Where and when do I take the HSPT test?

November 23rd, any Catholic high school you are interested in attending

What are the five subtests on the HSPT?

verbal skills, reading, math, language, and quantitative skills

How is the HSPT test scored?

percentile-your score is compared to other students

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On the verbal skills subtest, how many questions and how much time do you get?
60 questions/16 minutes
60 questions/18 minutes
40 questions/10 minutes
50 questions/ 20 minutes
2
If there are 64 questions on the Mathematics portion of the test, how much time do you receive?
50 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
64 minutes
3
If the Language subtest has 60 questions, then how long do you get to complete them?
60 minutes
30 minutes
50 minutes
25 minutes
4
What is the purpose of the HSPT test?
helps place students into 9th grade math and english classes
helps determine which students receive merit scholarships
all of the above
helps high schools make admission decisions
5
What types of questions does the HSPT consist of?
short answer
true/false
multiple choice
matching
6
Where and when do I take the HSPT test?
January 11th, University of CIncinnati
November 23rd, OLV
December 1st, Elder High School
November 23rd, any Catholic high school you are interested in attending
7
What are the five subtests on the HSPT?
verbal skills, written skills, reading, math, and language
verbal skills, reading, math, language, and cognitive skills
verbal skills, reading, math, language, and quantitative skills
reading, math, language, social studies, and science
8
What types of questions are on the quantitative skills test?
comparison
sequences
all of the above
computation
9
What types of questions does the language portion of the HSPT test not consist of?
spelling
capitalization, puncutation, language usage
reading
composition
10
What types of questions do not make up the verbal skills portion of the test?
synonyms/antonyms
spelling
verbal classification and verbal logic
analogies
11
Approximately, how long is the HSPT test?
2 hours
2.5 hours
3 hours
1.5 hours
12
How many times can I take the HSPT test?
twice
3 times
as many times as I want
once
13
On the quantitative skills subtest, how many questions and how long do you get?
52 questions/ 60 minutes
52 questions/30 minutes
50 questions/ 30 minutes
52 questions/52 minutes
14
If the reading subtest is only 25 minutes, how many questions are on that portion of the test?
25
50
62
40
15
Knowing the material is the only component of the HSPT.
False
True
16
What types of questions make up the Math portion of the HSPT test?
exponents, radicals, and algebra
geometry, logic, word problems, statistics and probability
all of the above
conversions, fractions, decimals, percents, and ratios
17
How is the HSPT test scored?
pass or fail
by grade- A, B, C, D, F
percentile-your score is compared to other students
percentile- the number correct out of the total as a percentage
18
How many total questions will you have answered after the HSPT test?
300
250
150
298
19
What types of questions do not make up the reading portion of the test?
words in context
vocabulary
punctuation
general comprehension, specific comprehension
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If I finish all of the questions on one subtest, I can go back and finish the questions from another subtest.
true
false

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