TSI Overview
TSI Reading
TSI Writing
TSI Essay
Potpourri
100

The TSI test measures this about you.

What are strengths and weaknesses?

100

Skim this before reading paragraphs and passages in the TSI Reading Test.

What are the questions?

100

Tip #1 for reading or writing multiple choice question.


What are read the questions?

100

Number of words in a completed TSIA essay?

What are 300-600 words?

100

Websites that offer TSI practice tests.

What is Accuplacer and Texas College Bridge?

200

How ready you are to handle college classes is called this:

What is college readiness?

200

Find this type of word first in a question.

What is a key word?

200

Tip #2 for all multiple choice questions.

What is use scratch paper?

200

Information that clearly addresses the issue in an essay.

What are purpose and focus?

200

Length of time to complete the TSI test.

What is an untimed test?

300

Questions on the test increase or decrease in difficulty depending on how you respond.

What is computer adaptive?

300

Write these down before you even read the paragraph or passage.

What are the key words?

300

Ignore these until you have read the questions and predicted your answer.

What are answer choices?

300
Words that mean organized ideas in an essay.

What are organization and structure?

300

Waiting period to receive results of your TSI test?

What is immediate scoring?

400

English Language Arts questions on the TSI test.

What are 30 ELAR questions?

400

Skim this after you write down the key words from the questions.

What is a paragraph or reading passage?

400

Best way to learn actual format of TSI test.

What is accuplacer practice test?

400

Method of planning essay when your writing on a computer.

What is scratch paper?

400

Uses for scratch paper during the TSI test.

What is eliminate answer choices?

What is jot down thoughts and ideas?

What is take notes?

500

The result of scoring below the College Readiness benchmark.

What is a Diagnostic Test?

(48 questions = 24 reading/24 writing)

500

Word that means to quick read for content.

What is skim?

500

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?

500

Language used for TSI Essay.

What is American Standard English?

500

Communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas.

What is critical thinking?