DRP Cloze Procedure and DRP Format

Question 1

What assessment method does the DRP use to measure reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Modified cloze procedure with multiple-choice answers

Answer

The DRP uses a modified cloze procedure in which students select the best word from provided choices to fill in blanks within prose passages.

Question 2

In the DRP format, students encounter blanks within a passage and must:

Accepted Answer

Select the best-fitting word from a set of provided answer choices

Answer

Students choose from multiple provided options for each blank, making this a multiple-choice cloze format rather than a free-recall task.

Question 3

How many answer choices are typically provided for each blank in a DRP cloze passage?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

The DRP typically provides five answer choices per blank, one of which is the correct contextually meaningful word.

Question 4

Successful completion of DRP cloze items primarily demonstrates that a reader:

Accepted Answer

Uses contextual information to construct meaning from text

Answer

Choosing the correct word for each blank requires integrating surrounding context to construct meaning, which is the core comprehension skill the DRP measures.

Question 5

Which cognitive process does the DRP cloze format most directly target?

Accepted Answer

Constructive comprehension using contextual clues

Answer

The cloze format requires readers to construct meaning by drawing on surrounding text context, measuring constructive comprehension rather than rote recall.

DRP - Degrees of Reading Power Practice Test

DRP - Degrees of Reading Power Practice Test

DRP Cloze Procedure and DRP Format