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ACCUPLACER Reading Placement Test
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Information and Ideas: Central Ideas, Themes & SummariesYou are here
Master explicit vs. implicit main points, thematic analysis in literature and nonfiction, and objective summary extraction without distortion.
Information and Ideas: Details, Inferences & Relationships
Practice close reading for direct facts, text-based deductions under the 'must be true' standard, and causal, comparative, and chronological relationships.
Rhetorical Craft: Word Choice, Tone, Structure & Point of View
Analyze figurative language, connotative diction, shifts in tone, paragraph-to-whole functional roles, and underlying authorial perspective or bias.
Arguments, Paired-Passage Synthesis & Vocabulary in Context
Evaluate claims and evidence, synthesize cross-text viewpoints and rebuttals, and master the 4-step substitution method for polysemous words.
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8 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Overview & Computer-Adaptive Strategy
3 sections
Chapter 2: Information & Ideas — Central Ideas, Themes & Summaries
3 sections
Chapter 3: Information & Ideas — Details, Inferences & Textual Relationships
3 sections
Chapter 4: Rhetoric — Word Choice, Diction & Tone
3 sections
Chapter 5: Rhetoric — Text Structure & Point of View
3 sections
Chapter 6: Rhetoric — Arguments, Claims & Evidence
3 sections
Chapter 7: Synthesis & Paired Passages
3 sections
Chapter 8: Vocabulary in Context
3 sections
ACCUPLACER Reading Exam Details
ACCUPLACER Reading Placement Test
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Exam Content Breakdown
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Reading closely for explicit information and reasonable inferences, determining central ideas and themes, summarizing, and understanding cause-effect, comparison-contrast, and sequence relationships.
Analyzing word choice rhetorically, text structure and part-to-whole relationships, point of view, purpose, and arguments including claims, counterclaims, reasoning, and evidence.
Determining the meaning of words and phrases in the short and extended contexts in which they appear.
Synthesizing information and ideas across the paired-passage set, which supplies 4 of the 20 questions.
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