GMAS Test Administration and Security 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student finishes the GMAS early and wants to leave the testing room. What should the test administrator do?
- Allow the student to leave immediately and quietly
- Have the student sit quietly until the session ends or review answers (Correct answer)
- Let the student use their phone while waiting
- Send the student to the library to read
Correct answer: Have the student sit quietly until the session ends or review answers
Students who finish early must remain seated and may review their work; they cannot leave or engage in non-test activities.
Question 2: Which action constitutes a testing irregularity that must be reported to the school assessment coordinator?
- A student sharpening a pencil during testing
- A test booklet being found in the hallway after testing (Correct answer)
- A student asking for additional scratch paper
- The test administrator reading directions aloud
Correct answer: A test booklet being found in the hallway after testing
A test booklet found outside the testing room is a security breach and must be reported to the school assessment coordinator immediately.
Question 3: What is the correct procedure when a student becomes ill during GMAS testing?
- Continue testing and document the illness afterward
- Collect the student's materials, note the stop time, and follow illness procedures (Correct answer)
- Allow the student to complete the section at home
- Have another student help the ill student finish
Correct answer: Collect the student's materials, note the stop time, and follow illness procedures
When a student becomes ill, the administrator collects materials, records the stop time, and follows district procedures for make-up testing.
Question 4: How must test administrators handle seating arrangements in the GMAS testing room?
- Students may sit wherever they choose
- Seats should be arranged to minimize opportunities for students to view each other's responses (Correct answer)
- Students must sit in alphabetical order only
- Seating is determined solely by the principal
Correct answer: Seats should be arranged to minimize opportunities for students to view each other's responses
Seating must be arranged to prevent students from seeing each other's answers, supporting test security and integrity.
Question 5: What must a test administrator do before distributing GMAS test materials to students?
- Preview all test questions to prepare explanations
- Verify student names and IDs against the roster (Correct answer)
- Allow students to select their preferred test booklet
- Read students the correct answers for sample questions
Correct answer: Verify student names and IDs against the roster
Before distributing materials, administrators must verify each student's identity against the official testing roster.
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT an approved accommodation for eligible students during GMAS?
- Extended time
- Small group testing
- Having a peer read test questions aloud (Correct answer)
- Use of a calculator for approved sections
Correct answer: Having a peer read test questions aloud
A peer reading test questions aloud is not an approved accommodation; only trained adults with proper authorization may provide read-aloud support.
Question 7: What should a test administrator do if they discover a student has a cell phone during GMAS testing?
- Ignore it if the phone is face down
- Collect the phone and follow district policy for the security breach (Correct answer)
- Allow the student to keep it if it is turned off
- Warn the student and continue testing without documentation
Correct answer: Collect the phone and follow district policy for the security breach
Cell phones must be collected and the incident documented as a security breach per GMAS security protocols.
GMAS Test Administration and Security 2
A student finishes the GMAS early and wants to leave the testing room.
What should the test administrator do?