ACCESS Assessment Preparation 2

Question 1

The ACCESS test uses Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) to describe what students can do at each level. How many proficiency levels does ACCESS use?

Accepted Answer

6 levels (1-6)

Answer

ACCESS uses 6 proficiency levels, ranging from Level 1 (Entering) to Level 6 (Reaching).

Question 2

A student receives a Composite score of 4.2 on the ACCESS test. Which proficiency level does this score fall under?

Accepted Answer

Expanding

Answer

A score of 4.2 falls in the Expanding level, which spans approximately scores 4.0–5.0.

Question 3

Which domain on the ACCESS test is typically weighted most heavily when calculating the Composite score?

Accepted Answer

Writing

Answer

Writing is weighted at 35% in the Composite score formula, making it the most heavily weighted domain.

Question 4

When preparing for the ACCESS Writing domain, which skill is most important for a student at the Bridging level to demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

Organizing ideas coherently with varied sentence structures

Answer

Bridging-level students are expected to produce organized, extended writing with complex and varied sentence structures.

Question 5

A teacher is reviewing ACCESS Interpretive reading tasks. What type of reading passage is most commonly used at the Grade Band 6-8 level?

Accepted Answer

Short literary and informational texts with academic vocabulary

Answer

Grade Band 6-8 ACCESS reading tasks feature literary and informational texts that include academic and domain-specific vocabulary.

(ACCESS) Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners Practice Test

(ACCESS) Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Language Learners Practice Test

ACCESS Assessment Preparation 2