COM-FSM Placement study guide
COM-FSM Placement · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The COM-FSM Placement Examination is the assessment instrument used by the College of Micronesia-FSM, a learner-centered institution of higher education serving the Federated States of Micronesia, to determine where incoming students begin their studies. Placement exams of this type are intended for applicants, newly admitted students, and returning learners who need to demonstrate readiness for college-level coursework or be directed into developmental or preparatory courses before enrolling in credit-bearing classes. The COM-FSM Placement study guide has 4 sections and about 1,466 words.
01English / Writing Skills
Writing Skills questions ask you to improve sentences and short passages: choosing the clearest, most grammatical version of an idea, fixing errors in agreement, tense, pronoun reference, and punctuation, and recognizing when a sentence is already correct. Sentence completeness: every sentence needs a subject and a working verb.
381 words, about 2 min02Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension asks you to read a short passage and answer questions about its main idea, supporting details, vocabulary in context, inferences, the author's purpose or tone, and the logical relationships between ideas. detail: the main idea is the point the whole passage supports; details illustrate it.
381 words, about 2 min03Mathematics
Mathematics questions cover arithmetic with fractions, decimals, and percents; ratios and proportions; basic algebra (solving equations, simplifying expressions); geometry (perimeter, area, angles); and interpreting word problems and simple data. Order of operations: work parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division left to right, then addition and subtraction left to right.
344 words, about 2 min04Sentence Skills / Language Usage
Sentence Skills questions focus on the mechanics and usage that make writing correct and clear: punctuation, capitalization, word choice, commonly confused words, modifiers, parallel structure, and sentence combining. Commas: separate items in a series, set off introductory phrases, and mark nonessential clauses.
360 words, about 2 min