Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with the ACCUPLACER 5

Chapter 1: Getting to Know the ACCUPLACER 7

Chapter 2: Taking a Closer Look at What’s on the ACCUPLACER 13

Chapter 3: Preparation and Test Strategy 19

Part 2: The Reading Test 27

Chapter 4: Reading Passages 29

Chapter 5: Working through Reading Questions 33

Chapter 6: Reading Practice Questions 47

Part 3: The Writing Test 59

Chapter 7: Standard English Grammar Conventions 61

Chapter 8: Expression of Ideas 79

Chapter 9: Writing Practice Questions 93

Part 4: The Arithmetic Test 103

Chapter 10: Arithmetic: Whole Numbers and Fractions 105

Chapter 11: Decimals, Percents, and Word Problems 121

Chapter 12: Arithmetic Practice Questions 139

Part 5: The Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Test 155

Chapter 13: Quantitative Reasoning and Pre-Algebra 157

Chapter 14: Algebra and Geometry 175

Chapter 15: Statistics, Probability, and Sets 205

Chapter 16: Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Practice Questions 215

Part 6: The Advanced Algebra and Functions Test 237

Chapter 17: Factoring and Functions 239

Chapter 18: Polynomials and Other Functions 261

Chapter 19: Geometry and Trigonometry 289

Chapter 20: Advanced Algebra and Functions Practice Questions 311

Part 7: ACCUPLACER Practice Tests 339

Chapter 21: Practice Test 1 341

Chapter 22: Answers to Practice Test 1 375

Chapter 23: Practice Test 2 391

Chapter 24: Answers to Practice Test 2 429

Part 8: The Part of Tens 445

Chapter 25: Ten Ways College Is Different from High School 447

Chapter 26: Ten Ways to Boost Your Performance (and Your Score) on the ACCUPLACER 453

Index 457

About the Author

Mark Zegarelli is the author of SAT Math For Dummies and many other books on basic math, calculus, and logic. He holds degrees in both English and math from Rutgers University and is a tutor and teacher.