The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is an assessment test that measures college readiness in reading, writing, and mathematics for students in Texas. The TSI test is administered by Texas public colleges and universities to ensure that incoming students are prepared for college-level coursework. The TSI helps colleges and universities ensure that their students have the necessary skills to succeed in college-level coursework.
The TSIA2 exam covers two multiple-choice sections: Mathematics and English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR). There is also an essay portion.
From the beginning to the end of the exam, the multiple-choice questions on the test automatically adjust to build or decrease in complexity based on your previous responses. If you don’t show academic readiness in the first part of the exam in either section, you will be presented with a diagnostic subject-specific test. This gives you another chance to perform at a higher level. Remember, because of this, the test might look differently to each person. Because the test is computer adaptive, you cannot go back and change your answers once you have selected them.
You are not allowed a dictionary in the testing center. However, the test itself does have a highlighting function and accessibility tools.
This computer-based exam provides an initial testing period without a time limit, and the test will have an option for you to save your work to finish at a later time. From that point, you have 14 days remaining to complete the TSIA2. The essay part of the exam is the exception to this option. Once you begin the essay, you must finish it in that session.
Testing information pulled from Mometrix with some adaptations.
This video answers the following questions (and more):
Read questions at least 2 times, BEFORE you answer the question.
Double check what the question is asking and what the answers are saying. Things will be worded to test if you notice little details.
Ask yourself questions to break down the passage: What is it about? What’s the main idea? What was the purpose? What is implied? Etc.
Process of elimination: explain why each answer choice is feasible or not.
Use scratch paper to take notes over what you are reading.
Do not write more than 600 words for your essay.
Is the entire answer choice correct?
The first ten questions are the most important.
Focus on key words and transitions.
Re-read the passage with the context of the question in mind.
Avoid exceedingly negative answer choices and absolute answer choices (e.g. always, never, etc.)
Look for the best answer, not necessarily the perfect answer.
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