Write responses to questions requiring literal information from passages and documents. Write responses that show an understanding of the text that goes beyond surface meaning. Demonstrate awareness of techniques that enhance comprehension, such as using existing knowledge, summarizing content, comparing information across texts, using graphics and text structure, and formulating questions that deepen understanding. Write responses that interpret and extend the use of information from documents and forms and that demonstrate knowledge and use of strategies. The test consists of selected response and short constructed-response items.
Italicized statements apply to constructed-response items only.