ELPAC Speaking Domain Task Types 2

Question 1

In the ELPAC Oral Language Production task, a student is shown a picture of a park scene and asked to describe what they see. Which skill is PRIMARILY being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Spontaneous oral description using contextual vocabulary

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Reading comprehension of visual texts

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Written response to visual prompts

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Listening and repeating phrases

Question 2

During the 'Retell a Narrative' speaking task on the ELPAC, the examiner reads a short story aloud and then asks the student to retell it. What does this task primarily measure?

Accepted Answer

Listening comprehension combined with spoken language production

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Ability to read and summarize written text

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Phonemic awareness and pronunciation accuracy

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Vocabulary breadth in isolation

Question 3

A kindergarten student is shown three picture cards and asked to name each one. Which ELPAC speaking task type does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Oral vocabulary naming

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Sentence completion

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Collaborative discussion

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Read-aloud task

Question 4

When an ELPAC speaking task asks a student to respond to the question 'What do you like to do after school and why?', which discourse feature is MOST important for a high score?

Accepted Answer

Providing an extended response with elaboration and reasoning

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Using only present tense verbs consistently

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Answering with a single complete sentence

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Matching the exact phrasing of the question

Question 5

In an ELPAC speaking task at grade 5, a student responds to 'Tell me about a time you solved a problem.' The student says only 'I solved a problem at school.' What score level does this likely reflect?

Accepted Answer

Minimally Developed — the response lacks elaboration and detail

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Well Developed — the student answered the question directly

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Moderately Developed — the answer is grammatically correct

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Not Developed — the student did not answer the question

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the 'Task Comprehension' criterion used when scoring ELPAC speaking tasks?

Accepted Answer

It measures how well the student's response addressed the prompt's intent

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It evaluates whether the student used correct grammar throughout

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It assesses the student's pronunciation and intonation patterns

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It counts the total number of words in the student's response

Question 7

On the ELPAC, which speaking task type asks students to engage in a back-and-forth exchange with the examiner, simulating real conversation?

Accepted Answer

Oral Language Production — Interactive task

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Read Aloud

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Picture-Naming

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Sentence Repetition