Question

Which activity would probably help students prepare for the reading comprehension section of ACCUPLACER:

A. Editing sample passages for grammar and punctuation
B. Writing practice essays about literary techniques
C. Reading passages and answering sample questions
D. Studying college level vocabulary

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Option C. Reading passages and answering sample questions.

Since the focus lies on reading comprehension, it is only logical to choose "reading" as the ability to practice with.

Reading passages would help the student quickly identify main characteristics from the text, such as main ideas, theme, tone, and setting. Answering questions related to the text would put the student's identification skills to the test.

Answer 2

The correct option is C. the reading comprehension part of the ACCUPLACLER test will put to practice your ability to; identify main ideas, make inferences and distiguish main ideas from supporting information.