TSI Overview
The TSI test measures this about you.
What are strengths and weaknesses?
Skim this before reading paragraphs and passages in the TSI Reading Test.
What are the questions?
Tip #1 for reading or writing multiple choice question.
What are read the questions?
Number of words in a completed TSIA essay?
What are 300-600 words?
Websites that offer TSI practice tests.
What is Accuplacer and Texas College Bridge?
How ready you are to handle college classes is called this:
What is college readiness?
Find this type of word first in a question.
What is a key word?
Tip #2 for all multiple choice questions.
What is use scratch paper?
Information that clearly addresses the issue in an essay.
What are purpose and focus?
Length of time to complete the TSI test.
What is an untimed test?
Questions on the test increase or decrease in difficulty depending on how you respond.
What is computer adaptive?
Write these down before you even read the paragraph or passage.
What are the key words?
Ignore these until you have read the questions and predicted your answer.
What are answer choices?
What are organization and structure?
Waiting period to receive results of your TSI test?
What is immediate scoring?
English Language Arts questions on the TSI test.
What are 30 ELAR questions?
Skim this after you write down the key words from the questions.
What is a paragraph or reading passage?
Best way to learn actual format of TSI test.
What is accuplacer practice test?
Method of planning essay when your writing on a computer.
What is scratch paper?
Uses for scratch paper during the TSI test.
What is jot down thoughts and ideas?
What is take notes?
The result of scoring below the College Readiness benchmark.
What is a Diagnostic Test?
(48 questions = 24 reading/24 writing)
Word that means to quick read for content.
What is skim?
Good score on English/Reading/Writing part of TSI test.
What is 945-990 on college readiness and a score of
at least 5 on the essay?
Language used for TSI Essay.
What is American Standard English?
Communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas.
What is critical thinking?