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Grade 5 Reading 2021-2022 Test Design (English and Spanish)

BASE TEST

FIELD TEST

3?4 SINGLE SELECTIONS (DEPENDENT UPON LENGTH)

PAIRED SELECTION

+ PAIRED

SELECTION

SINGLE READING SELECTION

OR

PAIRED READING SELECTION

PAIRED READING

OR

WRITING SELECTION*

SELECTION

38 TOTAL MC ITEMS

6 MC ITEMS EMBEDDED

6 MC ITEMS EMBEDDED

6 MC ITEMS EMBEDDED

GENRES ASSESSED:

FICTION POETRY DRAMA LITERARY NONFICTION INFORMATIONAL ARGUMENTATIVE PERSUASIVE

TOTAL READING LOAD:

BASE TEST APPROX. 3,300 WORDS MAXIMUM FIELD TEST APPROX. 800 WORDS MAXIMUM

(LENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL SELECTIONS MAY VARY; MAXIMUM READING LOAD IS CONSTANT)

*Writing selection will be either a single revising selection or two short editing selections.

Explanation:

The 2021-2022 English and Spanish STAAR grade 5 reading base tests will include three to four single reading selections, a paired selection, and 38 multiple-choice items. The field test will include one of the following: a single reading selection with 6 multiplechoice items, a paired reading selection with 6 multiple-choice items, a single revising selection with 6 multiple-choice items, or two short editing selections with a total of 6 multiple-choice items. Genres that may appear on the test include fiction, poetry, drama, literary nonfiction, informational, argumentative, and persuasive. The total reading load for the base test is approximately 3,300 words maximum. The total reading load for the field test is approximately 800 words maximum. Although the length of individual selections may vary, the maximum reading load of the test is constant.

Texas Education Agency Fall 2021

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