Trial Run Flashcards
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Which population of students is required to take the ELPAC in California?
Answer: Students identified or potentially identified as English learners
The ELPAC is required specifically for students who are identified or potentially identified as English learners in California public schools.
What type of text would a student most likely encounter in the ELPAC Reading domain for grades 3–5?
Answer: Age-appropriate informational and literary passages
ELPAC reading tasks use age-appropriate informational and literary texts matched to the developmental level of grades 3–5 students.
On the ELPAC, 'Novice' is best described as:
Answer: The lowest level of English proficiency, indicating very limited English skills
Novice is the lowest of the four ELPAC performance levels, indicating a student is at the very beginning stages of English language development.
During an ELPAC Writing task, a student is asked to write a short paragraph explaining a process. Which writing skill is being assessed?
Answer: Expository writing to inform or explain
Writing to explain a process is expository writing, which aims to inform the reader about how something works.
A school enrolls a new student in October who speaks a language other than English at home. What must the school do within 30 days?
Answer: Administer the Initial ELPAC to determine English learner status
California law requires schools to administer the Initial ELPAC within 30 calendar days of a new enrollment if the Home Language Survey indicates a non-English home language.
Which feature of the online ELPAC platform is a student most likely to practice using during the Trial Run?
Answer: Using the audio playback button to replay listening passages
The Trial Run lets students practice navigating test tools such as the audio playback button, which is critical for the Listening domain.
A student receives domain scores in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing on the ELPAC. How is the overall score determined?
Answer: By combining weighted scores across all four domains
The overall ELPAC score is derived from a weighted combination of all four domain scores, not just one domain.