{"id":18352,"date":"2015-08-17T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18352"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:07:45","slug":"accuplacer-reading-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/accuplacer-reading-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"ACCUPLACER\u00ae<\/sup> Reading Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ACCUPLACER\u00ae<\/sup> Reading test is a computer-adaptive test comprised of 20 questions that assess your reading skills. To help you prepare for this section of the ACCUPLACER, this page contains everything you need to know, including what topics are covered, how many questions there are, and how you can study effectively.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free ACCUPLACER Reading practice test!<\/p>\n

\nACCUPLACER Online\u00a0Course<\/a>
\nACCUPLACER Study Guide<\/a>
\nACCUPLACER Flashcards<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span>What’s on the Test?<\/h2>\n

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<\/span>ACCUPLACER Reading Practice Questions<\/h2>\n

One of the best ways to test your knowledge is by taking a practice test. Evaluate your reading comprehension skills by trying your hand at the three practice questions below!<\/p>\n

Answer each question and read through the answer explanation, whether you got the answer right or wrong. This will help you ensure you’ve got the topic mastered.<\/p>\n

Whether you struggled with these questions or aced them on your first try, be sure to take the full practice test<\/a> to get a better idea of how prepared you really are!<\/p>\n

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1. Read the paragraph below before answering the question:<\/p>\r\n

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\r\nSome of our most delighted voyageurs are from Portland, Maine. When they had journeyed some 1,500 miles to Omaha they imagined themselves at least half way across our continent. Then, when they had finished that magnificent stretch of some 1,700 miles more from Omaha to Portland, Oregon, in the palace cars of the Union Pacific, they were quite sure of it. Of course, they confessed a sense of mingled disappointment and eager anticipation when they learned that they were yet less than halfway. They learned what is a fact: that the extreme west coast of Alaska is as far west of Sitka as Portland, Maine, is east of Portland, Oregon, and the further fact that San Francisco lacks 4,000 miles of being as far west as Uncle Sam's \"Land's End,\" at extreme Western Alaska.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

What is the main purpose of the paragraph?<\/p>\r\n \r\n