MCA Admissions Test
Sat.,  Feb. 4, 2012,  8:30 am - 12:30 pm
(By appointment after Feb. 4th.)

All students wishing to attend Mount Carmel Academy must take a High School Placement Test.  Admission to MCA is partially subject to evaluation of the applicant's performance on this test.

The test consists of the following subtests: Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Mathematics and Language.

• Verbal Skills: Consists of 60 items yielding the Verbal Skills score. The Verbal Skills measured are synonyms, antonyms, verbal analogies, verbal classifications and logical reasoning.
• Quantitative Skills: Consists of 52 items yielding the Quantitative Skills course. Number series, number manipulations, and geometric and non-geometric quantitative.
• Reading: Consists of 62 items yielding the Reading score for the battery. Among the major comprehension skills measured are the ability to remember important dates and significant details, recognizing central thought and purpose, making logical inferences and understanding vocabulary in context.
• Mathematics: Consists of 64 items yielding the Mathematics score for the battery. Computation problem-solving skills are evaluated, along with the student's knowledge of important concepts and his/her ability to reason.
• Language: Consists of 60 items evaluating student skills in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, usage and composition.