Read through the following list of suggestions; then try a sample test.

• Some students do better by reading the entire paragraph to get a general sense of it. Then they decide what specific piece of information is missing.

• Some students look for clues to the missing word by carefully reading the sentences that come before and after the key sentence. Then they select a word from the five choices.

• Some students do not look at the word choices until after they have tried to guess a word from their own vocabulary which makes sense. Then they compare that word to the choices offered on the test
  
  

• The test moves from easy paragraphs to more difficult paragraphs. So spend more time on the first 55 items because you are more likely to select the correct response from these paragraphs. If you change your answer, erase carefully!

• Making an educated guess is a good tip. Guessing without having any idea what the word choice might be is not valuable. Oakton College is trying to determine how well you can handle college-level textbook material. As a learner, this information will be important to you, so help us evaluate your reading ability as accurately as possible.