COOP (Cooperative Admissions Exam) Exam Survival Guide

Audience: Catholic HS (NJ/metro) | Sections: Sequences • Analogies • Reading • Verbal • Math • Data Analysis

Must-do

• Sequences & analogies: classic verbal/figural relationships.
• Reading: main idea, inference, purpose, vocab in context.
• Math: arithmetic, fractions/percents/ratio, pre-algebra, geometry.
• Data: tables/graphs; simple statistics.

Top traps

• Over-investing in one hard sequence.
• Context vocab: choosing near-synonyms with wrong tone.
• Ratio/percent translation errors.
• Reading “word match” traps vs idea matches.

Quick checks

• Percent: 35% of 160 = 56.
• Analogy: DOCTOR : HOSPITAL :: TEACHER : SCHOOL.
• Data: read median from small dataset.
• Reading: underline thesis + 2 supports.

You will make

• Relationship Map (analogy types).
• Ratio↔Percent Translator mini-sheet.
• Graph/Chart Question Stems list.
• Context-Clue Bookmark (definition, contrast, example).

Last-48h

• 2 timed Reading sets (10–12 Q).
• 20 math mixed (ratio/percent/geo).
• 15 verbal (syn/ant/analogies).
• 8 data-interpretation Qs.
• Skim formulas + common roots/prefixes.

Speed tactics

• Two-pass every section; lock sure points first.
• Convert words→equations before crunching.
• For vocab, test tone and fit in the sentence.

Day-of plan

• 8-minute drill: 6 math + 6 verbal.