ELPAC Reading Domain Task Types 5

Question 1

Which ELPAC Reading task type is specifically designed to measure a student's ability to synthesize information from more than one source?

Accepted Answer

Read and Compare Texts

Answer

The 'Read and Compare Texts' task type is designed to measure synthesis skills by requiring students to analyze connections across multiple passages.

Question 2

A student reads a fictional story about a girl who moves to a new city and answers questions about how she feels. Which ELPAC skill is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Understanding character's perspective and feelings in a literary text

Answer

Identifying a character's feelings and perspective is a core literary text comprehension skill tested in the ELPAC Reading domain.

Question 3

On the ELPAC, when a reading task uses a glossary sidebar to define difficult words, this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

An embedded language support scaffold

Answer

Glossary sidebars are embedded scaffolds provided to support English learners in accessing grade-level text without penalizing vocabulary gaps.

Question 4

A student reads a passage about the American Revolution and answers: 'What happened after the Boston Tea Party?' This question type is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Sequential / chronological comprehension

Answer

Questions asking what happened after a specific event test sequential or chronological comprehension, a text structure skill in ELPAC Reading.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the ELPAC Reading domain overall?

Accepted Answer

To measure the English reading proficiency of English learners for California reclassification decisions

Answer

The ELPAC Reading domain measures English reading proficiency to inform placement and reclassification decisions for English learners in California schools.

(ELPAC) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Practice Test Practice Test

(ELPAC) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Practice Test Practice Test

ELPAC Reading Domain Task Types 5