For more information about COMPASS placement, please email Dr. Michael Kirkland, mkirkland@bainbridge.edu, Learning Support Division Chair, or call him at 229-248-2561.
Printable Practice Booklets from ACT COMPASS
Test Format Compass Practice--All Areas
The Reading Skills Placement is an untimed 11 - 15 item test that measures reading comprehension.
Five types of reading comprehension passages are included:
The Math Skills Placement is untimed and has multiple-choice items that test the following:
basic skills—performing a sequence of basic operations
application—applying sequences of basic operations to novel settings or in complex ways
analysis—demonstrating conceptual understanding of principles and relationships in mathematical operations
The Writing Skills Placement is an untimed test based on 2 - 4 short essays. Questions include the following:
usage and mechanics: punctuation, basic grammar and usage
rhetorical skills: strategy, organization, style of standard written English
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