FREE Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment General Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the passage's title?

Accepted Answer

An Overview of Vocational Counseling

Answer

Why Students Need Vocational Counseling

Answer

The Duties of the Vocational Counselor

Answer

The Value of the Vocational Counselor

Question 2

The students that get the most from vocational counseling often are, according to the passage:

Accepted Answer

Those who do not have a chosen profession.

Answer

Those who already know their eventual career choice.

Answer

Those who have a vocational counselor in their school.

Answer

Those who are honest about their interests.

Question 3

The passage's primary goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Tell what vocational counseling can do for students.

Answer

Talk about evaluation instruments.

Answer

Argue for vocational counseling as a career choice.

Answer

Give positive and negative ideas about vocational counseling.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the passage is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Children from high-income homes often begin school with stronger basic skills than children from lower-income homes.

Answer

Learning at school is preferable to learning at home.

Answer

Children from low-income homes are always weaker in basic skills than children from higher-income homes.

Answer

Holding children back a year from starting school is always a mistake.

Question 5

What is the primary intent behind this passage?

Accepted Answer

To explain the disparity in basic skills when kids initially enter school.

Answer

To tell that not all students are starting school with the same basic skills.

Answer

To persuade parents to have their kids begin school on time.

Answer

To explain the problems teachers have with some students.

Question 6

Which of the following would be a supporting point that could give the piece more depth?

Accepted Answer

The year after the legislation passed, women’s participation in sports increased 45% from the year before.

Answer

The Summer and Winter Olympics were held later that year.

Answer

Some sports were not interesting to women.

Answer

Richard Nixon was eventually impeached for his role in the Watergate scandal.

Question 7

All of the following propositions are accurate in light of the passage EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Student opinions are not as important as discussions about vocabulary words.

Answer

Teachers should ask questions as they read.

Answer

Older students can still benefit from being read aloud to.

Answer

Predicting what will happen in a story is an important skill for all students.