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Descriptive Statements:
- Identify the main idea of a passage.
- Identify significant details in a passage.
- Identify a cause-and-effect relationship stated in a passage.
- Identify a sequence of events in a passage.
- Summarize the content of a passage.
Sample Item:
Sample Test Directions for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
In this section of the test, you will read a passage and respond in writing to the assignment that follows the passage. Your response may be written either in the target language or in English. This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work.
You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. However, your final response to each assignment must be typed in the response box provided for the assignment.
Please note that special characters (such as letters with accents or other diacritical marks) cannot be entered using the keyboard but are available for insertion in the on-screen response box. To access these characters, click on the 
button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Using the mouse, click on the character you wish to include in your response and then select "Insert." The character will be inserted where the cursor is positioned in the response box.
Your response will be evaluated based on the following criteria.
- LITERAL COMPREHENSION: accuracy and completeness in comprehending literal content of written language
- INFERENCE: demonstrated ability to analyze elements of a written text and infer implied information
Select the Next button to continue.
Sample questions are provided in the Russian Sample Items 
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Descriptive Statements:
- Draw conclusions based on information presented in a passage.
- Predict the outcome of a situation described in a passage.
- Discern the tone or mood of a passage.
- Infer the theme or purpose of a passage.
- Infer the intended audience of a passage.
Sample Item:
Sample Test Directions for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
In this section of the test, you will read a passage and respond in writing to the assignment that follows the passage. Your response may be written either in the target language or in English. This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work.
You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. However, your final response to each assignment must be typed in the response box provided for the assignment.
Please note that special characters (such as letters with accents or other diacritical marks) cannot be entered using the keyboard but are available for insertion in the on-screen response box. To access these characters, click on the button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Using the mouse, click on the character you wish to include in your response and then select "Insert." The character will be inserted where the cursor is positioned in the response box.
Your response will be evaluated based on the following criteria.
- LITERAL COMPREHENSION: accuracy and completeness in comprehending literal content of written language
- INFERENCE: demonstrated ability to analyze elements of a written text and infer implied information
Select the Next button to continue.
Sample questions are provided in the Russian Sample Items .
Descriptive Statements:
- Analyze the social or cultural context of a passage.
- Determine an author's assumptions, intent, or point of view.
- Distinguish between fact and opinion in a passage.
- Interpret common literary devices (e.g., metaphors, similes) in a passage.
- Analyze the role or effect of figures of speech or features of style in a passage.
Sample Item:
Sample Test Directions for the Reading Comprehension Assignment
In this section of the test, you will read a passage and respond in writing to the assignment that follows the passage. Your response may be written either in the target language or in English. This should be your original work, written in your own words, and not copied or paraphrased from some other work.
You may use the erasable notebooklet to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. However, your final response to each assignment must be typed in the response box provided for the assignment.
Please note that special characters (such as letters with accents or other diacritical marks) cannot be entered using the keyboard but are available for insertion in the on-screen response box. To access these characters, click on the button that appears in the upper left corner of the screen. Using the mouse, click on the character you wish to include in your response and then select "Insert." The character will be inserted where the cursor is positioned in the response box.
Your response will be evaluated based on the following criteria.
- LITERAL COMPREHENSION: accuracy and completeness in comprehending literal content of written language
- INFERENCE: demonstrated ability to analyze elements of a written text and infer implied information
Select the Next button to continue.
Sample questions are provided in the Russian Sample Items .
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