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Reading Domain Task Types Flashcards

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  1. A Grade 3 ELPAC Reading task shows a fable and asks the student what lesson the story teaches. Which comprehension skill is targeted?

    Answer: Identifying the moral or theme of a literary text

    Identifying the moral or theme of a fable is a literary comprehension skill that the ELPAC assesses in its literary text tasks.

  2. Which ELPAC Reading task type would most likely ask a student to read a science article and answer questions about cause and effect?

    Answer: Read Informational Text

    Science articles are informational texts, and cause-and-effect relationships are a key comprehension focus within the informational text task type.

  3. On the ELPAC, a student reads a passage and then answers questions using only information stated directly in the text. This tests which skill?

    Answer: Identifying literal comprehension / explicit information

    Questions requiring answers stated directly in the text assess literal or explicit comprehension, a foundational ELPAC Reading skill.

  4. An ELPAC Reading task includes a map with a legend and asks students which region has the most rainfall. What is being assessed?

    Answer: Interpreting a visual/graphic element

    Reading a map with a legend to answer a factual question is a classic example of the ELPAC's 'Read and Interpret Visuals' task type.

  5. Which feature of ELPAC Reading tasks ensures they are appropriate for English learners at different proficiency levels?

    Answer: Tasks are scaffolded with supports such as glossed words or sentence frames

    ELPAC tasks are scaffolded with grade-appropriate supports like glossed vocabulary to ensure accessibility across proficiency levels.

  6. A student is asked to read two short stories with the same setting but different characters and answer questions about the differences. Which ELPAC task type is this?

    Answer: Read and Compare Texts

    Comparing two texts — even if both are literary — falls under the 'Read and Compare Texts' task type on the ELPAC.

  7. In ELPAC Reading, what does it mean when a question asks for an 'inference'?

    Answer: The student uses clues in the text plus background knowledge to figure out something not directly stated

    Inference questions require students to use text clues and reasoning to draw conclusions about information not explicitly stated in the passage.