Frequently Asked Questions

1. What will be covered?

We will review the 3 core exams:

a.) Applied Math - 30% of the most frequently tested "question types" in functional algebra, tested at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Basic question-types:

Calculating Simple Tax Rates,

Calculating Simple Percentages, and

Calculating Simple Decimals

Intermediate question-types:

Numerical Operations & Functions,

Intermediate Word Problems with Fractions, &

Intermediate Word Problems with Mixed Numbers

Advanced question-types:

Work-rate Problems of Multiple Dynamics,

Advanced Variable & Tiered Costs,

Geometry (Area), &

Geometry (Volume)

b.) Workplace Documents - covers reading comprehension of common workplace documents like company emails and workplace bulletins under basic, intermediate, and intermediate-advanced level question-types.

Basic question-types:

Choosing when to perform a specific step out of a series of steps,

Applying instructions to a situation that resembles another situation described in the passage,

Choosing a course of action when changing conditions require different steps to be taken than the standard ones, &

Defining an intermediate-level of verbiage found in the passage 

Intermediate question-types:

Inferring implied information,

Inferring the meaning of technical terms from context, &

Identifying the rationale behind a document or a section of a document

Intermediate-Advanced question-types:

Making inferences to achieve a goal,

Defining an intermediate-advanced level of verbiage found in the passage, &

Understanding an intermediate-advanced level instruction

c.) Graphic Literacy - covers common & realistic charts & graphs that may lead to further basic, intermediate, and advanced conclusions and calculations in business, in finance/economics, and in the workplace.

Basic question-types:

Recall simple information from straightforward graphics (e.g., finding one data point in a bar graph or table).

Use basic calculations (e.g., adding or comparing values directly from a graphic).

Draw obvious or direct conclusions using single-step reasoning.

Intermediate question-types:

Use inferences to draw logical conclusions from moderately complex visuals (e.g., interpreting trends, estimating values).

Perform multi-step calculations to determine practical or comparative amounts.

Analyze moderately technical language or labels in charts and graphs (e.g., reading units, interpreting legends, understanding layout).

Advanced question-types:

Analyze complex or abstract visuals, often integrating information from multiple graphics.

Perform higher-order calculations to determine theoretical or less obvious values (e.g., rates, percentages, changes over time).

Draw layered or consequential inferences that require connecting ideas across several parts of one or more visuals.

2. What do(es) my child(ren) have to know before they come?

They need to be in high school, and they should understand middle-school math.

3. What should my child(ren) bring?

A notebook, pencil, and a calculator.