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VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

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General Information

1. The images of the reading passages and questions in this document reflect how they appear in

the online version of the test.

2. Presentation of the passages and questions:

In the online version of the test-



the reading passage is presented first on the left side of the screen. On subsequent

screens, the passage remains on the left while questions associated with the passage

are presented on the right.

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students may navigate through the passage while answering the questions associated

with the passage.

In this document-



the reading passage is presented on the left side of the page. On subsequent pages, the

questions associated with the passage are presented on the right, but there is not a static

image of any part of the passage on the left; there is text that reads: In the online version

of the test, the reading passage appears on the left side of the screen.

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Sequence Number Item Type: Multiple Choice (MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting

Category Reporting Category Description

1 MC

C

002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional

texts

2 MC

B

texts

3 MC

D

001 Use word analysis strategies and word

reference materials 4 TEI

These two answers, and only these answers, must be selected:

“politely” AND “apologized”

002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

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Answer Key

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Correct Answer Reporting _Category Reporting Category Description

5 MC

D

texts

6 MC

C

texts

7 MC

A

A

texts

37 MC

D

texts

38 MC

B

texts

39 MC

A

texts 40 TEI

The correct answer must be selected:

“improvement”

41 MC

C

texts

42 MC

B

reference materials

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43 TEI

The correct answer must be selected:

“understand”

44 MC

C

texts

texts

51 MC

A

texts

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52 MC

D

texts

53 MC

C

texts

54 MC

A

texts

55 MC

B

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Total Raw Score

If you get this many items correct:

Total Scaled Score

Then your converted scaled score is: 0 0 3 7 1 1 8 0 2 2 8 2 2 3 4 4 2 4 6 5 2 5 7 6 2 6 6 7 2

7 A total raw score (left

4 8 2

8 column) is converted to a

1 9 2

9 total scaled score (right

8 9 2 0

1 column). The total scaled

4 0 3 1

1 score may range from 0 to

0 1 3 2 1 600. 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 3 4

1 A scaled score of 400 or

5 2 3 5

1 more means the student

0 3 3 6

1 passed the SOL test, while

5 3 3 7

1 a scaled score of 399 or

0 4 3 8

1 less means the student did

4 4 3 9

1 not pass the test. A scaled

8 4 3 0

2 score of 500 or more

3 5 3 1

2 indicates the student

7 5 3 2

2 passed the SOL test at an

1 6 3 3

2 advanced level.

5 6 3 4 2 9 6 3 5 2 3 7 3 6 2 7 7 3 7 2 1 8 3 8 2 5 8 3 9 2 9 8 3 0 3 3 9 3 1 3 7 9 3 2 3 1 0 4 3 3 5 0 4 4 3 9 0 4 5 3 4 1 4 6 3 8 1 4 7 3 3 2 4 8 3 7 2 4 9 3 2 3 4 0 4 7 3 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 8 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 0 6 4 5 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 7 4 7 4 1 8 4 8 4 0 9 4 9 4 1 0 5 0 5 3 1 5 1 5 8 2 5 2 5 9 4 5 3 5 3 8 5 4 5 0 0 6 5 5

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