The Principal Purpose of College Admissions Tests Such as the SAT

question 27

Multiple Choice

The principal purpose of college admissions tests such as the SAT and ACT is to predict success in college. Recently, they have also been used to ___.

• A) define institutional images for colleges
• B) certify students for high school graduation
• C) identify high school students needing remedial work
• D) select military recruits

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Definitions:

Military Leader

An individual who commands and leads armed forces or groups within them, often possessing qualities such as courage, strategic planning, and decision-making skills.

Roosevelt Corollary

1904 announcement by President Theodore Roosevelt, essentially a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, that the United States could intervene militarily to prevent interference from European powers in the Western Hemisphere.

International Police Power

The assertion of a nation's authority beyond its borders, often to protect its own interests or to maintain international peace and security.

Western Hemisphere

The half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London) and east of the antimeridian, encompassing the Americas.