ASSET Exam Review

Have you heard of the ASSET exams? Many people haven't, but if you're planning on attending a college or university in your future there's a good chance that you'll have to take the ASSET tests. More than 400 colleges and universities now use the ASSET tests to help them determine the proper placement for incoming students. The ASSET is not an admissions test like the SAT or ACT; it's used after a person has been accepted for admission. Those tests help a college determine whether or not a prospective student has the knowledge and aptitude to succeed in college, while the ASSET exams help them place an accepted student in the course levels that are right for him or her. Typically, colleges and universities will give the tests as part of student orientation. There are no minimum 'passing' scores on the ASSET. Instead, the college will look at the scores and use them as a helpful tool in identifying a student's strengths and weaknesses in order to place the student in the most appropriate classes.

There are several different ASSET tests; the most commonly used are the Reading, Writing, and Numerical Reasoning. There are also tests for advanced math, such as algebra, geometry, and advanced algebra, but these aren't given nearly as often as the other. All the questions on the ASSET are multiple choice, and each different section takes 25 minutes to complete. On the Reading portion of the ASSET exam, there will be 24 questions testing a person's skill at locating information in a passage and then drawing logical conclusions from what they've read. On the Writing part of the ASSET test, there will be 36 questions. They'll be testing for skills in using the English language properly, such as grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and style. On the Numerical Reasoning ASSET exam, there are 32 questions, none of which are concerned advanced topics such as calculus and trigonometry, but focus on basic math skills like using and understanding decimals and fractions, prime numbers and square roots, etc. It's important to do your very best on the ASSET exams if you take them; doing so can shorten the time it takes to graduate and also reduce the cost of your college education by several hundred dollars or more. It's recommended that you get a good study guide and use it before attempting the ASSET exams.

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