English Placement Test Study Materials
SAMPLE QUESTIONS for the Native English Speaker
test:
www.testpreview.com/compass_practice.htm
www.act.org/compass/sample/
SAMPLE QUESTIONS for the ESL Speakers test:
www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm
www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/Lrc/accuplacer.pdf
PRACTICE & REVIEW with online
practice tests
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Start
at the Library home page (www.nvcc.edu/library).
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Select
“Articles & More,” then “Interdisciplinary –Test Preparation”.
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Sign
in with a username and password that you create (from off campus you will
first be prompted to login with your NovaConnect
username and password).
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Look
for the “Reading Skills Improvement” and “Writing Skills Improvement” sections.
REVIEW with English textbooks and self-teaching books/videos
– freshen up your English skills with library books, videos and dvds. These can be checked out,
and are in the PE and LB sections of the tall bookshelves:
Grammar PE1112 – PE1129 Writing
PE1404 – PE1408
Vocabulary PE1449
Reading LB1050 and LB2395.3
Additional materials for English as a Second Language are in the ESL area next to the copier room. Look for these subjects:
Grammar Listening
& Speaking
ASSESS & PRACTICE your English skills:
For the Native English Speaker Test use Chart Your Success on the COMPASS Test – this study guide is located at the Library’s Circulation Desk.
General campus testing information: www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/LRC/testing