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SampIe Sections from a Prototype

for a New Standardized Testing
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SLC1ICN 1
ASSLSSING IN1LN1 kLCCGNI2ING AGLNDAS
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blJJeo oqeoJos ocb poestloo ptovlJes yoo wltb o bypotbetlcol sltootloo ooJ some posslble teosoos
tbot bove lofotmeJ tbem cboose o best ooswet

11) Doug and M|randa have gone to buy app|es
a 1hey are hungry
b 1hey wlll bake a ple
c 1hey have run ouL of chlldren
d All of Lhe above

12) I||| says she has recorded someth|ng you have sa|d ou can't remember what exact|y
a uon'L worry nelLher can lL
b !lll ls Lrylng scare you She doesn'L have a recorder
c ?ou have never seen !lll before uoes LhaL maLLer?
d She ls only flaLLerlng you

13) our ne|ghbor |s putt|ng a |arge su|tcase |n h|s car
a Pls famlly llves ln llorlda
b 1here's a body ln lL
c Pow else would lL geL ouL of Lhe house
d lL's full of quesLlons

14) ou have the fo||ow|ng answer as the best response to th|s quest|on
a a
b b
cc
dd

1S ) Doug and M|randa offer you a p|ece of p|e
a 1hey suspecL you are hungry
b 1hey are bragglng
c ?ou were Lhelr chlld
d none of Lhe above







SLC1ICN 2
IDLN1IIING AkCkIA1L CU1CCMLS
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21) D|||gence |s |ts own reward
18uL lALSL


22) 8ased on your answer to uest|on 14 I understood what you meant
18uL lALSL


23) esterday |s over
18uL lALSL


24) Stop watch
18uL lALSL


2S) We are both better off now
18uL lALSL



















SLC1ICN 3
CCNCL1 kLCCGNI1ICN AND VCCA8ULAk
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sevetol fotmots wltb wblcb yoo moy be fomlllot

31) 1he a|phabet
a provldes Lhe small pleces of LhoughL
b ls a sharp fence
c makes LypewrlLers work
d whlch one?

32) Iantasy
a makes real Lhlngs work beLLer
b explodes someLlmes
c ls spelled wrong
d lsaac kllls Abraham

33) our m|nd
a makes a nlce phoLograph
b has spllnLs
c ls uoug and Mlranda's mlnd
d yes please

34) ______________rhymes w|th mach|ne
a 1welve
b lnlLlals
c PlsLory
d ueslre
e none of Lhese
f All of Lhese
g 18uL
h lALSL

3S) 1he who|e w|de wor|d
a recognlzes Lhls already
b lS A MA Cl M? nL8vLS
c ls somewhere else
d should apologlze
e Lakes Lhls LesL wlLh you