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

Answer

Picture description tasks assess a student's ability to spontaneously produce oral language using vocabulary appropriate to the visual context.

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

Answer

The Retell a Narrative task requires students to listen actively and then reproduce the story content orally, measuring both comprehension and production.

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

Answer

Naming objects from picture cards is an oral vocabulary naming task assessing a young student's productive English vocabulary at a foundational level.

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

Answer

Higher performance levels on ELPAC speaking tasks require extended discourse with elaboration, supporting ideas, and reasoning rather than minimal responses.

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

Answer

A single, unexpanded sentence with no detail, reasoning, or context reflects Minimally Developed proficiency for an extended speaking task at grade 5.

(ELPAC) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Practice Test

(ELPAC) English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Practice Test

ELPAC Speaking Domain Task Types 2