PERT Reading
Test Prep Resources
If you’re studying to prepare for the TABE test, we recommend that you take a few practice tests to see
what kinds of questions are giving you the most trouble. Try visiting these sites to get an idea what
kind of help you may need.
FL Dept. of Education PERT:
PERT Free Practice Test:
http://www.fldoe.org/schools/pdf/PERT-StudentStudyGuide.pdf
http://pertfreetestpractice.com/
College Success (Reading): https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/practiceTest2/reading/question1.html
College Success (Writing):
https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscollege/practiceTest2/writing_mc/question1.html
IRSC PERT: http://www.irsc.edu/uploadedFiles/Admissions/AssessmentServices/PERT-Practice-Test.pdf
SCF PERT Writing:http://www.scf.edu/content/PDF/student_services/testing/WritingPlacementTestPreparation.pdf
Test Prep Review PERT:
http://www.testprepreview.com/pert.htm
Below you’ll find a list of the skills that are tested on the PERT Reading test. Next to each skill, we’ve
included a link to one of our Writing Lab resources that may help you to brush up on this skill.
PERT Skill
Fact and Opinion
Author’s Purpose
Main Idea
Context Clues
Details/Identifying Information
Sentence Relationships
Organizational Patterns
Recommended Writing Lab Resources
 Fact and Opinion Practice Exercises
 Critical Reading Video
 Identifying the Author’s Purpose
 Active Reading Skills Video
 Main Ideas Video
 Implied Main Ideas Video
 4 Types of Context Clues Video
 Vocabulary in Context
 Practice Context Clues
 100 vocabulary words every college
student should know
 Supporting Details Video
 Reading Bar Graphs Video
 Reading Pie Charts Video
 Organizational Patterns and Relationships
Part 1 Video
 Sentence Patterns Practice Exercises
 Dependent Clauses Practice Exercises
 Organizational Patterns and Relationships
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Tone
Bias
Inferences and Conclusions
Transitional Devices
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Part 1 Video
Organizational Patterns and Relationships
Part 2 Video
Patterns of Organization
Recognizing Organizational Patterns
Practice Exercises
Purpose and Tone Video
Identifying Tone Words
Critical Reading Video
Inferences and Conclusions
Inferences Video
Transitions in Reading Comprehension
Transitions