Placement Test Prep Resources
English Test
The RISE test consists of two self-paced, multiple-choice English modules that take approximately two hours each to complete.
Topics Covered:
Tier I:
- Introduction to College and Writing
- Identifying Main Ideas
- Discovering Implied Meaning
- Interpreting Bias
- Analysis through Definition
- Learning across Disciplines
Tier II:
- Exploring Comparative Elements
- Applied Critical Analysis
- Using sources in Critical Reading and Writing
- Informal Opinions through
- Casual Chains
Study Resources
- Grammarbook
- Infoplease
- Study.com
- Khan Academy (you do not have to pay!)
Math Test
The RISE test consists of three self-paced, multiple-choice Math tiers that take approximately two hours each to complete. The testing center staff will provide a calculator.
Topics Covered:
Tier I:
- Operations with whole numbers and real numbers
- Relationships between fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals
- Conceptual application problems containing ratios, rates, proportions, and percentages
- Graphical and algebraic representations of lines
- Interpretations of basic graphs
- Applications using U.S. customary and metric units of measurement
- Geometry of all shapes
Tier II:
- Concepts in Statistics
- Solving Equations and Inequalities
- Exponents, square roots, and order of operations
- Polynomial operations
- Graphing
Tier III:
- Factoring/functions
- Systems of Equations/Inequalities
- Rational Expressions
- Quadratic Equations
Study Resources
- Khan Academy
- PurpleMath
- Visual Fractions
- Virtualnerd
- IXL
- Math Planet (Algebra I)
- Math Planet (Algebra II)
- MathTV.com (English & Spanish)
- OpenAlgebra
PRACTICE TESTS AND RESOURCE DOCUMENTS
English
RISE English Placement Practice TestAnswers with explanations are at the end of each test tier. RISE English Tip Sheet
Math
RISE Math Placement Test Practice TestAnswers with explanations are at the end of each test tier. Math Formula Charts
