Test Overview
The TACHS lasts two and a half hours and contains about 200 multiple-choice questions divided into four subtests—Reading, Language, Math, and Ability.
Reading: Vocabulary
| Time: | 10 minutes |
| Format: | 20 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Definitions |
Reading: Comprehension
| Time: | 25 minutes |
| Format: | 30 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Ability to understand the central meaning of a passage and to recall or locate its details, draw inferences or generalize about what you read. |
Language: Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Usage/Expression
| Time: | 23 minutes |
| Format: | 40 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Ability to understand the structure of sentences and paragraphs and how they work together to convey ideas, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation |
Language: Paragraphs
| Time: | 7 minutes |
| Format: | 10 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Conciseness, clarity, appropriateness of expression, or organization of ideas. |
Math: Concepts, Data Interpretation, and Problem Solving
| Time: | 33 minutes |
| Format: | 32 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Number relations, problem solving, graphical analysis. |
Math: Estimation
| Time: | 7 minutes |
| Format: | 18 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Estimation |
Ability: Similarities and Changes
| Time: | 25 minutes |
| Format: | 40 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Abstract reasoning ability, patterns, visual problems, sequences. |
Ability: Abstract Reasoning
| Time: | 7 minutes |
| Format: | 10 multiple-choice questions |
| Topics Tested: | Abstract reasoning ability, problem solving, patterns |
