ACCESS Study Guide 2026
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📋 ACCESS Exam Format at a Glance
📚 ACCESS Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample ACCESS Questions & Answers
1. A student writes: 'In contrast, the second experiment had different results.' What is the student doing?
The phrase 'in contrast' signals that the student is showing a difference between two things.
2. What role does ethics play in Academic Vocabulary practice?
Professional ethics provide frameworks for responsible decision-making, ensuring practitioners act in the best interest of those they serve.
3. Which revision improves the redundancy in this sentence: 'She returned back to her hometown where she grew up.'?
'Returned' already means 'went back,' so 'back' and 'where she grew up' are redundant; removing them makes the sentence concise.
4. A student reads a passage about a character preparing for 'trick-or-treating.' To understand this cultural activity, the student must know that it is associated with:
Trick-or-treating is a central Halloween (October 31st) tradition in the U.S. where costumed children go door-to-door collecting candy.
5. On the ACCESS Writing test, which element most clearly shows a student is moving from Level 3 to Level 4 proficiency?
At Level 4, students demonstrate emerging control over cohesive devices like transitional phrases to link ideas across sentences.
6. A corrections officer in Oregon wants to transition to a police officer role. What must they do regarding DPSST certification?
Corrections and police officer certifications are separate under DPSST; a corrections officer must meet all police officer requirements including the basic police course.