ABOUT THE TEST

The RLA test evaluates your reading and writing skills. You have 2.5 hours for 46 questions and an extended-response (5-paragraph composition).

There is a 10-minute break between the questions and extended response. There are 45 minutes allotted for the writing. You MUST earn a score of 145 to pass the test.

75% is based on informational texts (workplace- and community-based documents, general nonfiction, and nonfiction related to general interest social studies and science topics.

25% is based on based on fiction selections.

Language skills model real-life editing and assess appropriateness for the purpose of the writing task.

The extended response requires reading text materials and responding to a writing prompt (best written in standard 5-paragraph form). You MUST develop an argument and support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Question formats:

Multiple-choice

Fill-in-the-blank

Drop-down

Drag-and-Drop

Extended Response (This will not let you tab to make indents, but you should use the "enter" key to create space between paragraphs.)

How Extended Responses are scored