TestMasters HSPT Course Format

The High School Placement Test asks 298 questions in about two and a half hours, which means roughly half a minute per question. The course is organized around that arithmetic: content first, then the pacing that lets a student use it.

The exam we are preparing you for

Section	Questions	Time
Verbal Skills	60	16 minutes
Quantitative Skills	52	30 minutes
Reading (comprehension and vocabulary)	62	25 minutes
Mathematics	64	45 minutes
Language	60	25 minutes

No calculator is permitted and there is no penalty for a wrong answer, so leaving a bubble empty is simply giving away a point. That single habit is worth several questions on its own.

The classes

Twelve meetings: four math classes of three hours, four verbal classes of three hours, and four full-length HSPT exams taken under test conditions.

Verbal Skills. Analogies, classification, antonyms and logic, taught as four distinct question types rather than one vague section.
Latin and Greek roots. The fastest route to the vocabulary this exam rewards.
Reading. Passage strategy plus the vocabulary-in-context questions that follow it.
Quantitative Skills. Series, comparisons and number manipulation, where recognizing the pattern beats computing it.
Mathematics. Arithmetic, algebra and geometry without a calculator, drilled until the mental steps are automatic.
Language. Grammar, usage, punctuation and spelling, the section students most often leave unprepared and the easiest one to gain on.

Materials and feedback

Each student receives the Test Masters HSPT manual, and every lesson is taught from its 200-plus pages; two extra full-length exams are bound into the back. We practice on official HSPT material so in-class scores mean something, and each exam comes back as a machine-scored breakdown by question type that tells you precisely where the next hour of study belongs.

See the HSPT classroom course or call (281) 276-7777.