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In the actual COMPASS placement test, passages will appear on the left
side of your computer screen. You will click
on the "more" buttons to scroll up and down the passages.
On the right side of your screen, you will
see questions about the passages. It will help you to read those
questions before you start reading the passage/s.
Below the questions you will
see boxes containing such numbers as 1, 2, or 3 (or more). After
you click on your chosen answer, a green check mark will appear in the
"1" box at the bottom of the screen.
At that time, click on the
"2" box to bring up more multiple choice questions. When there are
no more empty boxes at the bottom, you can keep going back and forth
between the boxes to double check your answers and to change them if you
wish, or you can click on "Go On." However, once you click
on "Go On," you cannot go back and change anything.
As with all parts of the COMPASS test, the reading portion is adaptive.
The program responds to how you answer the questions. The computer
will give you more passages/questions or fewer passages/ questions until
COMPASS can determine your skill level.
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