GLA Content Focus Areas 2

Question 1

A student reads a science article explaining how vaccines work. Which GLA content focus area does this text primarily represent?

Accepted Answer

Informational and explanatory text

Answer

Informational and explanatory texts present factual content to help readers understand a topic, such as how vaccines function.

Question 2

On the GLA, which skill is most directly assessed when students are asked to identify the author's purpose in a nonfiction passage?

Accepted Answer

Reading comprehension and analysis

Answer

Identifying an author's purpose requires comprehension and analytical reading, a core GLA content focus.

Question 3

A GLA prompt asks students to compare two editorials on school lunch policy. Which content area is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Argument and evidence evaluation

Answer

Comparing editorials requires evaluating arguments and evidence, a key GLA informational literacy focus.

Question 4

Which type of text would BEST help a student practice the GLA's focus on drawing inferences from literary passages?

Accepted Answer

A short story with an ambiguous ending

Answer

Short stories with ambiguous endings require readers to infer meaning beyond what is stated, aligning with the GLA literary inference focus.

Question 5

The GLA assesses students' ability to use context clues. Which scenario best demonstrates this skill?

Accepted Answer

Guessing a word's meaning from surrounding sentences

Answer

Using context clues means determining word meaning from surrounding text without outside help, a tested GLA literacy skill.

(GLA) Graduation Literacy Assessments Practice Test