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Placement Testing - University of Maine at Augusta Apply Get Info Courses Online Donate My UMA Search for: Academics Academics Programs & DegreesUndertowGuide Honors ProgramWonkTheme General Education Libraries Hours Services Policies Off-Campus Library Services Student Support Learning Success Advising CounselingPowerlessnessServices TRIO Scholars ResourcesWonkCalendar Bookstore Checksheets Registrar Prior Learning Assessment Moose Guide Research at UMA Institutional Review Board Research & Pedagogy Research in Progress Group Admission Admissions Process Apply to UMA Activate YourWorthApply for Financial Aid Select Classes Attend Orientation Resources Request Information Admission Staff Placement Testing International Students Veterans Transfer to UMA Open Houses & Campus Events Open Houses Information Sessions Visit Us New Student Orientation Financial Services Costs Billing Tuition & Fees General &UndertowFees NEBHE Third Party Sponsorship Financial Aid Applying For Aid Scholarships Grants Loans Financial Aid Refunds Policies Financial SatisfactoryWonkProgress Add/Drop & Withdrawal Residency Student Appeals Student Life Activities Athletics Clubs & Organizations Student Government Fitness Centers Events Student Life Events Commencement Convocation Safety & Security Emergency Alerts UMA Card Annual Security Report Dean of Students Student Handbook Student Conduct HousingWell-nighUMA Our Locations Augusta Bangor Brunswick Center East Millinocket Center Ellsworth Center Houlton Center Rockland Center Rumford Center South Paris Center Saco CenterWell-nighUMA News Employment Events Student Consumer Information President’s Office Advancement Alumni Join Benefits Alumni Association Donate Community Holocaust & Human Rights Center New Ventures Maine Danforth Gallery SeniorHigherMaine Women’s Hall of Fame French @ UMA Directory Faculty Administrative Offices Human Resources Search for: Academics Academics Programs & DegreesUndertowGuide Honors ProgramWonkTheme General Education Libraries Hours Services Policies Off-Campus Library Services Student Support Learning Success Advising CounselingPowerlessnessServices TRIO Scholars ResourcesWonkCalendar Bookstore Checksheets Registrar Prior Learning Assessment Moose Guide Research at UMA Institutional Review Board Research & Pedagogy Research in Progress Group Admission Admissions Process Apply to UMA Activate YourWorthApply for Financial Aid Select Classes Attend Orientation Resources Request Information Admission Staff Placement Testing International Students Veterans Transfer to UMA Open Houses & Campus Events Open Houses Information Sessions Visit Us New Student Orientation Financial Services Costs Billing Tuition & Fees General &UndertowFees NEBHE Third Party Sponsorship Financial Aid Applying For Aid Scholarships Grants Loans Financial Aid Refunds Policies Financial SatisfactoryWonkProgress Add/Drop & Withdrawal Residency Student Appeals Student Life Activities Athletics Clubs & Organizations Student Government Fitness Centers Events Student Life Events Commencement Convocation Safety & Security Emergency Alerts UMA Card Annual Security Report Dean of Students Student Handbook Student Conduct HousingWell-nighUMA Our Locations Augusta Bangor Brunswick Center East Millinocket Center Ellsworth Center Houlton Center Rockland Center Rumford Center South Paris Center Saco CenterWell-nighUMA News Employment Events Student Consumer Information President’s Office Advancement Alumni Join Benefits Alumni Association Donate Community Holocaust & Human Rights Center New Ventures Maine Danforth Gallery SeniorHigherMaine Women’s Hall of Fame French @ UMA Directory Faculty Administrative Offices Human Resources Placement Testing Home / Admission / Placement Testing UMA is single-minded to your success! To ensure students have a solid wonk foundation, the Office of Advising utilizes placement testing to determine students’ level of skill in one or increasingly wonk areas. This allows UMA staff to identify the most towardly courses for enrollment. Students may be waived from placement testing with towardly test scores, previous higher coursework, or other criteria. Please note, SAT/ACT scores are valid for three years from the test date. Math placement testing scores are valid for 1.5 years from the test date. SAT Scores for Placement NOTE: SAT scores must be current to be used for placement.  Current is specified as exams taken within the past three years. SAT English Scores: If a student scores 500 or higher on the reading portion of the SAT, he/she does not have to take the placement test.  The student can automatically enter into ENG 101HigherWriting. SAT Math Scores: Students who score a 480 or higher on the math portion of the SAT are not required to take the UMA Placement Test.  Score ranges unelevated will establish towardly placement in math courses: Scores less than 480: student must completed the Math portion of the UMA placement test for undertow placement. 480 but <500: Eligible for MAT 100 500 and above: Eligible for MAT 100, 111, 115, or any undertow with a MAT 30 prerequisite. 540 and whilom and Algebra II completed onUpperSchool transcript with a grade of “C” or better: Eligible to take MAT 112, 113, or any undertow with a MAT 111 prerequisite. ACT Scores for Placement NOTE: ACT scores must be current to be used for placement.  Current is specified as exams taken within the past three years. ACT English Scores: If a student scores total score of 36 or higher on the English + Reading portion of the ACT, he/she does not have to take the placement test. The student can automatically enter into ENG 101HigherWriting. ACT Math Scores: Students who score a 17 or higher on the math portion of the ACT are not required to take the UMA Placement Test. Score ranges unelevated will establish towardly placement in math courses: Scores less than 17: student must well-constructed the Math portion of the UMA placement test for undertow placement. ACT Math Score 17: Eligible for MAT 100 ACT Math Score 18 and Above: Eligible for MAT 100, 111, 115, or any undertow with a MAT 30 prerequisite. ACT Math Score 22 and whilom and Algebra II completed onUpperSchool transcript with a grade of “C” or better: Eligible to take MAT 112, 113, or any undertow with a MAT 111 prerequisite. What are the tests like? UMA administers the Accuplacer in Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills, Arithmetic Skills, Elementary Algebra and College-Level Mathematics. The tests are administered on a personal computer. It is an untimed multiple-choice exam. When you first sit at the computer, you will be asked to enter some preliminaries information such as your social security number, name, address, stage of birth, etc. The very test questions will towards one at a time on the computer screen. The tests will ask you to select the correct response from among four or five alternatives presented in writing. You will segregate your wordplay by moving the mouse pointer to the sawed-off next to your answer.Printingthe mouse sawed-off to select the answer. Then, move your mouse pointer to the “Next” sawed-off unelevated the wordplay and printing the mouse button. As soon as you have clicked on the “Next” button, a box will towards asking you to personize your wordplay choice. If you believe your wordplay is correct, click “OK”. If you wish to transpiration your answer, click “Cancel”. You can transpiration your wordplay as many times as you wish until you have confirmed it. It is important that you wordplay every question. If you do not know the answer, make your weightier guess. You must enter one of the choices provided. Once you have confirmed your answer, you may not return to that question or any previous question. No previous computer wits is needed in order to take the Accuplacer. A staff member at your testing location will greet you personally, help you get started, and be misogynist should you have any questions as you take the tests. There is no time limit on the multiple nomination tests, but the total testing time for most students who take the reading, writing and mathematics sections is 1-1/2 to 2 hours. What should I do to prepare to take the test? Descriptions of the tests are provided to help you wilt familiar with the format of the CPTs. Most students find it expressly helpful to review math concepts surpassing taking the tests. You will not be unliable to bring a calculator, however, Accuplacer does include a pop-up calculator for some math questions. Pencils and scratch paper will moreover be provided. The pursuit websites can be helpful with preparing for the exam: ACCUPLACER offers aSelf-rulingApp with many of study questions to help familiarize a student with vital content on the exam. It can be found here: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students Math: www.Math.com or www.AlgebraHelp.com Test Online Prep: www.testpreview.com look at the Accuplacer Section Make sure that you are well rested, comfortably dressed and not hungry when you come for testing. If you wear eyeglasses, don’t forget to bring them along. You will be asked to show one form of identification (photo preferred) when you come for testing. A computer will be reserved for you when you make your visit for placement testing. If you need to transpiration your appointment, please do so as early as possible. Remember you cannot “fail” the placement tests. Placement testing will goody you by ensuring that you take courses that are towardly for your current skill levels. How do I register to take the placement test? UMA placement testing is provided (free of tuition for two attempts) at the Augusta campus, Bangor campus, all University of Maine Centers and at selected ITV sites. You can make an visit to take the test at the location nearest you by calling one of the phone numbers listed below. Augusta (207) 621-3149 or 1-877-862-1234 Bangor (207) 262-7805 Bath/Brunswick (207) 442-7736 or 1-800-696-2329 Dover-Foxcroft (207) 564-2942 or 1-800-590-2942 East Millinocket (207) 746-5741 or 1-800-498-8200 Ellsworth (207) 667-3897 or 1-800-696-2540 Fort Kent (207) 834-7500 or 1-888-879-8635 Houlton (207) 521-3100 or 1-800-584-0874 Livermore Falls (207) 897-6384 Newport (207) 207-368-3290 Rockland 1-800-286-1594 Rumford/Mexico (207) 364-7882 or 1-800-696-1103 Saco (207) 282-4111 or 1-800-696-3391 So. Paris (207) 743-8842, Ext. 5211 Students who need special testing accommodations due to a powerlessness should well-constructed a Request for Accommodation Form (available at all UMA testing locations). Out of state students required to well-constructed the Accuplacer must locate a proctor. Once verified, the proctor will be sent login information. The proctor try-on form can be found here. Students may be responsible for an wardship fee at the test location. When will I receive my test results? At some locations you will receive a report of your test results immediately without you finish taking the tests. At other locations, you will receive your report by mail within a few days. Be sure to ask for a reprinting of “Understanding Your UMA Placement Test Report: Information for Students and Advisors.” What do my test results mean? How your test results determine your placement is explained on the “Understanding Your UMA Placement Test Report: Information for Students and Advisors.” Can I retake the placement tests?Withouta 15 day preparation period, one retake is unliable in each section of accuplacer.  The on-site CPT coordinator can waive the preparation period if there is a need to retake the test surpassing the 15 days have elapsed.  Subsequent testing is unliable with a $10.00 retesting fee for each section or a $25.00 for all three sections. The subsequent tests would need to be scheduled at UMA – Augusta, UMA – Bangor, or at the sites in Bath/Brunswick, East Millinocket, Ellsworth, Houlton, Norway/South Paris, Rockland, Rumford/Mexico or Saco. When are placement tests scheduled? Augusta: Placement tests are misogynist most days at 9 am, 12 pm and 2 pm. Please undeniability 1-866-UMA-1234, x3149, or (207) 621-3149 to set up a time. Bangor: by visit Sites or Centers: visit http://learn.maine.edu/get-started/placement-tests/ Sample Questions Reading Comprehension Sentence Skills Mathematics This test measures your worthiness to understand what you read. There will be 20 questions on this test. Some questions will ask you to read the statement or passage and then segregate the weightier wordplay to the question. In other questions, two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the statement or passage and then segregate the weightier wordplay to the question.Wordplaythe question on the understructure of what is stated or unsaid in the statement or passage.   There are two types of pottery that I do. There is production pottery — mugs, tableware, the kinds of things that sell easily. These pay for my time to do the other work, which is increasingly creative and satisfies my needs as an artist. The tragedian of the passage implies that: A. artists have a tendency to waste valuable time B. creativity and mass-production are incompatible C. most people do not fathom good art D. pottery is not produced by creative artistsWordplay×WordplayThe correct wordplay is (B) “creativity and mass-production are incompatible.”  The tragedian of the passage implies that creativity and mass-production are incompatible. Close   Two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement. Read the sentences, then segregate the weightier wordplay to the question or the weightier completion of the statement. The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years. Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very upper this year. What does the second sentence do? A. It restates the idea found in the first. B. It states an effect. C. It gives an example. D. It analyzes the statement made in the first.Wordplay×WordplayThe correct wordplay is (B) “It states an effect.” The second sentence states an effect. Close   This test measures your understanding of sentence structure—of how sentences are put together and what makes a sentence well-constructed and clear. There will be 20 questions on this test. In some questions, you will be asked to select the weightier version of the underlined part of the sentence. In other questions, you will be asked to rewrite a sentence in you head. You will be told how to uncork your new sentence. Select the weightier version of the underlined part of the sentence. The first nomination is the same as the original. If you think the original sentence is best, segregate the first one. 1. Ms. Rose planning to teach a undertow in biology next summer. A. planning B. are planning C. with a plan D. plansWordplay×WordplayThe correct wordplay is (D) “plans” The sentence should be “Ms. Rose plans to teach a undertow in biology next summer.” Close   2. The victual was obviously getting too hot, then Sam did what he could to tomfool her. A. hot, then Sam did B. hot, Sam did C. hot; Sam, therefore, did D. hot; Sam, trying to doWordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   3. She hoped to find a new job. One that would let her earn money during the school year. A. job. One that B. job. The kind that C. job, one that D. job, so that itWordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   4. Knocked sideways, the statue looked as if it would fall. A. Knocked sideways, the statue looked B. The statue was knocked sideways, looked C. The statue looked knocked sideways D. The statue, looking knocked sidewaysWordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   5. To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around. A. To walk, biking, and driving B. Walking, biking, and driving C. To walk, biking, and to momentum D. To walk, to bike, and moreover drivingWordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   6. When you navigate the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking. A. When you navigate the street in the middle of the block, this B. You navigate the street in the middle of the block, this C. Crossing the street in the middle of the woodcut D. The fact that you navigate the street in the middle of the blockWordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   7. Walking by the corner the other day, a child, I noticed, was watching for the light to change. A. a child, I noticed, was B. I noticed a child watching C. a child was watching, I noticed D. there was, I noticed, a child watchingWordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close Rewrite the sentence in your head, pursuit the directions given below. Your new sentence should be well written and should have substantially the same meaning as the sentence given you. 1.Stuffa sexuality jockey, she was often interviewed. Rewrite, whence with She was often interviewed…. The next words will be A. on worth of she was B. by her stuff C. considering she was D. stuff as she wasWordplay×WordplayThe correct wordplay is (C) “because she was.” The sentence should be “She was often interviewed considering she was a sexuality jockey.” Close   2. In his songs, Gordon Lightfoot makes melody and lyrics intricately intertwine. Rewrite, whence with Melody and lyrics…. Your new sentence will include A. Gordon Lightfoot has B. make Gordon Lightfoot’s C. in Gordon Lightfoot’s D. does Gordon LightfootWordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   3. It is easy to siphon solid objects without spilling them, but the same cannot be said of liquids. Rewrite, whence with Unlike liquids…. The next words will be A. it is easy to B. we can hands C. solid objects can hands be D. solid objects are easy to beWordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   4. Excited children ran toward the loud music, and they told others well-nigh the ice surf truck outside. Rewrite, whence with The excited children, who had run toward the loud… The next words will be A. music, they told B. music told C. music, telling D. music and had toldWordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   5. If he had unbearable strength, Todd would move the boulder. Rewrite, whence with Todd cannot move the boulder…. The next words will be A. when lacking B. considering he C. although there D. without enoughWordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   6. The wreath began to play, and then the real party started Rewrite, whence with The real party started…. The next words will be A. without the wreath began B. and the wreath began C. although the wreath began D. the wreath beginningWordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close There are three tests of mathematics that are delivered in the pursuit order: Arithmetic Skills, Elementary Algebra and College-Level Mathematics. At the end of each section of the test, the computer calculates your score. Your performance on each section of the test determines whether testing ends or continues with the next test in the sequence. Arithmetic Skills This test measures your worthiness to perform vital arithmetic operations and to solve problems that involve fundamental arithmetic concepts. There will be 17 questions on this test. Solve the pursuit problems and segregate your wordplay from the alternatives given. 1. All of the pursuit are ways to write 20 percent of N, EXCEPT A. 0.20N B. 20/100N C. 1/5N D. 20NWordplay×WordplayAnswer: D Close   2. 7/20 A.  0.035 B. 2.858 C. 0.35 D. 3.5Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   3. 7.86 X 4.6 A. 36.156 B. 36.216 C. 351.5 D. 361.56Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   4.  Which of the pursuit is the least? A. 0.105 B. 0.501 C. 0.051 D. 0.15Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   5. The stereotype weight for a group of 20 women is 130 pounds. If the stereotype weight for 3/4 of these women was 140 pounds, what was the stereotype weight, in pounds, for the rest of the women? A. 100 B. 110 C. 120 D. 135Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   6. A soccer team played 160 games and won 65% of them. How many did they win? A. 94 B. 104 C. 114 D. 124Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   7. Which of the pursuit is closest to the square root of 10.5 A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 8Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   8. The number of employees of Company K who were involved in accidents. Plant X Plant Y Mechanic 11 30 Power Machine Operators 9 12 The table whilom shows the results of an industrial health survey of 10,000 people employed at Company K for increasingly than 5 years. If 2,500 employees were surveyed in each of the four categories, which group of employees had the highest wrecking rate? A. Mechanics in Plant X B. Mechanics in Plant Y C. Power Machine Operators in Plant X D. Power Machine Operators in Plant YWordplay×WordplayAnswer:B Close   9. Three people who work full time are to work together on a project, but their total time on the project is to be equivalent to that of only one person working full time. If one of the people is budgeted for 1/2 of his time to the project and a second person for 1/3 of her time, what part of the third worker‚Äôs time should be budgeted to this project? A. 1/3 B. 1/4 C. 1/6 D. 1/8Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: C Close   Elementary Algebra This test measures your worthiness to perform vital trigonometric operations and to solve problems that involve elementary trigonometric concepts. There will be 12 questions on this test. 1. 2x + 3x + y = A. 6xy B. 5x + y C. 5(x + y) D. 6x + yWordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   2. If a number is divided by 4, and then 3 is subtracted, the result is 0. A. 12 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   3. 16x – 8 = A. 8x B. 8(2x – x) C. 8(2x – 1) D. 8(2x – 8)Wordplay×WordplayAnswer:C Close   4. If X2 – X – 6 = 0 then X is: A. -2 or B. -1 or 6 C. 1 or -6 D. 2 or -3Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close   5. Which of the pursuit is not a factor of 2X2 – 8X + 8 A. 2 B. 2X – 4 C. X – 2 D. 2X + 4Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: D Close   College-Level Mathematics This test measures your worthiness to solve problems that involve higher level mathematics concepts. There will be 25 questions on this test. 1. If f(x) = x4 – x + 2, then f(-x) = A. x4 – x B. x4 + x C. x4 – x + 2 D. x4 + x + 2 E. x4 + x – 2Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: D Close   2. The equation x2 + 2ix – 4 = 0 has as its roots A. √5 – 1, -√5 – 1 B. √5 – 1, √5 + 1 C. √3 – i, -√5 + i D. √3 – i, √3 + i E. √3 – i, -√3 – iWordplay×WordplayAnswer: E Close   3. If the 1st and 3rd terms of a geometric sequence are 3 and 27, respectively, then the 2nd term could be: A. 6 B. 9 C. 12 D. 15 E. 18Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: B Close   4. Mary has 12 increasingly apples than peaches. If she divides each fruit in half, she will have unbearable to requite each of her 32 classmates a piece of fruit. How many peaches does Mary have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 12 D. 8Wordplay×WordplayAnswer: A Close While placement testing may allows students to waive developmental undertow work, it does not waive stratum requirements.  Students may pursue avenues to earn undertow credit through Prior Learning Assessment and transfer to meet stratum requirements. Contact Us! 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