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Preparing for the Test

Once your completed application has been processed you will be scheduled for the Aptitude Test Battery. The test consists of Algebra and Functions and Reading Comprehension. The Test will last approximately 2 1/2 hours. In order to qualify for an interview, you will need to score a 4 or higher. If you do not meet the qualifying score, you must wait 3 months to test again.

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The Algebra test consists of 33 questions and you are allowed 46 minutes to complete. The Reading Comprehension test consists of 36 questions and you are allowed 51 minutes. We will take a 10 minute break between the two tests.​​​

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TEST DAY

  • We ask that you arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled test.

  • You must bring a photo ID to the testing session. No ID, no test.

  • No cell phones, smart watches or calculators are allowed in the testing lab. We will provide you with pencil and paper.

  • Plan on being here for approximately 3 hours.

  • You must stay for the whole test in order to receive a score. 

  • Do not attempt to retake the test for 3 months after your last test date. If you retest before the 3 month time frame, here or another location, your score will not be valid and you will have to wait 3 months to be rescheduled. Take this warning seriously. Deliberate attempts to violate this 3 month retake provision could result in permanent disqualification.

  • Please make arrangements with the JATC before test date if you will need special accommodations during the testing procedures.

Special Accomodations

We recognize and comply with our obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act to not discriminate against qualified persons with disabilities. If you are a person with a physical or mental impairment (including learning disabilities) that you believe may affect your ability to complete any aspect of the application process (including testing), and if you need an accommodation to ensure that the test battery accurately measures your skills and abilities, you must notify the JATC before, or as soon as you are scheduled to take the aptitude test battery.

 

Accommodation requests given on the test day CANNOT

be addressed that day. In most cases, you will need to provide:

Documentation of your disability, and

Documentation of the need for a particular accommodation.

Sample Test Questions


​​This is a test of your ability to solve problems using algebra.
 

  1. Consider the following formula:
    A = B + 3 (4 - C)
    If B equals 5 and C equals 2, what is the Value of A?

    ​A. 7
    B. 11
    C. 12
    D. 17
     

  2. Consider the following formula:
    y = 3 ( x + 5 ) ( x - 2 )
    Which of the following formulas is equivalent to this one?

    A. y=3x2+9x-30
    B. y=x2+3x-lO
    C. y=3x2+3x-lO
    D. y=3x2+3x-30
     

  3. Consider the following pattern of numbers:
    110, 112, 107, 109, 104
    What is the next number in the pattern?

    A.97
    B. 99
    C. 106
    D.109
     

  4. Consider the following formula:
    a = 1/2 b - 4
    Which of the following statements is true for this formula?

    A. When the value of b is less than 8, a is negative.
    B. When the value of b is greater than 8, a is negative.
    C. When the value of b is less than 8, a is positive.
    D. When the value of b is greater than 4, a is positive.
     

  5. Consider the following table:
         X       Y
         0      -5
         1      -4
         2      -3
         3      -2
         4      -1
         5       0
         6       1
    Which of the following choices represents the same relationship as demonstrated in this table?

A.
     X           Y
     10      -40
     20      -30
     30      -20
     40      -10

B. Y = x/2 - 5

C. Y is equivalent to the difference between the value of X and a constant C, where C equals 5.

D. 

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Reading Comprehension Sample Questions

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This test measures your ability to obtain information from written passages. You will be presented with a passage followed by a number of questions about it. A sample passage is shown below, followed by three sample questions.

This passage is shorter than those on the actual test.

 

 

The timing of New Year’s Day has changed with customs and calendars. The Mayan civilization, on what is now called the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, celebrated the New Year on one of the two days when the noonday sun is directly overhead. In the equatorial regions of the earth, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the sun is in this position twice a year, once on its passage southward, and once on its passage northward. At the early Mayan city of Izapa in the southern Yucatan, the overhead date for the sun on its southward passage was August 13. The Mayans celebrated this as the date for the beginning of the New Year. Later at the more northerly Mayan site at Edzna, the corresponding overhead date is July 26. Analyses of Mayan pictorial calendars indicate that they celebrated the New Year on August 13 prior to 150 AD, and on July 26 after that year. This change has been explained by archaeological dating showing that 150 AD was the time that the Mayans moved the hub of their civilization from the southern to the northern site.

 

 

1. According to the passage, the sun at Edzna was directly overhead at noon on:

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   A. July 26 only

   B. August 13 only

   C. July 26 and one other date

   D. August 13 and one other date

 

2. If the Mayans had moved their civilization’s center south of Izapa, their new date for celebration of the New Year would probably have been closest to which of the following dates?

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   A. January 1

   B. February 20

   C. March 25

   D. September 15

 

3. Based on the information in the passage, which of the following statements is true?

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   A. Mayans made Edzna the capital because it was more temperate than Izapa.

   B. All Mayans moved to Edzna in 150 AD.

   C. Mayans used calendars to mark the passage of time.

   D. The Mayan city of Izapa was destroyed in 150 AD.

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SAMPLE TEST ANSWER KEY
Algebra and Functions
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C
Reading Comprehension
1. C
2. D
3. C

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