• One hundred percent of the graduation exam is multiple-choice.
• It is generally written on the eleventh-grade level.
• It requires students to demonstrate what they have learned in
required high school core course work and emphasizes logic, problem solving,
and other thinking skills.
• The reading section requires students to read and comprehend articles,
poems, editorials, manuals, and other similar materials.
• The language section focuses on grammar skills, punctuation, word
choice, sentence structure, and organizational skills for writing.
• Most of the math section contains questions about basic Algebra
I skills. It also covers some pre-geometry taught in grades seven and
eight.
• Most of the science section includes biology questions. The rest
is physical science taught in grades seven, eight, and nine.
The
above information originated from the work of Susan
Hayes, Principal in the Hartselle City School System.
