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PrepStep for Colleges - Placement Tests and Study Guides: Using the Resources

PrepSTEPĀ® contains online tutorials, test practice, e-books and articles to help students achieve academic success and workplace readiness. It has skill building in English, math and science, career licensing test prep, workplace skill building, GED prep,

Selecting Tests

Once you login to PrepStep and are directed to My Center, you can start exploring the available Resources. To find a test, click Get Started in the Tests box.

For this example, I have chosen Career Preparation. When I click on that, I'm given options for learning workplace skills or preparing for specific exams. 

Screenshot showing What happens when user clicks on Career Preparation menu item from Center

Taking a Tutorial in PrepSTEP

Using the Practice Tests

Once you choose a test, you get options for which one to take. I've chosen "Become a U.S Citizen" from the Build Workplace Skills option for this example. 

Screenshot depicting options that display when Build Workplace Skills is selected from Centers home

I then chose the first item, "U.S. Citizenship Test Practice: Civics Questions Set." There are 7 practice tests for this particular test practice. Clicking Start Test takes you to a page that describes the test, explains the details, and gives you three modes in which to take the test -- simulation, practice, and learner.

Screenshot showing what happens after clicking Start Test: the test-taking mode options are selected here

The simulation option behaves as the test would if you were actually taking it; the practice mode allows you to see the answer explanation and time is not enforced; while the learner mode allows you to see the answers as you go -- its purpose is to help you study.

Sample Test Question

You can move through the test questions, take notes, and save your practice test and return to it later.

Screenshot showing how to flag a test question to review later and how to save test to finish later

Taking a Practice Test in PrepSTEP