ELPAC Reading Domain Task Types 4

Question 1

A high school ELPAC Reading task asks a student to read a persuasive essay and identify the author's central claim. Which domain skill is this?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing an author's argument in an informational text

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Identifying figurative language in poetry

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Comparing two literary characters

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Interpreting a data table

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT typically assessed in the ELPAC Reading domain?

Accepted Answer

Writing a multi-paragraph essay

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Understanding the main idea of a passage

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Identifying text structure such as problem/solution

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Interpreting visual information in a diagram

Question 3

A student reads a short poem and is asked what the phrase 'heart of gold' means. This question tests understanding of which literary device?

Accepted Answer

Figurative language / idiom

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Simile

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Alliteration

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Hyperbole

Question 4

In the ELPAC Reading domain, 'text structure' questions typically ask students to identify patterns such as:

Accepted Answer

Cause/effect, compare/contrast, or sequence of events

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Rhyme scheme and meter

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Paragraph length and sentence count

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Author's name and publication date

Question 5

An ELPAC task presents an infographic with statistics about California's water usage and asks comprehension questions. This is best categorized as:

Accepted Answer

Interpret visuals task

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Literary text task

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Compare texts task

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Oral reading task

Question 6

When the ELPAC asks a student to determine the meaning of an unknown word using context clues, this skill is called:

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary in context

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Phonemic awareness

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Text structure analysis

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Author's purpose identification

Question 7

Two ELPAC passages — one literary and one informational — share the theme of perseverance. A question asks how each author presents this theme differently. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Cross-text comparison

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Single-text literary analysis

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Visual interpretation

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Grammar correction