Wide Range Achievement Test Administration Procedures 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When administering the WRAT5 to a child with significant reading difficulties, the examiner should:
- Skip the Word Reading subtest entirely
- Provide phonics coaching before the subtest begins
- Follow standard administration procedures without modifications unless an accommodation is documented (Correct answer)
- Allow the child to use a dictionary
Correct answer: Follow standard administration procedures without modifications unless an accommodation is documented
Standard administration procedures must be followed to maintain standardization; accommodations must be pre-documented and supported by the norms.
Question 2: Which of the following best describes the basal rule on the WRAT5?
- Start every examinee at item 1 regardless of age
- Begin at the age-appropriate start point and establish a basal before proceeding (Correct answer)
- Start at the most difficult item and work backward
- Use the previous test score to determine the starting item
Correct answer: Begin at the age-appropriate start point and establish a basal before proceeding
Examiners begin at the age-appropriate start point and confirm a basal—typically a set of consecutive correct responses—before moving forward.
Question 3: The WRAT5 Sentence Comprehension subtest requires the examinee to:
- Read a passage aloud and answer oral questions
- Choose a word that best completes a printed sentence (Correct answer)
- Write a complete sentence from a dictated prompt
- Arrange scrambled words into a correct sentence
Correct answer: Choose a word that best completes a printed sentence
In Sentence Comprehension, the examinee reads sentences with a missing word and selects the word that makes the sentence meaningful.
Question 4: How should the examiner handle a WRAT5 response that is partially correct on the Math Computation subtest?
- Award half credit
- Score it as correct if the process is right
- Score it as incorrect; only fully correct answers receive credit (Correct answer)
- Ask the examinee to try again
Correct answer: Score it as incorrect; only fully correct answers receive credit
WRAT5 Math Computation uses a right/wrong scoring system; partial answers receive no credit.
Question 5: An examiner notices the examinee is guessing randomly on the Word Reading subtest. The best action is to:
- Tell the examinee to stop guessing and penalize incorrect answers
- Apply the ceiling rule and discontinue once the ceiling criterion is met (Correct answer)
- Continue until the examinee requests to stop
- Restart the subtest from item 1
Correct answer: Apply the ceiling rule and discontinue once the ceiling criterion is met
The ceiling rule—typically a defined number of consecutive incorrect responses—determines when to discontinue, regardless of whether errors appear random.
Question 6: Which environmental condition is MOST critical during WRAT5 administration?
- Background music to reduce anxiety
- A quiet, well-lit room free from distractions (Correct answer)
- The presence of a parent or guardian at all times
- A classroom setting with peers nearby
Correct answer: A quiet, well-lit room free from distractions
A quiet, well-lit, distraction-free environment is essential to obtaining a valid and standardized assessment.
Question 7: For the WRAT5 Spelling subtest, the examiner dictates a word, uses it in a sentence, and then:
- Shows the printed word on a card
- Repeats the word once more before the examinee writes (Correct answer)
- Waits silently without repeating the word
- Spells the first two letters aloud as a prompt
Correct answer: Repeats the word once more before the examinee writes
Standard WRAT5 Spelling protocol calls for the examiner to say the word, use it in a sentence, and then repeat the word before the examinee writes.
Wide Range Achievement Test Administration Procedures 2
When administering the WRAT5 to a child with significant reading difficulties, the examiner should: