Entrance Exam

 IOWA TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS 

TESTING DATES 2008-2009

Students interested in Marist Academy are required to take the IOWA as part of the application process. The IOWA Tests of Basic Skills will be administered on the following dates:

                 Saturday, November 15, 2008   8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

                 Saturday, December 6, 2008     8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

         Saturday, February 7, 2009 (make-up day) 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Students may register for the IOWA at our Open House or by calling the school office (248-373-5371)

Students are asked to bring the following items:

• Two #2 sharpened pencils - no calculator
• A $24.00 check payable to Marist Academy or CASH
• A bottle of water

The IOWA assessment gives us a clearer understanding of a student's capabilities in the following areas:
READING
A student's understanding of vocabulary and word usage will be measured. Reading comprehension, as well as analysis and interpretation of a passage, will also be assessed.

LANGUAGE
The Language assessment involves the generally accepted rules that are used in writing and English. In the spelling section, the students must recognize misspelled words. In the sections on capitalization and punctuation, students will identify errors that appear in each of several sentences. Students must recognize the correct use of words in a sentence in the usage area. In the last part of the Language test, the student's writing will be examined.

MATHEMATICS
The Math Concepts area of the test deals with such topics as numbers and number sentences, geometry, measurement, and fractions. Students will solve story problems and interpret data presented in graphs and tables. The test includes problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers.