Reporting Category Percentages (+/- 5) by Grade Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Reading 55% 55% 45% 45% 45% 45% Language 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% Writing 20% 20% 30% 30% 30% 30% Matrix Questions (Field test questions, don’t count toward score) Matrix questions which will vary by grade: Students in grades 3–4 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point) and write either two short response questions or a one-page essay. Students in grade 5 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point), and write a one-page essay. Students in grades 6–8 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point), and write a two-page essay. Short Responses and Essays Item-level directions will indicate the amount of space provided for each response. Students taking the test (PBT) will write their responses in their Test and Answer Booklet (grade 3) or Student Answer Booklet (grades 4-8). The amount of space provided for responses on the PBT is as follows: Short responses: one hand-written paragraph Essays: one hand-written page at grades 3-5 two hand-written pages at grades 6-8 On the test (CBT), students will type their responses into response boxes that provide similar amounts of space to the PBT. As a student types his or her response in the response box, a scroll bar will appear and the student can continue typing. The student can scroll up or down to see the typed response. The amount of space provided for student responses on the CBT is: Short responses: 1200 characters (equivalent to one hand-written paragraph) Essays: 2500 characters (equivalent to one hand-written page at grades 3-5) 5000 characters (equivalent to two hand-written pages at grades 6-8) For more information on how to use response boxes, please see the . In addition, the Exhibits tab, found on the will be available for students during test administration.
Reporting Category Percentages (+/- 5) by Grade Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Reading 55% 55% 45% 45% 45% 45% Language 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% Writing 20% 20% 30% 30% 30% 30% Matrix Questions (Field test questions, don’t count toward score) Matrix questions which will vary by grade: Students in grades 3–4 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point) and write either two short response questions or a one-page essay. Students in grade 5 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point), and write a one-page essay. Students in grades 6–8 will read one additional passage set, respond to eight questions (one or two-point), and write a two-page essay. Short Responses and Essays Item-level directions will indicate the amount of space provided for each response. Students taking the test (PBT) will write their responses in their Test and Answer Booklet (grade 3) or Student Answer Booklet (grades 4-8). The amount of space provided for responses on the PBT is as follows: Short responses: one hand-written paragraph Essays: one hand-written page at grades 3-5 two hand-written pages at grades 6-8 On the test (CBT), students will type their responses into response boxes that provide similar amounts of space to the PBT. As a student types his or her response in the response box, a scroll bar will appear and the student can continue typing. The student can scroll up or down to see the typed response. The amount of space provided for student responses on the CBT is: Short responses: 1200 characters (equivalent to one hand-written paragraph) Essays: 2500 characters (equivalent to one hand-written page at grades 3-5) 5000 characters (equivalent to two hand-written pages at grades 6-8) For more information on how to use response boxes, please see the . In addition, the Exhibits tab, found on the will be available for students during test administration.