ELPAC Reading Domain Task Types 3

Question 1

A Grade 3 ELPAC Reading task shows a fable and asks the student what lesson the story teaches. Which comprehension skill is targeted?

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Identifying the moral or theme of a literary text

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Decoding multi-syllabic words

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Counting sentences in each paragraph

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Locating the author's name

Question 2

Which ELPAC Reading task type would most likely ask a student to read a science article and answer questions about cause and effect?

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Read Informational Text

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Read Literary Text

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Read and Compare Texts

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Read and Interpret Visuals

Question 3

On the ELPAC, a student reads a passage and then answers questions using only information stated directly in the text. This tests which skill?

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Identifying literal comprehension / explicit information

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Making inferences

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Summarizing an author's opinion

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Evaluating the author's style

Question 4

An ELPAC Reading task includes a map with a legend and asks students which region has the most rainfall. What is being assessed?

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Interpreting a visual/graphic element

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Reading a literary narrative

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Comparing two informational texts

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Identifying figurative language

Question 5

Which feature of ELPAC Reading tasks ensures they are appropriate for English learners at different proficiency levels?

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Tasks are scaffolded with supports such as glossed words or sentence frames

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All tasks are identical regardless of grade

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Tasks are only given orally

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Tasks avoid academic vocabulary entirely

Question 6

A student is asked to read two short stories with the same setting but different characters and answer questions about the differences. Which ELPAC task type is this?

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Read and Compare Texts

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Read Informational Text

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Read and Interpret Visuals

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Read Literary Text

Question 7

In ELPAC Reading, what does it mean when a question asks for an 'inference'?

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The student uses clues in the text plus background knowledge to figure out something not directly stated

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The student copies a sentence from the text

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The student defines a vocabulary word using a dictionary

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The student counts the total number of words in a passage