NYSESLAT NYSESLAT Reading Skills

Question 1

What types of texts are used in the NYSESLAT reading section?

Accepted Answer

A mix of literary and informational texts

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Only fiction narratives

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Only content-area textbook excerpts

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Only poetry and drama

Question 2

What vocabulary strategy is most useful when encountering an unknown word in a NYSESLAT reading passage?

Accepted Answer

Use context clues from surrounding sentences

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Skip the word and move on

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Look it up in a dictionary

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Guess randomly from the answer choices

Question 3

What does 'reading for evidence' require a student to do on the NYSESLAT?

Accepted Answer

Locate specific text details that support an answer

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Summarize the whole passage

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Identify the author's nationality

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Paraphrase every sentence

Question 4

Which text feature typically signals the main idea in an informational reading passage on the NYSESLAT?

Accepted Answer

The title and headings

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Footnotes at the bottom of the page

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The topic sentence of the opening paragraph

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Italicized words throughout

Question 5

What is assessed when a NYSESLAT reading question asks about an author's word choice?

Accepted Answer

How specific vocabulary contributes to meaning and tone

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The student's spelling accuracy

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The author's educational background

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Whether sentences are grammatically correct

Question 6

Why does the NYSESLAT reading section include questions about text structure?

Accepted Answer

To measure understanding of how authors organize information

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To assess students' ability to format documents

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To test knowledge of library classification systems

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To evaluate handwriting and spacing