CELDT CELDT Proficiency Levels and Scoring 3

Question 1

The CELDT is administered annually to which group of students?

Accepted Answer

Identified English Learners until they are reclassified as FEP

Answer

The CELDT is given each year to all identified English Learner students in California until they achieve reclassification as Fluent English Proficient.

Question 2

A student at the Advanced CELDT level can BEST be characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Producing English comparable to grade-level native speakers

Answer

Advanced level students demonstrate English language skills comparable to those of native English-speaking peers at their grade level.

Question 3

Which of the following does the CELDT overall score NOT directly measure?

Accepted Answer

Content knowledge in academic subjects

Answer

The CELDT measures English language proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing — not students' mastery of academic subject content.

Question 4

When did the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) replace the CELDT?

Accepted Answer

2018

Answer

The ELPAC officially replaced the CELDT beginning in the 2017-2018 school year as California's state English language proficiency assessment.

Question 5

Which CELDT proficiency level is most likely for a student who recently arrived in the US with no prior English instruction?

Accepted Answer

Beginning

Answer

A student with no prior English instruction would typically score at the Beginning level, the lowest on the CELDT scale.

CELDT - California English Language Development Test Practice Test

CELDT - California English Language Development Test Practice Test

CELDT CELDT Proficiency Levels and Scoring 3