What is the Accuplacer-CPT?


Accuplacer Exam

The Accuplacer Exam is a comprehensive exam taken by college students for college and university placements. The test is multiple choice taken on a computer, consisting of three sections i. e. reading comprehension, math and sentence skills.  Some Colleges require an essay.

Exam Information

  • The accuplacer test is an adaptive test where the questions asked are related to your previous answers.
  • You will need to answer every question in this exam.   The Questions are given according to your skill and ability.
  • You can make changes to your answers before going to the next question, but you will not be able to skip questions and go back to it later.

Exam Duration

  • The multiple choice questions are not timed, so you can take all the time you need to make the right choice. The essay test are timed.

Exam Details

  • Check with your school if you can carry calculators, protractors, textbooks, dictionaries or any other paper with you.
  • After completion of the test a report is created with your score in it, you will receive your report from your college.

Exam Content

Grammar and Sentence skills. 
Sentence skills and Grammar - there are 20 Sentence Skill questions of two types

  • Sentence correction.
  • Rewriting sentences.

Reading Comprehension
20 questions divided into two primary types.

  • Read a passage and answer questions based on the text.
  • Sentence relation, where a question is asked about the relationship between two sentences

Arithmetic and Basic Math and a written essay. 

Study Tips and Strategy for the Accuplacer


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Accuplacer Practice Test Questions & Sample Questions

Practice Reading Comprehension Questions - (includes Main Idea and Making Inferences)
Basic Math (Very Basic - Long & Short Division, Multiplication, Decimals, Fractions, Percent etc.)
Basic Math II (Percentage, Fractions Decimals exponents, simple algebra, parentheses removal etc.)

More:

Simple Algebra
Advanced Algebra
Exponents
Fractions & Square Root


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