ORT Main Test study guide
ORT Main Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ORT Main Test study guide has 6 sections and about 1,951 words.
01Mathematical Literacy - Number, Algebra and Computation
The Number, Algebra and Computation domain tests whether you can move fluently between fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and algebraic expressions, and whether you can justify each step rather than guess. Questions are short but layered: a correct method with one sign error loses the mark.
338 words, about 2 min02Mathematical Literacy - Geometry, Measurement and Spatial Reasoning
Geometry, Measurement and Spatial Reasoning tests angle facts, perimeter, area, volume, Pythagoras, similarity and unit conversion, often combined in a single diagram-free description. Angles on a straight line sum to 180°; angles around a point sum to 360°; vertically opposite angles are equal.
340 words, about 2 min03Mathematical Literacy - Data, Functions and Applied/Word Problems
Data, Functions and Applied/Word Problems tests your ability to read quantitative information, choose the right model, and translate a verbal scenario into an equation or rate. Mean = sum ÷ count; median = middle value when ordered; mode = most frequent.
328 words, about 2 min04Verbal Literacy - Reading Comprehension and Text Analysis
Reading Comprehension and Text Analysis tests whether you can identify what a passage says, what it implies, and how it is built. Answers must be grounded in the text, not in prior opinion.
329 words, about 2 min05Verbal Literacy - Language Norms, Grammar and Vocabulary
Language Norms, Grammar and Vocabulary tests Standard Written English: agreement, pronoun reference, modifier placement, punctuation, tense consistency, parallel structure and precise word choice. Subject–verb agreement : find the true subject, ignoring prepositional phrases.
313 words, about 2 min06Verbal Literacy - Literature and Cultural/Contextual Knowledge
Literature and Cultural/Contextual Knowledge tests how well you read literary language and place a text in its setting: genre, voice, figurative language, theme and allusion. Figurative language : simile compares using like/as; metaphor states one thing is another; personification gives human qualities to non-human things; hyperbole exaggerates; irony says the opposite of what is meant or shows a gap between expectation and outcome.
303 words, about 2 min