ACCUPLACER - English Test - Study Resources
The English section of the Accuplacer placement test consists of a Reading Comprehension section and a
Sentence Skill. Both sections of the ACCUPLACER English exam contain 20 questions for a total of 40
questions for the complete ACCUPLACER English placement test.
Table of Contents:
Reading Comprehension Study Resources
Sentence Skills Algebra Study Resources
Please Note: The resource links below are not part of or considered endorsed by PCC. Students may
not see all topics listed below, or may encounter questions not listed below on the Accuplacer
placement test because of the adaptive nature of the test.
Reading Comprehension –
This ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension test has 20 questions.
Topic Domains – The ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension test has five topic domains. These
five domains will constitute the subject matter reflected in the questions on the placement test.
What 5 topic domains will I encounter in the Reading Comprehension test?
1.
Passage-Based Reading: Main Idea
2.
Passage-Based Reading: Supporting Detail
3.
Passage-Based Reading: Inference
4.
Passage-Based Reading: Author's Purpose/Rhetorical Strategies
5.
Passage-Based Reading: Sentence Relationships
Use these domain keywords to aid in your preparation for the test.
Students may use search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.) to find study resources using the domain
topic keywords above.
Study Resources Links – Click on the links below to access study resources:
The Official ACCUPLACER Study Guide
Topic Domain 1 – Passage-Based Reading: Main Idea -
How to Identify the Main Idea of a Paragraph
What is a Topic Sentence? What is a Thesis Sentence?
Main Idea Quiz
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Topic Domain 2 - Passage-Based Reading: Supporting Detail –
What is a Supporting Detail? How do identify a Supporting Detail?
Supporting Detail Exercise
Topic Domain 3 - Passage-Based Reading: Inference –
Inference- Meaning and Helpful Hints
Topic Domain 4 - Passage-Based Reading: Author's Purpose/Rhetorical Strategies –
What is the Author’s Purpose?
Topic Domain 4 - Passage-Based Reading: Author's Purpose/Rhetorical Strategies Continued -
Test Your Skills- Interactive Quiz
Author’s Purpose Worksheets
Topic Domain 5 - Passage-Based Reading: Sentence Relationships –
Relationships Between Sentences
Sentence Skills
This ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills test has 20 questions.
Topic Domains – The ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills test has five topic domains. These five
domains will constitute the subject matter reflected in the questions on the placement test.
What 5 topic domains will I encounter in the Sentence Skills test?
1.
Sentence Structure
2.
Sentence Boundaries
3.
Modifiers
4.
Diction/Logic
5.
Agreement
Use these domain keywords to aid in your preparation for the test.
Students may use search engines (i.e. Google, Yahoo, etc.) to find study resources using the domain
topic keywords above.
Study Resources Links – Click on the links below to access study resources:
The Official ACCUPLACER Study Guide
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Topic Domain 1 – Sentence Structure
Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentences
Parallel Sentence Structure
Punctuation Guide
Index of Sentence Structure Concepts
Topic Domain 2 – Sentence Boundaries
Sentence Fragments
Run-on Sentences
Proper Comma, Period, & Semicolon Usage to Fix Run-on and Fused Sentences
Fragment and Run-on Sentence Quiz
Topic Domain 3 - Modifiers
What is a Modifier? What is a Misplaced Modifier?
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Topic Domain 4 – Diction/Logic
Words & Word Usage – Commonly Confused Words
Double Negatives
Syntax Quiz
Topic Domain 5 - Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz
Pronoun Agreement 101
Noun-Pronoun Agreement Quiz
Nouns and Adjectives
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