Elementary and Intermediate-Level Test Formats
2002-2003
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Test |
Time Allotted For Administration |
Test Format |
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Grade 4 Elementary-Level English Language Arts |
Session 1: 45 mins Session 2, Part 1: 30 mins Session 2, Part 2: 30 mins Session 3: 60 mins |
Session 1: Reading selections And 28 MC questions Session 2, Part 1: Listening selection, Short and extended written responses Session 2, Part 2: Independent writing prompt Session 3: Reading selections; Short and extended written responses |
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Grade 4 Elementary-Level Mathematics |
Session 1: 40 mins Session 2: 50 mins Session 3: 50 mins |
Session 1: 30 MC questions Session 2: Short and extended responses Session 3: Short and extended responses |
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Grade 4 Science (Objective) |
Untimed |
45 MC questions |
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Grade 4 Science (Performance) |
1 hour |
5 stations containing approximately 4 questions each (each student completes 3 of the 5 stations) |
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Grade 5 Elementary-Level Social Studies |
2 90-minute sessions |
35 MC , 3-4 constructed response questions and 1 document-based question |
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Grade 8 Intermediate-Level English Language Arts |
Session 1, Part 1: 45 mins Session 1, Part 2: 45 mins Session 2: 90 mins |
Session 1, Part 1: Reading selections and 25 MC questions Session 1, Part 2: Listening selection, short and extended written responses Session 2: Reading selections; short and extended written responses and an independent writing prompt |
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Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Mathematics |
Session 1, Part 1: 35 mins Session 1, Part 2: 35 mins Session 2: 70 mins |
Session 1, Part 1: 27 MC questions (35 mins) Session 1, Part 2: Short and extended responses Session 2: Short and extended responses |
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Grade 8 Social Studies |
2 90-minute sessions |
45 MC questions, 3-4 constructed response questions and 1 document-based question |
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Grade 8 Science (Written) |
2 hour session |
Approximately 35-45 MC questions and 35-40 open-ended questions |
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Grade 8 Science (Performance) |
1 hour session |
3 stations containing approximately 8 questions each |
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Intermediate-Level Technology Education* |
1 ½ hour session or two 40-45 minute sessions |
40 MC items and approximately 10 extended response items |
*
This examination should be administered to students in the grade in which they will have completed one full unit of intermediate-level study in technology education.