Questar Test Testing Protocols 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When a student experiences a technical issue during the Questar computer-based test, what is the FIRST action the test administrator should take?
- Immediately end the student's test session
- Note the time and raise your hand to alert the building coordinator (Correct answer)
- Ask another student to help troubleshoot
- Have the student restart the computer without guidance
Correct answer: Note the time and raise your hand to alert the building coordinator
Test administrators should note the time and alert the building coordinator so the issue is documented and handled through proper channels.
Question 2: Which of the following materials is a student NOT permitted to use during the Questar test unless specified as an approved accommodation?
- Scratch paper provided by the administrator
- An approved calculator for math sections
- A personal dictionary brought from home (Correct answer)
- Noise-canceling headphones for CBT audio
Correct answer: A personal dictionary brought from home
Personal dictionaries are not permitted testing materials; only materials explicitly approved and distributed by the test administrator are allowed.
Question 3: Under Questar testing protocols, how long must test administrators retain secure test materials after testing is complete?
- Until the end of the testing day
- Until the materials are collected by the district coordinator (Correct answer)
- For 30 days following the test date
- For one full school year
Correct answer: Until the materials are collected by the district coordinator
Secure materials must remain in the administrator's custody until the district coordinator collects them according to established chain-of-custody procedures.
Question 4: A student finishes the Questar test early. What should the test administrator do?
- Allow the student to access other computer applications
- Require the student to sit quietly until time is called (Correct answer)
- Let the student leave the room immediately
- Allow the student to help proctor the remaining students
Correct answer: Require the student to sit quietly until time is called
Students who finish early must remain seated quietly and may not disturb others or access unauthorized materials for the remainder of the testing period.
Question 5: What must a test administrator do if a student becomes ill during the Questar test?
- Continue the test and document the illness afterward
- Pause the student's session and follow the school's medical emergency procedures (Correct answer)
- Remove the student's test booklet and mark it void
- Allow another student to finish the test on the ill student's behalf
Correct answer: Pause the student's session and follow the school's medical emergency procedures
The administrator should pause the session and address the student's health needs immediately, following established school medical protocols.
Question 6: Which statement correctly describes the role of a proctor during Questar testing?
- Proctors may assist students who do not understand a test question
- Proctors circulate to monitor student behavior without answering content questions (Correct answer)
- Proctors are responsible for scoring student responses in real time
- Proctors may allow students to use cell phones if the session runs long
Correct answer: Proctors circulate to monitor student behavior without answering content questions
Proctors monitor testing conditions and student behavior but must never provide academic assistance or answer content-related questions.
Question 7: During the Questar test, a student asks the administrator to clarify what a question is asking. The administrator should:
- Explain the question using simpler language
- Read the question aloud as written and say you cannot provide further assistance (Correct answer)
- Skip the question and move the student to the next one
- Allow the student extra time to think about the question
Correct answer: Read the question aloud as written and say you cannot provide further assistance
Administrators may read the question aloud as written but cannot paraphrase, explain, or provide any guidance that could advantage the student.
Questar Test Testing Protocols 2
When a student experiences a technical issue during the Questar computer-based test, what is the FIRST action the test administrator should take?