In-Home Test Preparation Courses
TAKS,
TAAS, TOEFL, AP, SAT, ACT, GED And More!
We'll Come To Your Home On Your Schedule
Extra-Step Tutoring offers in-home one-on-one test prep courses
for all Elementary through Graduate Level tests.
With helpful tools, worksheets, study sessions and practice
tests, our tutors will help you prepare for the test you are about to take.
Listed below are the tests we currently offer in-home prep
lessons for:
For a definition of what each test is and general test
information, click on the test name below:
ACT™ -- AP™
-- GED -- GRE™
-- ISEE
LSAT™ -- MAT
-- PSAT/NMSQT™ -- SAT™
-- SAT II™
SSAT -- TAKS
-- TOEFL/ESL™
To find out what prep courses we offer online, please click
the "Online" button above.
If the test your are looking for is not listed, please
click here
to contact us for more information.
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ACT™
The American College Testing Assessment (ACT)™
USE: College Admissions
SECTIONS: 4-5 (English, Math, Reading & Science
Reasoning; Optional Writing Section)
TIME: 2 hours & 55 minutes
SCORING: You get 12 separate scores, though, the
Composite Score is the most important. Ranges from 1-36.
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: 20-22
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AP™
Advanced Placement Program™
USE: Course Placement, College
Admissions, College Credit
SUBJECTS: Available for more than 30 courses. To
find out more, please speak to your student's advisor.
FORMAT: Multiple Choice, Short Answer &/or
Essay (Varies By Test)
SCORING: Graded on a scale of 1-5,
with 5 being the highest.
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GED
General Education Development Test
USE: High School Diploma
Equivalent
SUBJECTS: (5) Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Writing Skills, and Interpreting Literature and the Arts.
TIME: 7 hours & 5 minutes total. Each subject
is timed and tested separately.
FORMAT: Multiple Choice or Essay (varies by subject)
SCORING: Graded on a scale of 20-80; The passing
grade in Texas is 45 overall.
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: 50
Graduate Record Examination™
Extra-Step Tutoring offers test prep for the General
Version of the GRE™, along with test
prep for 5 of the 8 available subject tests.
General Test
USE: Graduate School Admission
SECTIONS: Analytical Writing, Verbal Skills and
Quantitative Skills
TIME: 3 hours & 15 minutes (Computer-Based
Test) or 3 hours & 45 minutes (Paper-Based Test)
FORMAT: Multiple Choice or Essay (varies by section)
SCORING: The General Test is graded
by section: Analytical Writing: 0-6; Verbal Skills: 200-800; Quantitive
Skills: 200-800
Subject Test
Please contact us to find out what GRE Subject Tests
we currently offer tutoring for.
USE: Specific Graduate School Admission
SUBJECTS: Biochemistry (Cell & Molecular
Biology), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Literature
in English, Mathematics & Psychology.
TIME: 2 hours & 50 minutes
SCORING: Varies by Subject. Generally,
it is a raw score which is then converted to a scaled score so that comparisons
can be made.
The Independent School Entrance Exam
USE: Admission Into A Private
Middle or High School (not all schools use this test.)
SECTIONS: Math, Verbal, Essay
FORMAT: Multiple Choice & Essay
LSAT™
Law School Admissions Test™
USE: Law School Admission
SECTIONS: Logical Reasoning, Logic Games, Reading
Comprehension, Experimental, Writing Sample.
TIME: 3 hours & 25 minutes Total
FORMAT: Multiple Choice & Essay
SCORING: Graded on a scale of 120-180
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: 151
MAT
Miller Analogies Test
USE: Graduate School
Admission, sometimes used in place of the GRE.
SUBJECT: Consists of 100 partial analogies
SCORING: Raw score based on
number correct out of 100.
PSAT/NMSQT™
Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test™
USE: Practice for the
SAT test. Scholarship committees typically use these scores to determine
eligibility. Usually taken in 10th or 11th Grade.
SECTIONS: Verbal, Math & Writing Skills.
TIME: 2 hours & 10 minutes
FORMAT: Multiple Choice & Answer Grid
(Math Section)
SCORING: Graded on a scale of 60-240 (combines
the actual score from each section)
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: 147
(11th grade students)
SAT™
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) I: Reasoning Test™
SECTIONS: Critical Reading, Mathematics &
Writing
TIME: 3 hours & 45 minutes
FORMAT: Multiple Choice & Answer Grid (Math
Section)
SCORING: Sections scored separately on a scale
of 200-800. The cumulative score is also reported (Math + Reading+Writing)
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: The average
score is 500 for each section, 1500 cumulative.
SAT II™
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) II: Subject Test™
Please contact us to find out what subjects
are currently available for tutoring.
USE: Tests proficiency
in a specific subject. Some colleges require one or more subject tests
along with the SAT I.
SUBJECTS: Available for 20 subjects. To find
out more, please speak to your student's advisor.
SCORING: Scored on a scale of 200-800.
NATIONAL AVERAGE SCORE: Each test
has a different average, though a 600 is considered a solid score on any
of them.
SSAT
Secondary School Admission Test
USE: Admission Into A Private
Middle or High School (not all schools use this test.)
SECTIONS: Math, Verbal, Reading Comprehension
& Essay
TIME: 2 hours & 25 minutes
FORMAT: Multiple Choice & Essay
TAKS™
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills™
To find out specific information on your child's TAKS
testing, please click here
to view the
Texas Education Agency's website or speak directly to
their teacher.
TOEFL™
Test of English as a Foreign Language™
USE: Tests
proficiency of the English Language. Accepted by more than 4000 college's.
TIME: Varies on type (computer or
paper based)
SCORING: No passing or failing score
is given. Scored on a proficiency scale of 83 (elementary) to 267 advanced.
A 300 is a perfect score.
For more information on the TOEFL™,
please contact the testing center at which you will be taking the test.
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respective trademark holders.
None of the trademark holders are affiliated with Extra-Step Tutoring or this
web site.
Extra-Step Tutoring is in now way affiliated with any
of the tests or companies listed on this website.
ACT
ACT is a registered trademark of the ACT
AP
AP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination
Board
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Advanced Placement Program is a registered trademark of
the College Entrance Examination Board
GRE
GRE is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION
Graduate Record Examination is a registered trademark of Educational Testing
Service
LSAT
LSAT is a registered trademark of the Law School Admission Council, Inc.
PSAT/NMSQT
PSAT/NMSQT is a trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and
the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
SAT
SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination
Board
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TAKS
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TAKS is a trademark of the Texas Education
Agency.
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TOEFL
TOEFL is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service
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