Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Test
The Accuplacer Reading Comprehension section tests critical thinking skills, which means that it tests ones ability to
understand and apply information that is read.
All of the paragraphs on the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test are short; usually not more than 4 sentences. However,
there is plenty of information in those few sentences for you to analyze. Most questions ask you to either:
1. Determine the main idea;
2. Make an inference based on the information in the paragraph;
3. Judge the relationship between 2 separate sentences; or
4. Rewrite a sentence.
, Accuplacer Reading is a CAT Test
The Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test is computer adaptive. This means that you must answer each
question in order to move on and once you have moved on, you cannot go back to previous questions. There
is no time limit. You can take as long as you need. The
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Test is comprised of 20 questions.
, If you have time, a good way to prepare for the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test is to read as much as possible and
quiz yourself upon finishing individual paragraphs. You can read newspaper and magazine articles, or books. After
reading a paragraph, ask yourself what point the author was making. If you do not know or did not understand what was
being discussed, then try to examine the paragraph more closely in order to uncover the big picture.
From information you read, try to make conclusions. For example, if it was cold when someone shoveled his driveway,
there was probably snow on the ground.
There are also some very good web sites to help you prepare. We will review these later in the workshop.
The Accuplacer Reading Comprehension section tests critical thinking skills, which means that it tests ones ability to
understand and apply information that is read.
All of the paragraphs on the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test are short; usually not more than 4 sentences. However,
there is plenty of information in those few sentences for you to analyze. Most questions ask you to either:
1. Determine the main idea;
2. Make an inference based on the information in the paragraph;
3. Judge the relationship between 2 separate sentences; or
4. Rewrite a sentence.
, Accuplacer Reading is a CAT Test
The Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test is computer adaptive. This means that you must answer each
question in order to move on and once you have moved on, you cannot go back to previous questions. There
is no time limit. You can take as long as you need. The
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Test is comprised of 20 questions.
, If you have time, a good way to prepare for the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension test is to read as much as possible and
quiz yourself upon finishing individual paragraphs. You can read newspaper and magazine articles, or books. After
reading a paragraph, ask yourself what point the author was making. If you do not know or did not understand what was
being discussed, then try to examine the paragraph more closely in order to uncover the big picture.
From information you read, try to make conclusions. For example, if it was cold when someone shoveled his driveway,
there was probably snow on the ground.
There are also some very good web sites to help you prepare. We will review these later in the workshop.
