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ACCUPLACER Reading Test

ACCUPLACER Reading assesses the test-taker’s ability to derive meaning from a range of texts and to determine the meaning of words and phrases in short and extended contexts. Passages on the test cover a range of content areas, writing modes, and complexities. Both single and paired passages are included. Four broad knowledge and skills categories are assessed:

Information and Ideas
Rhetoric
Synthesis
Vocabulary

Practice Tests and Study Guides

ACCUPLACER Web-Based Study App
This free app features practice tests in each test subject. It is accessible from most devices with internet access, and will help you become familiar with the content and format of the ACCUPLACER test questions. Create an account using any email address. Includes “Learn as you go” tests with explanations of the correct or incorrect responses as well as sample tests similar to the real thing, so you’ll know ahead of time what your experience will be like on test day.

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Part of Learning Express, a suite of databases providing practice tests and other study materials. Use "Register" to create an account which will save your progress.
When users log in, they will see another section called My Center, where the tutorials, ebooks, tests, etc. used are stored for later access.

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Do you have books to help me study?

Definitely! Here are a few examples. Click on the title for location information. If you need help finding the books below or any other item in the library, just Ask a Librarian.

College Reading
Publication Date: 2006
Four-volume set
Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skillls by Langan, John
Publication Date: 2016
Guide to College Reading by Kathleen T. McWhorter
Publication Date: 2009