READING 3 Test for College Admission

Students work on a sample SAT at a test-prep school in Massachusetts, USA.

TEST for COLLEGE ADMISSION

Read the following conversation between a teenager and his younger brother. Pay special attention to the words in bold. 1.4

A: What’s this? Is it an application for college? B: No, it isn’t. It’s an application for the SAT. A: The SAT? What’s that?

B: It’s a test for college admission1 . A: What are those dates?

B: They’re the dates of the test. The test is only a few times a year. A: What’s that?

B: It’s a test preparation book. The questions are similar to the questions on the SAT. A: What kind of questions are those? B: They’re multiple-choice questions. And these are essay questions. A: Is this a test for all subjects? B: The main test is for reading, math, and writing. A: What about other subjects, like history and science?

B: Tests for those subjects are separate. A: What are all these prices? B: This price is for the main test. These prices are for the subject tests.

1 admission: permission to enter college

COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false.

1. The SAT is a college admissions test. 2. The SAT has only multiple-choice questions. 3. The main SAT has questions about science and history.