PLATO: ACT COMPASS Placement & Diagnostic Tests
Mathematics
Pre-Algebra/Numerical Skills
Basic Operations with Integers
Basic Operations with Fractions
Basic Operations with Decimals
Exponents
Ratios & Proportions
Percentages
Conversions between Fractions & Decimals
Multiples & Factors of Integers
Absolute Values of Numbers
Averages (arithmetic means)
Order Concepts (greater/less than)
Estimation Skills
Number Theory
Counting Problems & Simple Probability
Algebra
Elementary Algebra
Substituting Values into algebraic
Expressions
Setting up Equations for Given Situations
Basic Operations with Polynomials
Factoring of Polynomials
Solving Polynomials Equations by Factoring
Linear Equations in One Variable
Exponents
Linear Inequalities in One Variable
Intermediate Algebra
Rational Expressions
Exponents
Systems of Linear Equations in Two
Variables
Quadratic Formulas
Absolute Value Equations & Inequalities
Coordinate Geometry
Linear Equations in Two Variables
Distance Formulas in the Plane
Graphing Conics (circle, parabola, etc.)
Graphing Relations in the Plane
Graphing Systems of Equations/Rational
Functions
Midpoint Formulas
College Algebra
Functions
Functions & Their Graphs
Definitions of Functions
Graphs of Functions
More on Graphing Functions
Composite & Inverse Functions
Applications of Functions
Exponents
Exponents & Radicals
Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
Factorials
Common Factors
Factoring II
Factoring Special Cases
Factoring Trinomials I
Factoring Trinomials II
Review: Polynomials/Factoring
Systems of Linear Equations in 3 or More
Variables
Systems – Substitute
Systems – Addition
Word Problems
Roots of Polynomials
Simple Quadratics
Quadratic Equations
Quadratic Formula
Word Problems Ii
Review: Math Sentences
Geometry
Triangles
The Pythagorean Theorem – Geometry
& Measurement 1
Triangles & Lines
Congruent Triangles, Part 1
Congruent Triangles, Part 2
Congruent Triangle Problems
Angles in Pairs
Transitive Properties of Lines
The Sum of the Angles in a Triangle
The Pythagorean Theorem 2
Solving the Right Triangle Problems
30 – 60 Degree Right Triangles
Proportionality
A Sense of Proportion
Not Everything Is Created Equal
Area of Right Triangles &
Parallelograms
Area of Any Triangle
Circles
Circles/Arcs/Circumferences
Circles
Introduction to Circles
Tangents
Arcs & Chords
Inscribed Angles
Circles & Angles
Circles & Segments
Measuring Circumference
The Length of Arcs
The Area of Circles
Angles
Special Angles, Part 1
Special Angles, Part 2
Congruent Angles
Supplementary & Complementary
Angles
Two of a Kind
Rectangles
Special Angles, Part 1
Special Angles, Part 2
Area, Part 1
Area, Part 2
Three-dimensional Concepts
Coordinates in Three Dimensions
Hybrid (composite) Shapes
Symmetry
Translations
Rotations
Trapezoids
Rhombuses & Trapezoids
Area of Trapezoids & Rhombuses
Parallelograms
Parallelograms, Part 1
Parallelograms, Part 2
Trigonometry
Trigonometric Functions & Identities
Radian Measure
Circular Functions
Three More Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometric Identities of a Single
Variable
Trigonometric Identities II
Right-triangle Trigonometry
Trigonometric Equations & Inequalities
Trigonometric Equations
Inverse Trigonometric Functions:
Trigonometry
Graphs of trigonometric functions
Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Special angles (multiples of 30 & 45
degrees)
Laws of Sines & Cosines
Polar Coordinates
Reading
Reading Passages
Social Sciences
Economics
Scarcity
Economic Systems
Production
Division of Labor
Goods & Services
Consumption
Circular Flow of Economic Activity
Public Policy
Behavioral Science
Culture
Norms
Social Systems
Socialization
Stratification
Cultural Change
Conformity
Interaction
Political Science
Reading the Social Sciences
Natural Sciences
Prose Fiction
Humanities
Practical Reading
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning Items
Main Idea of a Passage with Multiple
Paragraphs
Main Idea of a paragraph
Advanced Reading Strategies
A Reading Strategy
Building Reading Skills
Reading the Social Sciences
Reading Literature
Reading History
Reading Science
Recognizing Sequential Relationships
Understanding Logical Relationships 1
Understanding Logical Relationships 2
Chronological & Logical Order
Recognizing Cause-Effect Relationships
Understanding Logical Relationships 1
Understanding Logical Relationships 2
Cause & Effect - Intermediate
Recognizing Comparative Relationships
Understanding Logical Relationships 1
Understanding Logical Relationships 2
Comparison & Contrast
Recognizing Explicit Evidence
Reading Business Letters