For Christian schools and homeschools
At a Christian school or at home, the road is much the same: daily practice, year-end tests, and in high school the tests for college, including the CLT, which more than 100 Christian colleges accept. Here is everything on Owl in that order, with the free tools for each age first.
Updated October 31, 2026
The CLT, a test many Christian colleges know
The Classic Learning Test draws its reading from the great books. Over 350 colleges accept it, more than 100 of them Christian colleges, and some tie scholarships to it. Owl has free CLT practice for every skill, lessons, a study plan and full practice tests.
- Verbal reasoning
- Grammar and writing
- Quantitative reasoning
- Full practice tests
- Colleges that accept it
Early years: the building blocks
Spelling, math facts and grammar, a little every day. Many Christian schools and homeschools give a year-end test from grade 3.
- Spelling practicePre-K and upHear a word, type it, see the rule. Themed lists, or your own list from this week's lesson.Spelling words by grade
- Math FactsGrades K to 5 for the basicsAdding, taking away, then every times table to 12 × 12, in short timed rounds.Times tables chart
- Owl ThinkersAges 5 to 10Puzzles with patterns, shapes and memory. Thinking games, not test drills.
- Daily Grammar FixGrade 4 and upOne sentence a day: tap the mistake, pick the fix, learn the rule.All the rules
- Grade checkupsGrades 3 to 8A calm run before a year-end test: classic passages, language and math, then a report by skill to print.
- CLT3 to CLT6Grades 3 to 6 · from Classic Learning InitiativesA year-end test a parent gives at home. Its maker says practice is not recommended, so use our free checkup only to meet the format.Homeschool testing, explained
Middle years: reading and reasoning
Harder books and word roots, and for some families Latin. If high school will be at a new school, its entrance test may come in grade 8.
- VocabularyGrades 7 and upWord parts (prefixes, roots and suffixes), plain meanings, example sentences and flash cards.
- Reading libraryGrades 7 and upClassic readings in literature, science, history and the humanities, each with questions explained in full.
- Latin practiceIntroduction and Beginning LatinEndings, sentences, vocabulary, derivatives, mottoes and myths, every question explained.
- Math Facts: mental math and fractionsGrades 5 to 8Two-digit sums, doubling and halving, fractions, decimals and percents.
- CLT7 and CLT8Grades 7 and 8 · from Classic Learning InitiativesVerbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and math, given at home. Practice the skills in Owl Junior.Open Owl Junior
- Grade checkupsGrades 6 to 8A calm run before a year-end test: classic passages, language and math, then a report by skill to print.
- ISEESome private schoolsFor families applying to independent schools that ask for the ISEE.
- SSATSome private schoolsFor schools that ask for the SSAT instead.
High school: ready for college
The CLT, SAT and PSAT/NMSQT open doors to college and scholarships. Start with a free checkup to see where your student stands.
- Reading libraryGrades 9 to 12Classic readings in literature, science, history and the humanities, each with questions explained in full.
- VocabularySAT and CLT wordsWord parts (prefixes, roots and suffixes), plain meanings, example sentences and flash cards.
- Math Facts: test-day mathGrades 9 to 12The quick, no-calculator steps the CLT and SAT reward.
- CLT10Grades 9 and 10A first look at the CLT, scored 0 to 120. Practice it in Owl Junior.Open Owl Junior
- PSAT/NMSQTGrades 10 and 11The junior-year score is the one that counts for National Merit.National Merit, explained
- CLTGrades 10 to 12Accepted by over 350 colleges, some with scholarships tied to it.Colleges that accept it
- Digital SATGrades 11 and 12The test most colleges know best. Owl's SAT practice follows the digital test.CLT or SAT?
Looking at Christian colleges?
Christian School Compass compares Christian and evangelical colleges by chapel times, statement of faith, worship life and cost after aid, and groups them by church family. Free to use.
Questions people ask
Which Christian colleges accept the CLT?
More than 100 Christian colleges are on the CLT's own list of colleges that accept it (our count, matching that list to federal college records in October 2026). Our CLT colleges page lists every college on it, and Christian School Compass, our sister site, describes each Christian college's chapel and faith life.
Does Owl teach from a Christian worldview?
Owl is test practice: reading, grammar, math, vocabulary and Latin. It does not teach doctrine, and it sits beside what your church, school and family teach. The reading library uses classic texts.
We homeschool. Is this page for us too?
Yes. Everything works at home, and the grade checkups are made for homeschool year-end testing. See also the homeschool families page.
Which of these are free?
Spelling, Math Facts, Owl Thinkers, the Daily Grammar Fix, Vocabulary, the Reading library, Latin practice and the grade checkups are free to use, with no account needed to start. Each test also has free practice; the full study plans and extra practice tests are in the paid plans.
Is Owl connected with any test maker?
No. Owl Test Prep is independent and every question is original. The tests named here are trademarks of their makers, which do not endorse this site.
Sources
Read on October 31, 2026. If something here is out of date, write to hello@owltestprep.com and we will fix it.
Owl Test Prep is independent and is not connected with the makers of any test named here. Every Owl question is original.