Nelson-Denny Reading Test Nelson-Denny Reading Test: Scoring and Score Interpretation

Question 1

What does a raw score on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test represent?

Accepted Answer

The number of questions answered correctly

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The total time spent on the test

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The percentage of passages read

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The number of sections completed

Question 2

On the Nelson-Denny, a grade equivalent score of 12.5 indicates the test-taker is performing at the level of:

Accepted Answer

A student in the fifth month of 12th grade

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A student who completed 12 full years of school

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A student in 12th grade, first month

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A post-graduate level reader

Question 3

Which score type allows direct comparison of a test-taker's performance to a national norm group on the Nelson-Denny?

Accepted Answer

Percentile rank

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Raw score

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Grade equivalent

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Reading rate in wpm

Question 4

If a college student scores at the 50th percentile on the Nelson-Denny Vocabulary subtest, this means:

Accepted Answer

They scored higher than 50% of the norm group

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They answered exactly half the questions correctly

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They failed the vocabulary section

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Their score equals 50 raw points

Question 5

On the Nelson-Denny, the Reading Rate subtest score is expressed in:

Accepted Answer

Words per minute (wpm)

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Paragraphs per minute

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Correct answers per minute

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Percentage of passage completed

Question 6

Which of the following best describes a standard score on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test?

Accepted Answer

A transformed score with a fixed mean and standard deviation based on the norm group

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The raw number of correct responses

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A score converted directly to a letter grade

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The time remaining after the subtest