Foreign Languages
Standardized Test Prep
- Reading Comprehension across grade-level genres (fiction, nonfiction, realistic fiction, poetry, drama, etc)
- poetry, drama, etc) Reading Skills (main idea, details, sequencing, inferencing, conclusions, summarizing, etc)
- Vocabulary Development (Context Clues, Synonyms, Antonyms, homophones, etc)
- Writing (constructed short responses and extended responses, essays)
- Writing Skills across different genres (narrative, informative, opinion, persuasive, etc)
- Analyzing Test Structure and Literary Elements
- Grammar and Conventions
- Arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
- Word Problems and Multi-Step Problem Solving
- Ratios and Proportional Relationships
- Algebraic Thinking (expressions, equations, inequalities)
- Geometry (shapes, area, perimeter, volume, coordinate planes)
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Interpreting Graphs and Charts
- Physical Science (States of Matter: Solid, Liquid/ Gas Energy: Heat, Light, Sound, Electricity)
- Life Science (Plant and Animal Adaptations, Food Chains and Ecosystems, Human Body Systems)
- Earth and Space Science (Weather and Climate, Rock Cycle and Soil, Water Cycle)
- Scientific Inquiry and Experiments (Making Observations and Predictions, Using Tools like Rulers, Thermometers, Magnifiers)
- offered to students who are applying to Catholic high schools and other specialized schools in NYC
- this exam tests a student's abilities in ELA and Mathematics.
