Reading Assessment
- Admissions
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Reading Assessment
- Writing Assessment
- Quantitative Literacy Assessment
The reading assessment consists of an article, approximately five pages long, and a set of questions which require writing original answers instead of selecting options from a multiple choice list. The questions ask you to
- define vocabulary terms
- paraphrase a significant idea from the article
- identify relationships of comparison, contrast, and cause and effect
- state the main idea and identify how the information is organized
Effective reading strategies include
- preview the article by looking at the title and first sentence of each paragraph to get an overview of the author’s message
- write a summary for individual paragraphs in the margin space or underline important ideas and circle key terms
- reread passages when the meaning seems unclear or confusing
The assessment is not timed. As a guideline, most students spend about an hour to an hour and one-half for the reading assessment. Additional time is available if needed.
Sample Reading Assessment:
Sample Article for Reading (and Writing) Assessment (pdf)
Sample Reading Assessment (pdf)
Sample Reading Assessment Guideline Responses (pdf)
