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ACCUPLACER Test Prep For Beginners

Prepare for the ACCUPLACER test to gain admission into your desired college with our beginner’s course.

(ACCUPLACER.AE1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-573-2
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About This Course

Designed to help you excel on the standardized college placement exam, this ACCUPLACER prep course is perfect for both high school graduates and adult learners. Our step-by-step approach helps you master the exam’s core components. From improving your reading comprehension and writing skills to solidifying your mathematical knowledge, we provide you with the tools and strategies to pass the ACCUPLACER test.

Skills You’ll Get

  • Develop a deep understanding of the ACCUPLACER exam, including its structure, purpose, and content 
  • Gain valuable strategies to improve your test-taking performances, such as time management, stress reduction, and effective pacing 
  • Learn to analyze and interpret complex reading passages, identify main ideas, and understand supporting details 
  • Develop strong writing skills, improve your grammar, and refine your sentence structure
  • Strengthen your mathematical knowledge and skills, covering topics such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and statistics

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1

Introduction

  • About This Course
  • False Assumptions
  • Icons Used in This Course
  • Where to Go from Here
2

Getting to Know the ACCUPLACER

  • Knowing What the ACCUPLACER Is and Whether You Really Need to Take It
  • Discovering When, Where, and How to Take the ACCUPLACER
  • Understanding What Happens After You Take the ACCUPLACER
3

Taking a Closer Look at What’s on the ACCUPLACER

  • Reading Test
  • Writing Test
  • Three Math Tests
4

Preparation and Test Strategy

  • Strategies for Taking the ACCUPLACER
  • Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
5

Reading Passages

  • Outline of the ACCUPLACER Reading Test
  • Passage Form — What the Passages Look Like
  • Passage Content — What the Passages Are About
6

Working through Reading Questions

  • Questions about Information and Ideas
  • Questions Focusing on Rhetoric
  • Questions That Compare Two Texts
  • Questions That Test Vocabulary
7

Standard English Grammar Conventions

  • Review of English Sentence Grammar
  • Nouns, Pronouns, and Possessives
  • Practicing Perfect Punctuation
  • Other Key Grammar Issues
8

Expression of Ideas

  • Development
  • Organization
  • Effective Language Use
9

Arithmetic: Whole Numbers and Fractions

  • Whole Numbers
  • Fractions
10

Decimals, Percents, and Word Problems

  • Decimals
  • Percents
  • Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
  • Comparing Values
  • Word Problems
11

Arithmetic Practice Questions

  • Arithmetic Practice Problems
  • Arithmetic Practice Problem Answers and Explanations
12

Quantitative Reasoning and Pre-Algebra

  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Knowing Some Pre-Algebra Basics
13

Algebra and Geometry

  • Using Algebra to Solve Equations, Systems of Equations, and Inequalities
  • Setting Up Algebra Word Problems
  • Linear Functions
  • Geometry
14

Statistics, Probability, and Sets

  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Probability
  • Set Theory
15

Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Practice Questions

  • Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions
  • Algebra Practice Questions
  • Geometry Practice
  • Statistics, Probability, and Sets Practice
  • Answers and Explanations
16

Factoring and Functions

  • Factoring Polynomials
  • Function Notation
  • Parent Functions
  • Transformations of Functions
17

Polynomials and Other Functions

  • Polynomial Functions
  • Quadratic Equations and Functions
  • Exponential Equations and Functions
  • Logarithmic Equations (and Functions)
  • Radical Functions
  • Finding the Domain and Range of a Rational Function
18

Geometry and Trigonometry

  • Geometry
  • Trigonometry
19

Advanced Algebra and Functions Practice Questions

  • Advanced Algebra and Functions Practice Questions
  • Answers
20

Ten Ways College Is Different from High School

  • Greater Personal Freedom
  • Greater Personal Responsibility
  • Professional Behavior
  • A Civil Conversation
  • Due Respect for and Engagement with the Subject of the Class
  • Fewer — But Longer — Tests and Projects
  • Access to the Professor only during Office Hours
  • College Costs Money
  • More Opportunities — and Challenges — and Distractions
  • Simple Human Decency
21

Ten Ways to Boost Your Performance (and Your Score) on the ACCUPLACER

  • Know Which ACCUPLACER Sections Your School Requires
  • Take Care of Yourself the Night before and the Day of the ACCUPLACER Exam
  • Pick Your Best Time of Day to Take the Test
  • Consider Taking the ACCUPLACER in Two or More Sessions
  • As You Start the Test, Breathe! And Keep Breathing
  • Take Your Time
  • Check In with Yourself Before You Start Each New Section
  • Keep the ACCUPLACER in Perspective
  • Sometimes, Two Is a Charm!
  • Repeat after Me: “I’m Doing My Best.”

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The ACCUPLACER test is a series of placement exams used by colleges to assess a student’s skills in reading, writing, and math. The results help determine the appropriate level of courses for students to take. 

The difficulty of the ACCUPLACER test varies depending on individual abilities and preparation. While some students find it relatively easy, others may find it challenging.

The ACCUPLACER cost varies depending on the institution administering it. Typically, there is no fee for students who are applying to a college or university, but there may be a fee for non-degree-seeking students.

Students who are entering college and have not taken standardized tests like the SAT or ACT, or those who need to be placed in the correct level of college courses, should take the test.

Yes, your ACCUPLACER scores can indeed affect your eligibility for scholarships or financial aid.

Yes, many institutions allow students to retake the ACCUPLACER test. However, policies on retake vary.

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