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| CUNY Skills Assessment |
| READING |
| The CUNY Reading Test measures reading comprehension
as a combination of referring and reasoning skills. Test items require
students to derive meaning from several
texts by: |
| (1) |
referring to what is explicitly
stated and determining the meaning of words through context, and |
| (2) |
reasoning to determine implicit meaning,
to draw conclusions, and to make comparisons and generalizations. |
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| The test consists of three passages
of about 375 words that are each representative of the level and kinds
of reading commonly encountered in college first-year
courses. |
| Each passage is accompanied by
a set of eight (8) multiple-choice test items. The time allotted for
this test is twenty-five minutes. |
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Example
from the COMPASS Reading Skills Test |
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| BMCC's Continuing Education department offers FREE
workshops to help you prepare. Call
212.346.8410
to register. Find
out more |
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| You should also make use of online resources available at the CUNY Testing site . |
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