescoreresults•  PhotoIDisrequired•  TestingaccommodationsapprovedbytheOfficeofDisabilitySupportServices

(815)921-2356

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•  Somepersonalandbackgroundinformationisrequestedbeforeyoubegintesting.

•  YouwillbeaskedtoincludeinformationsuchasStudentID,Name,andAddress.

•  Thereareonlytwoscreensthatrequireyoutotype.Ifyouneedassistancecompletingit,wecanhelpyou.

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ReadingComprehension

TheACCUPLACERReadingComprehensiontestmeasuresyourabilitytounderstandwhatyouread,toidentifymainideasandtomakeinferences.Thetestalsomeasuresyourabilitytodistinguishbetweendirectstatementsandsupportingideas.

Thereareofquestions.

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Shortandlongpassagesare

followedbyaquestion.Thequestionrequiresyoutoprocesstheinformationyouread.

•  Howarestatementsinthe

passagerelatedtothemainideaorasecondaryidea?

•  Canyouuseorapplyinformationinthepassagetomakedecisions?

•  Areyouabletomakeinferences(conclusions,assumptions,implications)abouttheinformationinthepassage?

ReadingComprehension

Type1Twosentencesarepresentedfollowedbyaquestionabouttherelationshipbetweenthetwosentences.•  Thequestionmayask,whatdoes

thesecondsentencedo?•  Doesitsupportwhatisstatedin

thefirstsentence?•  Doesitcontradictit?•  Ordoesitrepeatthesame

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Readthestatementorpassageandthenchoosethebestanswertothequestion.Answerthequestionbasedonwhatisimpliedinthestatementorpassage.Itissaidthatasmileisuniversallyunderstoodandnothingtriggersasmilemoreuniversallythanatasteofsugar.Nearlyeveryonelovessugar.Infantstudiesindicatethathumansarebornwithaninnateloveofsweets.Basedonstatistics,alotofpeopleinGreatBritainmustbesmilingbecauseonaverage,everyman,woman,andchildinthatcountryconsumes95poundsofsugareachyear.FromthispassageitseemssafetoconcludethattheEnglishA.donotknowthattoomuchsugarisunhealthy.

B.eatdessertsateverymeal.C.arefonderofsweetsthanmostpeople.D.havemorecavitiesthananyotherpeople. Correctanswer(C)

ReadingComprehension

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Twounderlinedsentencesarefollowedbyaquestionorstatement.Readthesentences,thenchoosethebestanswertothequestionorthebestcompletionofthestatement.

TheMidwestisexperiencingitsworstdroughtinfifteenyears.

Cornandsoybeanpricesareexpectedtobeveryhighthisyear.Whatdoesthesecondsentencedo?

A.  Itrestatestheideafoundinthefirst.B.  Itstatesaneffect.C.  Itgivesanexample.D.  Itanalyzesthestatementmadeinthefirst.

Correctanswer(B)

ReadingComprehension

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SentenceSkills(English)

TheACCUPLACERSentenceSkillstestmeasuresyourunderstandingofsentencestructure.Somequestionsdealwiththelogicofthesentencewhileothersdealwiththerelationshipbetweentwosentences.

Thereareofquestions.2Types

Whatmakessentencescomplete&clear?

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Sentencecorrection-Thesequestionsaskyoutochoosethemostappropriatewordorphrasetosubstitutefortheportionofthesentencethatisunderlined.

SentenceSkills(English)

Type1

ConstructionShift-Thesequestionsaskyoutorewritethequestionaccordingtothecriteriashown.Thegoalistomaintain,intherewrittensentence,essentiallythesamemeaningastheoriginalsentence.

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Selectthebestversionoftheunderlinedpartofthesentence.Thefirstchoiceisthesameastheoriginalsentence.Ifyouthinktheoriginalsentenceisbest,choosethefirstanswer.Towalk,biking,anddrivingarePat’sfavoritewaysofgettingaround.

A.  Towalk,biking,anddrivingB.  Walking,biking,anddrivingC.  Towalk,biking,andtodriveD.  Towalk,tobike,andalsodriving

SentenceSkills(English)

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Rewritethesentencefollowingthedirectionsgiven.Keepinmindthatyournewsentenceshouldbewellwrittenandshouldhaveessentiallythesamemeaningasthesentencegiventoyou.Ms.Roseplanningtoteachacourseinbiologynextsummer.

A.  planningB.  areplanningC.  withaplanD.  plans

Correctanswer(D)

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WritePlacer

AftertakingACCUPLACERSentenceSkillstwo(2)timesandscoring40-75ononeorbothattempts,astudentmaytaketheWritePlacerfreeofchargeonetimeforahigherplacement.WritePlacerisanon-demandcomputer-basedessaygivingyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressyourideasinwriting.Scoringwillbebasedon:

PurposeandFocus OrganizationandStructure

DevelopmentandSupport

SentenceVarietyandStyle

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Math

ElementaryAlgebra

CollegeLevelMath

EveryonebeginstheMathsectionofACCUPLACERbytakingtheElementaryAlgebraTest.

Dependingonhowyoudoyoumayberoutedtoasecondtest.ItwillbeeitheranArithmetictestorCollegeLevelMathtest.

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•  Proctorwillprovidethestudentwithscratchpapertoworkout

theirsolutions.•  Some,butnotall,ofthemathquestionscontainpop-up

calculatorsforstudentstousetoaidinsolvingtheproblemasked.Ifaquestionisconfiguredtoallowfortheuseofacalculator,thecalculatoriconwillappearinthetoprightcornerofthescreen.

•  Noothercalculatorwillbeallowed.

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Algebra

The ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra test measures your ability to perform basic algebraic operations and to solve elementary algebraic concepts. RealNumbers

WordProblems&

Applications

LinearEquations

Inequalities&Systems

QuadraticExpressions&Equations

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Solvethefollowingproblem.(Scratchpaperwillbeprovided.)2x+3x+y=A.6xyB.5x+yC.5(x+y)D.6x+y

Correctanswer(B)

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Arithmetic

The ACCUPLACER Arithmetic test measures your ability to perform basic arithmetic operations and to solve problems involving fundamental arithmetic concepts.

Integers&Fractions

DecimalNumbers

WordProblems&Applications

Percentages

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Solvethefollowingproblem.(Scratchpaperwillbeprovided.)32is40%ofwhatnumber?A.  A.12.8B.  B.128C.  C.80D.  D.800

Correctanswer(C)

Arithmetic

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Thistestassessesskillsrangingfromintermediatealgebrathroughpre-calculus.Expecttoseethefollowingconceptscoveredonthisportionofthetest:02-4355

CollegeLevelMath

AlgebraicOperations

SolutionsofEquations

andInequalities

CoordinateGeometry

Determinants

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CollegeLevelMath

SampleQuestion

Solvethefollowingproblem.(Scratchpaperwillbeprovided.)If𝑓(𝑥)=2𝑥+1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔(𝑥)= 𝑥−1/2 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓(𝑔(𝑥))=A.xB.𝑥−1/4𝑥+2 C.4𝑥+2/𝑥−1 D.5𝑥+1/2 E.(2𝑥+1)(𝑥−1)/2  Correctanswer(A) 21

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•  Everyonehasoneopportunitytore-takeallorpartoftheACCUPLACERPlacementTestoneadditionaltimeatafeeof$5.00persubject.(Highschoolstudentsshouldspeakwithtestingcenterstaffregardingretestoptions.)

•  Ifyouplacedintoacoursenumberedunder100,suchasRDG099orMTH091,youshoulddefinitelyplantore-testforpossiblehigherplacementfirst–beforeregisteringforclasses.

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•  Approachtheexamwith

confidence•  Bewell-rested•  Besuretoeat

somethingbeforethetest

•  Allowyourselfplentyoftime–Approximatelytwohours

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•  ContacttheTutoring

Centertoschedule50minutetutoringsessions:

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