NOVEMBER 18, 1960
Board Examinations Dec. 3 For College Bound Students
These tests, known as the "College Boards," are prepared by the college board committees with the help of an educational testing service.
In order to take these tests, an application card, filled out by the student, must be sent to the College Board office. Payment of the fee alone does not constitute registration. The fee, however, should be enclosed with the application card.
The three-hour scholastic apti-tude test (SAT) is designed to measure a student's ability to grasp things. It is primarily a test of reasoning ability.
ACH, the achievement tests, are one hour in length and are offered in English, social studies, intermediate math, advanced math, biology, chemistry, physics, and six languages. The writing sample (WS) is an English essay on an assigned topic. This is written by the student at the test center. The College Board will forward this essay to the college named by the student.
These tests are designed to help colleges make choices from the applications of students who desire admission. Together with the high school record, letters of recommendation, and interviews, the Board can forecast quite well how the student is likely to do in college.
Refrain means:
(a) undertake (b) conceal (c) decide (d) identify (e) address
Fill in the blanks with the proper words:
Since growth is not a process for all people, the importance of studying the growth pattern has been emphasized.
(a) uniform: individual. (b) healthy: normal (c) unique: varying (d) simple: fundamental (e) normal: typical
Select the best lettered pair which matches, similar to the original pair: Torch: liberty
(a) waiter: tray (b) obstinacy: persuasion (c) religion: heresy (d) surprise: exclamation
Solve this problem:
If 7y equals 28, then 2y equals (?)
(a) 20 (b) 140 (c) 160 (d) 18 (e) 8
The personnel office has several booklets explaining the tests which are available to the student. These booklets contain application blanks and other needed material.