Free readiness checks · Grades 6 to 12

Is my student ready for what comes next?

Twelve free checks for the next class or step: Algebra I to AP Calculus, reading and writing, honors and AP, a first college course, and executive function. Each one ends with exactly what to practice.

Free, about 5 to 25 minutes each, no sign-up.Each check shows what your student already has, what to practice, and the course or support that fits next. Nothing you type leaves this device.

How it works

Pick the class or step coming next.
Your student takes the check; results come by topic or skill.
Practice the gaps with a self-paced course, or talk it over with your Caveat advisor.

Math

Ready for Algebra I? · Grades 6 to 8 · about 20 minutes
Fifteen questions on the skills Algebra I builds on, with results by topic.
Ready for Geometry? · Grades 8 to 10 · about 20 minutes
Fifteen questions on the algebra and measurement Geometry uses, with results by topic.
Ready for Algebra II? · Grades 9 to 11 · about 25 minutes
Fifteen questions on the Algebra I skills Algebra II assumes, with results by topic.
Ready for AP Calculus AB? · Grades 10 to 12 · about 25 minutes
Fifteen precalculus questions, with results by topic.
Physics or chemistry next? · Grades 8 to 11 · about 10 minutes
Math readiness, course order and interests, and which science to take next.

Reading and writing

Reading stamina check · Grades 6 to 12 · about 15 minutes
A short passage and five questions: reading pace, comprehension and stamina.
Writing check · Grades 6 to 12 · about 10 minutes
What is working in a piece of writing, and what to revise first.

Course level

Ready for honors? · Grades 7 and 8 · about 10 minutes
Subject by subject, with a check on the total workload.
Is this AP course a good fit? · Grades 9 to 12 · about 5 minutes
Six questions for eighteen common AP courses.
Ready for a college course? · Grades 9 to 12 · about 10 minutes
Reading, writing, independence, time and maturity, before a first college course.

Skills

Executive function self-check · Grades 6 to 12 · about 10 minutes
Sixteen statements for the student and a parent, with results by skill.

Testing

SAT or ACT: which fits? · Grades 9 to 11 · about 5 minutes
Which test to try first, and why.

Readiness checks are a starting point for a conversation, not a placement test. The school decides course placement; bring the results to the counselor or teacher.

Want help with this part? Your Caveat advisor reads the results with you and builds the plan for next year's classes.

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This tool is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Each college decides admission, aid and how credit counts, and requirements change; check each college's own pages. Examples are examples, not promises. Caveat Academic Services is an independent college preparation company. Students do all of their own work.