| Test Name: |
Middle School English Language Arts |
| Test Code: |
0049 |
| Time: |
2 hours
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| Number of Questions: |
90 multiple-choice questions (Part A); 2 constructed-response questions (short-answer essay) (Part B)
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| Format: |
Multiple-choice and constructed-response questions
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| Weighting: |
Multiple-choice: 75% of total score
Short constructed-response: 25% of total score
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| Content Categories |
Approximate Number of Questions |
Approximate Percentage of Examination |
| I. |
Reading and Literature Study |
45 |
37% |
| II. |
Language Study |
16 |
13% |
| III. |
Composition and Rhetoric |
29 |
25% |
| IV. |
Short Essays
1. Textual Interpretation
2. Teaching Reading/Writing |
2 |
25% |
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| Pacing and Special Tips: |
In allocating time on this assessment, it is expected that about 90 minutes will be spent on the multiple-choice section and
about 30 minutes will be spent on the constructed-response section; the sections are not independently timed.
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