SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE Reaing & English Placement Testing Information DO YOUR BEST on the Reaing & English Placement Test The Reaing & English placement test is esigne to assess stuents skills in reaing an writing. The Reaing Comprehension test consists of seven reaing selections an multiple choice questions. The Sentence Structure an Grammar test contains 0 multiple choice grammar questions; an the Sentence an Synta Skills test contains fill in the blank questions, which test both grammar an comprehension. As you prepare to take the Reaing & English placement test, here are a few things to keep in min The test results will etermine your placement in an English or ELD/ESL course. This test is very important - be certain to o your best because you will not have an opportunity to re-test. On the net few pages, you will fin sample questions so you have an iea of what to epect on the Reaing Comprehension, Sentence Structure an Grammar, an the Sentence an Synta Skills tests. Be certain to get a goo night s rest the evening before the test. Eat well the morning of the test - stuies show that you nee goo nutrition to concentrate an perform your best. If you have aitional questions please call Terry Flores, SCC s Placement Testing Office, at () 68-98.
READING COMPREHENSION (0 minutes, questions) Sample passage The stuy of history provies many benefits. First, we learn from the past. We may repeat mistakes, but, at least, we have the opportunity to avoi them. Secon, history teaches us what questions to ask about the present. Contrary to some people s view, the stuy of history is not the memorization of names, ates, an places. It is the thoughtful eamination of the forces that have shape the courses of human life. We can eamine events from the past an then raw inferences about current events. History teaches us about likely outcomes. Another benefit of the stuy of history is the broa range of human eperience that is covere. War an peace are certainly covere as are national an international affairs. However, matters of culture (art, literature, an music) are also inclue in historical stuy. Human nature is an important part of history: emotions like passion, gree, an insecurity have influence the shaping of worl affairs. Anyone who thinks that the stuy of history is boring has not really stuie history.. What is the main iea of this passage? A. Stuying history helps us to live in toay s worl. B. Stuying history is not just memorization. C. The role of eucation is to help stuents eal with real life. D. Stuents shoul stuy both national an international history.. In the first paragraph, inferences means A. Graphs C. Conclusions B. Articles D. Circumferences. Which metho of teaching history woul the author of this passage support? A. Applying historical events to moern society. B. Using flash cars to remember specific facts. C. Weekly quizzes on ates an events. D. Stuent competitions for most books memorize. Answers: ()A ()C )A
SENTENCE STRUCTURE & GRAMMAR (0 minutes, 0 questions) Sample Questions Section : In this section, each question contains four sentences. Choose the one that is best. Eample: A. One of the musicians who is Eric has been looking for a practice room. B. Eric, one of the musicians, are looking for a practice room. C. Eric who is one of the musicians who are looking for a practice room. D. Eric, one of the musicians, is looking for a practice room. Answer: D is the only choice that makes sense an is grammatically correct. Section : In this section, you are given a sentence which has wors left out. Fill in the blank space an complete the sentence by choosing the correct answer from the choices given. Eample: The workers left early an home. A) gone B) went C) have inner D) rives Answer: B is the only answer that makes sense an is grammatically correct. Section : In this section, you are first given two sentences. Then you are given four choices of how these two sentences can be combine. Choose the best answer. Eample: The traffic was heavy. I was late to work. A. I was late to work because the traffic was heavy. B. I was late to work, so the traffic was heavy. C. The traffic was heavy, I was late to work. D. The traffic was heavy: an then I was late to work. Answer: A is the only sentence that makes sense an is grammatically correct.
SENTENCE & SYNTAX SKILLS ( minutes, 0 questions) Sample Questions Directions: Wors have been left out of reaing passages. Choose the answer that will correctly fill in the blank. When you finish, you shoul have a logical an grammatical passage. It may be useful to try to rea the passage through to check your answers. Don t get stuck; if one blank is ifficult to fill in, go on to the net one. Eample: It use to be common for entists to have to remove teeth. However, with moern technology, () visits to the entist s office an goo () hygiene at home, most people can keep () teeth for their entire lives.. a. the. a. ental. a. their b. infrequent b. person b. his c. regular c. cleaning c. front. often. tooth. cleane Answers: ()c ()a ()a
SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE Math Placement Testing Information DO YOUR BEST on the Math Placement Test Before taking the math placement test, you will be aske to select one of four math test levels. The attache Math Decision Chart (on back of this page) is specifically esigne for incoming high school stuents an the math practice tests are esigne to help you ecie which math test level to take. Keep in min that no calculators are permitte uring testing. As you prepare to take the math placement test, here are a few things to keep in min The test results will etermine your placement in a math course. This test is very important - be certain to o your best because you will not have an opportunity to re-test at the same test level. If you score too low on the test level you selecte, you will nee to re-test by taking a lower level math test. If you i not take math your senior year, step back one level prior to the last course an take appropriate placement test. The last page of this hanout (pink sheet), can help you prepare for the math test through a ynamic, no cost interactive testing program known as MyMathTest. The pink sheet provies instructions on how to log into the program. Be certain to get a goo night s rest the evening before the test. Eat well the morning of the test - stuies show that you nee goo nutrition to concentrate an perform your best. If you have aitional questions please call Terry Flores, SCC s Placement Testing Office at () 68-98
Math Decision Chart *If math is not taken the senior year (or Statistics AP is taken uring the senior year), step back one level prior to the last course an take then appropriate placement test. Current or Last Math Class Algebra I Or Math Applications Geometry Or Essentials of Geometry Algebra II Grae in Class A,B,C D,F A,B,C D,F A,B,C II I II I III SCC Test Level PreCalc w/trig** Calculus D,F A,B,C D,F A B,C D,F II IV III IV IV IV ** If PreCalc w/trig was taken uring the junior year, an no math was taken uring the senior year, take Test III for placement into Pre-Calculus (Math0) only.
LEVEL ALGEBRA READINESS TEST TYPICAL QUESTIONS FROM COMPETENCY AREAS Integers Jim wrote a check for $8.00. If his balance was then $6.00, what was his balance before he wrote this check?. (A) $808 $808 $ $06 What number multiplie by 6 gives 8 as a result?. (A) Decimals.0. (A) 0.0 0.0.00 0.0. Which of the following best approimates..?. (A) 00 0 0 00 Fractions The ratio of winning tickets to tickets sol in the California Lottery is to. If,00,000 tickets are sol, how many are winners?. (A) 00,000 0,000,00,000,00,000 6. (A) 6 6 Eponents If in the formula p kt, k 6 an p, then t. (A) 08 8. b (A) b b 6 b 8 b 8 Geometry In the figure shown, what is the length of segment AB? 9. (A) 9 y A(0, ) B(, 0) If C is the mipoint of segment AB in the figure shown, then the coorinates of C are 0. (A), 6, 9 9,, y A(0, ) C B(, 0) What is the iameter of the circle whose area is 6?. (A) 8 6 8 Answers:. C. B. C. A. C 6. D. B 8. D 9. C 0. B. A
LEVEL ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA TEST TYPICAL QUESTIONS FROM COMPETENCY AREAS Arithmetic. 0. (A) 0.00 0.0 0. 0.. Polynomials One of the factors of 6 is. (A) 6 Linear Equations an Inequalities If 6 8 9, then. (A) 6 6 6 Quaratic Equations What are the possible values of such that 0?. (A) only 0 only only 0 an an Graphing On the number line below, which letter best locates 9? P Q R S T 0 6. (A) P Q R S T Rational Epressions 6. w w (A) w w w w w w w w Eponents an Square Root. If 0, then 6 6 = (A) 8 8 8 6 8 Geometry an Measurement In the right triangle shown to the right, what is the length of AC? 8. (A) 8 8 8 9 Wor Problems If is to as y is to 8, what is the value of when y? 9. (A) 6 A 6 B C Answers:. B. B. C. D. B 6. C. B 8. B 9. C
LEVEL INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA TEST TYPICAL QUESTIONS FROM COMPETENCY AREAS Elementary Numeric an Algebraic Operations c c c. (A) c c c Rational Epressions c c c. (A) c c c c c c Eponents an Raicals. (A) 6 0 0 Linear Equations; Inequalities; Absolute Value If y 8 an y, then 6. (A) 6 9 Polynomials; Quaratic Equations 0 is One of the roots of. (A) The Coorinate Plane an Graphing Which of the following is an equation of a line with slope an y-intercept? 6. (A) y y y y y Functions an Logarithms If log0 log0 y, then y. (A) 0.00.0 0 00 000 Wor Problems A stuent who correctly answere questions on a test receive a score of %. How many questions were on the test? 8. (A) 96 0 Answers:. A. C. C. E. B 6. B. E 8. D
LEVEL PRECALCULS TEST TYPICAL QUESTIONS FROM COMPETENCY AREAS Elementary Operations with Numerical an Algebraic Fractions. (A) 0 Operations with Eponents an Raicals a a a a. (A) a a Linear Equations an Inequalities For what value of t oes t? t 9. (A) 6 There is no value of t satisfying this equation 9 Polynomials an Polynomial Equations P, then P If. (A) Functions f If an g, then f g. (A) 9 Trigonometry If sin an 0, then tan 6. (A) Logarithmic an Eponential Functions log. (A) 8 9 9 Wor Problems If is of 8. (A) of a certain number, then that number is 6 Answers:. D. A. B. C. B 6. E. C 8. B