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Table of Contents
Introduction to the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) Practice Test Directions for Administration (DFA) 1
About This Directions for Administration ................................................................................................................2
Using This DFA ...................................................................................................................................................2
Administering a California Alternate Assessments Practice Test Session ............................................................3
Testing Checklist ................................................................................................................................................3
How to Start a Practice Test Session Using the Same Procedures as the Operational Tests ..........................3
How to Start a Practice Test Session Without Using the Test Administrator Interface or Secure Browser .......6
English Language Arts/Literacy..............................................................................................................................9
Mathematics .........................................................................................................................................................20
Graphic Attributions ..............................................................................................................................................39
List of Figures
Figure 1. [Practice/Training Test] button ...............................................................................................................3
Figure 2. Session ID ..............................................................................................................................................4
Figure 3. Enter Student Information screen ..........................................................................................................4
Figure 4. Is This the Student? screen ...................................................................................................................4
Figure 5. Select a test ...........................................................................................................................................5
Figure 6. Select a practice test ..............................................................................................................................5
Figure 7. Buttons on caaspp.org ...........................................................................................................................6
Figure 8. [Student Interface Practice and Training Tests] button..........................................................................7
Figure 9. Please Sign In screen ............................................................................................................................7
Figure 10. Is This You? screen .............................................................................................................................7
Figure 11. Select a test .........................................................................................................................................8
Figure 12. Select test settings ...............................................................................................................................8
Figure 13. Is This Your Test? screen ....................................................................................................................8
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Directions for Administration
Practice Test
Grade 8
Introduction
Introduction to the California Alternate
Assessments (CAAs) Practice Test Directions for
Administration (DFA)
This manual contains directions and the specific scripts you will need to administer
practice tests for the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language
arts/literacy and mathematics. It is a companion document to the online practice tests.
The purpose of the CAA practice tests is to allow students and test examiners to
become familiar with grade-level CAA test questions. The practice tests provide a
sample of the question types and grade-level content that appear on the CAA
operational tests. There is a grade-specific CAA practice test available for each tested
grade, three through eight and eleven.
Please note that the practice tests and training tests do not produce scores. These
practice tests are available all year and may be used at any time in preparation for the
operational CAA tests that are administered in the spring.
Practice tests can be administered in one of two ways:
 Using the same procedures as the operational tests, with the Test Administrator
Interface, secure browser, and individual student logon information; or
 Using a standard supported Web browser to access the practice tests directly,
without use of the Test Administrator Interface or secure browser.
For more information on all aspects of the CAAs, including test security, item types, and
guidelines, refer to the Online Test Administration Manual for California
Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Testing that is linked on the
Manuals and Instructions Web page at http://www.caaspp.org/administration/
instructions/.
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Introduction
About This Directions for Administration
This Directions for Administration (DFA) contains grade-specific information needed by
test examiners during test sessions.
Using This DFA
There are two parts in this DFA, one for each content area. All DFAs begin with English
language arts/literacy, but either content area may be administered first.
The scripts are presented in table formats with four columns. Beginning on the left, the
first column of the script indicates the stage of the test. The second column indicates
the item number in the test. The third column contains the administration scripts to be
read to the student. The text associated with the “SAY” and “READ” prompts apply to all
students. The fourth column contains alternative text, which should only be read to
students with visual impairments to describe images. Follow the scripts exactly as
written and in the item order presented in the document.
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Grade 8
Introduction
Administering a California Alternate
Assessments Practice Test Session
Testing Checklist

If you are administering the practice test using the same procedures as the
operational tests, confirm that the student has been assigned the correct test
settings (designated supports and accommodations) in the Test Operations
Management System (TOMS).

If you are administering the practice test using a standard supported Web browser
without the use of the Test Administrator Interface or secure browser, apply the
appropriate test settings (designated supports and accommodations) in the
Student Testing Interface for the practice and training tests directly.

Verify you are using the correct grade-level Directions for Administration (DFA).
How to Start a Practice Test Session Using the Same
Procedures as the Operational Tests
1.
Launch a supported Web browser on
your device to log on to the Test
Administrator Interface (accessible
from http://www.caaspp.org/).
2.
Log on to the Test Administrator
Interface using your TOMS username
(your e-mail address) and password.
3.
Select the [Click here to go to the
Practice/Training Test] button as
seen in Figure 1.
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Figure 1. [Practice/Training Test] button
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4.
Select the practice test(s) you want to
administer from the test selection
window.
5.
Select the [Start Practice Session]
button.
6.
Upon selecting the [Start Practice
Session] button, a Session ID will
appear on the top right corner of the
Test Administrator Interface, shown in
Figure 2.
7.
Launch the California Assessment of
Student Performance and Progress
(CAASPP) secure browser on the
student’s testing device.
8.
Log on for the student on the Enter
Student Information screen, shown in
Figure 3.
9.
 In the First Name field, enter the
student’s first name as it appears in
the California Longitudinal Pupil
Achievement Data System.
 In the SSID field, enter the student’s
10-digit Statewide Student Identifier.
 In the Session ID field, enter the
Session ID generated from the Test
Administrator Interface.
 Select the [Sign In] button (circled
in Figure 3).
Verify the student information is
correct on the Is This the Student?
screen, shown in Figure 4. Select
[Yes] to continue. (Select [No] if the
student information is not correct.
Notify your CAASPP test site
coordinator if it is not.)
Grade 8
Introduction
Figure 2. Session ID
Figure 3. Enter Student Information
screen
Figure 4. Is This the Student? screen
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Introduction
Select a test for the student (circled in
Figure 5).
Figure 5. Select a test
11.
Go back to your test examiner device
and in the Test Administrator
Interface, select a test for the student
(Figure 6).
Figure 6. Select a practice test
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12.
Verify you have selected the correct
test and test settings for the student
by selecting the [Approvals (#)]
button.
13.
Select [Approve] to begin testing.
14.
Go back to the student testing device
and administer the assessment using
the script that starts in the next section
of this DFA.
Grade 8
Introduction
How to Start a Practice Test Session Without Using the Test
Administrator Interface or Secure Browser
1.
On any supported Internet-connected
device, launch a supported Web
browser.
2.
Go to http://www.caaspp.org/ and
select the [Practice & Training Tests]
button (circled in Figure 7).
Figure 7. Buttons on caaspp.org
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Introduction
Select the [Student Interface Practice
and Training Tests] button, shown in
Figure 8.
Figure 8. [Student Interface Practice
and Training Tests] button
4.
Make sure the checkboxes next to
“Guest User” and “Guest Session” are
checked on the Please Sign In screen,
shown in Figure 9.
5.
Select the [Sign In] button (circled in
Figure 9).
Figure 9. Please Sign In screen
6.
Select the student’s grade in the dropdown (circled in Figure 10), then select
the [Yes] button (also circled).
Figure 10. Is This You? screen
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Introduction
Select the appropriate California
Alternate Assessments (CAAs)
practice test for your student. CAA
practice tests are circled in Figure 11.
Figure 11. Select a test
8.
Select the appropriate test settings for
your student (Figure 12) and then the
[Select] button (circled).
Figure 12. Select test settings
9.
Verify that the test settings are correct
on the Is This Your Test? screen,
shown in Figure 13. Select [Yes] to
continue. (Select [No] if the test
settings are not correct.)
10.
Administer the assessment using the
script that starts in the next section of
this DFA.
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Figure 13. Is This Your Test? screen
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Grade 8 ELA
English Language Arts/Literacy
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Stage
No.
PT
1
PT
1
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
SAY:
We will read a passage
titled “The Carrizo Plain
National Monument.” First
let’s read vocabulary from
the passage.
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows the Carrizo Plain
National Monument.
The picture shows a burrowing owl.
1
[Proceed to the Vocabulary
Preview.]
The picture shows a kit fox.
PT
1
READ the vocabulary words
and POINT TO each picture
as the words are read.
The picture shows the Carrizo Plain
National Monument.
PT
1
SAY:
PT
1
Now we will read the
passage. Follow along as I
read aloud. Then I will ask
you questions.
PT
1
[Proceed to the passage.]
1
READ the passage aloud and
POINT TO the corresponding
pictures as the passage is
read.
PT
PT
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Two pictures are shown. The first
picture shows a burrowing owl. The
second picture shows a kit fox.
The picture shows a field of flowers
at Carrizo Plain.
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PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
1
After the passage has been
read,
PT
1
SAY:
PT
1
We have finished reading.
Now I will ask you
questions.
PT
1
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
1
If the student provides only
one response (correctly or
incorrectly),
PT
1
SAY:
PT
1
Which other words from
the passage describe what
Carrizo Plain looks like?
PT
2
PT
2
Administration Script
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows mountains at
Carrizo Plain.
The picture shows a California map
with Carrizo Plain’s location.
The picture shows green grasslands
at Carrizo Plain.
SAY:
Which two animals can be
found at Carrizo Plain? A
sea turtle [POINT], a
burrowing owl [POINT], or
a kit fox [POINT]?
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows a swimming turtle.
The picture shows a burrowing owl.
The picture shows a kit fox.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
2
If the student provides only
one response (correctly or
incorrectly),
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
Which other animal can be
found at Carrizo Plain?
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
Now I will ask you one
more question about this
passage.
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
An inference is a
conclusion that is made
using details from the
passage.
PT
3
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
4
PT
4
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DESCRIBE:
The yes picture shows a thumbs-up
symbol in a green box.
The no picture shows a thumbsdown symbol in a red box.
SAY:
We will read a story titled
“A Special Guest.” First
let’s read vocabulary from
the story.
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows a Labrador
Retriever puppy.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Administration Script
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
4
[Proceed to the Vocabulary
Preview.]
The picture shows a service dog
standing beside its owner.
PT
4
READ the vocabulary words
and POINT TO each picture
as the words are read.
The picture shows a group of dogs
sitting beside their owners at
obedience training.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Now we will read the story.
Follow along as I read
aloud. Then I will ask you
questions.
PT
4
[Proceed to the story.]
4
READ the story aloud and
POINT TO the corresponding
pictures as the story is read.
Stage
No.
PT
PT
PT
4
After the story has been
read,
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
We have finished reading.
Now I will ask you
questions.
PT
4
SAY:
4
An inference is a
conclusion that is made
using details from the
story.
PT
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The picture shows a graduation cap
and diploma.
The picture shows a service dog
standing beside its owner.
The picture shows a group of dogs
sitting beside their owners at
obedience training.
The picture shows a person walking
a dog.
The picture shows a graduation cap
and diploma.
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PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
4
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
4
If the student provides only
one response (correctly or
incorrectly),  
PT
4
SAY: 
PT
4
Which other phrase from
the story supports this
inference?
PT
5
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
5
If the student responds
incorrectly,
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
Let’s try that question
again.
5
READ the item again and
POINT TO the remaining two
options as each one is read.
PT
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Stage
No.
PT
6
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
SAY:
Now I will ask you one
more question about this
story.
PT
6
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows a dog barking.
The picture shows a puppy.
The picture shows a dog shaking a
young female’s hand.
PT
6
PT
7
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
SAY:
PT
7
A theater teacher creates a
poster to persuade
students to sign up for a
talent show.
PT
7
POINT TO the two blank
boxes in the poster and
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
You will choose words for
the poster that will help
persuade students. First,
we will read the poster.
PT
7
POINT TO and READ the
poster.
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DESCRIBE:
The picture shows a boy singing.
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PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
7
PT
7
PT
7
Which words best complete
the poster?
PT
7
POINT TO the first sentence
of the poster and
PT
7
After the poster has been
read,
SAY:
SAY:
7
This sentence says, “Do
you [PAUSE and POINT TO
the blank box] to sing,
dance, or act?” Which word
would help persuade a
student to enter the talent
show – “love” [POINT] or
“dislike” [POINT]?
PT
7
READ the sentence with the
green option words separated
by “or.” PROMPT the student
to select the word that would
help persuade a student to
enter the talent show.
PT
7
READ the next few sentences
of the poster.
PT
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Stage
No.
PT
7
PT
7
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
At the last sentence of the
poster,
SAY:
7
This sentence says, “The
talent show will be [PAUSE
and POINT TO the blank box]
for all.” Which word would
help persuade a student to
enter the talent show –
“exciting” [POINT] or
“boring” [POINT]?
PT
7
READ the sentence with the
blue option words separated
by “or.” PROMPT the student
to select the word that would
help persuade a student to
enter the talent show.
PT
8
PT
PT
PT
8
8
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SAY:
We will read a passage
titled “Connections to the
Pieces.” Follow along as I
read aloud. Then I will ask
you a question.
READ the passage aloud and
POINT TO the corresponding
pictures as the passage is
read.
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows a jigsaw puzzle
that is partially completed.
The picture shows two young
females working on a jigsaw puzzle.
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PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
8
PT
8
PT
8
A claim is a statement that
is believed to be true.
PT
8
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
9
PT
PT
9
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Administration Script
After the passage has been
read,
SAY:
SAY:
We will read a passage
titled “The Brooklyn
Bridge.” Follow along as I
read aloud. Then I will ask
you a question.
READ the passage aloud and
POINT TO the corresponding
pictures as the passage is
read.
DESCRIBE:
The picture shows the Brooklyn
Bridge in New York City.
The picture shows cars and a
bicyclist crossing the Brooklyn
Bridge.
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PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Stage
No.
PT
9
PT
9
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
After the passage has been
read,
SAY:
9
A claim is a statement that
is believed to be true. The
writer claims that the
Brooklyn Bridge is an
important part of New
York.
PT
9
READ the beginning of a list
of reasons that the Brooklyn
Bridge is an important part of
New York, and POINT TO the
beginning section of the list as
it is read.
PT
9
READ the item and POINT
TO each option as it is read.
PT
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PRACTICE TEST (PT)
Stage
No.
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
If the student provides only
one response (correctly or
incorrectly),
SAY:
Which other reason from
the passage could be
added to the list to support
the writer’s claim?
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Mathematics
MATHEMATICS
STAGE PT
Stage
No.
PT
1
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
SAY:
1
This graph shows the
amount of time Tristin
spent working on a project
for five days.
PT
1
POINT TO the graph and each
point as you describe what it
means.
PT
1
PT
SAY:
On the first day, he worked
three hours. On the second
day, he worked five hours.
On the third day, he worked
one hour. On the fourth
day, he worked two hours,
and on the fifth day, he
worked four hours.
PT
1
PT
1
PT
1
What kind of association is
shown by the points on the
graph?
PT
1
POINT TO the options as they
are read.
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DESCRIBE:
The graph is titled Project Work. The
x-axis is labeled Day and ranges
from zero to six in increments of one.
The y-axis is labeled Number of
Hours and ranges from zero to six in
increments of one. The points are
located at one, three; two, five; three,
one; four, two; and five, four.
SAY:
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MATHEMATICS
STAGE PT
Stage
No.
PT
1
PT
1
PT
1
PT
1
PT
2
PT
2
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
SAY:
Do the points on the graph
show no association? A
positive association? Or a
negative association?
SAY:
What kind of association is
shown by the points on the
graph?
SAY:
The two graphs each shows
a different type of
relationship.
POINT TO the first graph as
you describe it.
PT
2
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DESCRIBE:
The first two graphs range from zero
to six on the x-axis in increments of
one and zero to twelve on the y-axis
in increments of two. The first graph
shows points at zero, zero; one, two;
two, four; three, six; four, eight; five,
ten; and six, twelve. The points are
all highlighted in yellow and the
graph is titled Positive Relationship.
The second graph shows points at
zero, twelve; one, ten; two, eight;
three, six; four, four; five, two; and
six, zero. The points are all
highlighted in yellow and the graph is
titled Negative Relationship.
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MATHEMATICS
STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
This graph shows a positive
relationship.
PT
2
POINT TO the second graph
as you describe it.
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
This graph shows a
negative relationship.
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
This graph shows the
relationship between the
number of cricket chirps
counted in fifteen seconds
and the temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit.
PT
2
POINT TO the graph.
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
Use the information from
the graph to select the word
or words that make each
sentence true.
PT
2
SAY:
2
The relationship between
cricket chirps and
temperature is positive? Or
negative?
PT
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Administration Script
The third graph is titled Cricket
Chirps versus Temperature. The xaxis ranges from zero to fifty in
intervals of ten and is labeled Cricket
Chirps in Fifteen Seconds. The y-axis
ranges from zero to ninety with a
break between zero and forty, then
increases in intervals of ten. The yaxis is labeled Temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit. The points begin
in the lower left and extend to the
upper right corner. The points are
highlighted in yellow.
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MATHEMATICS
STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
When the temperature goes
up, the number of cricket
chirps goes up? Or goes
down?
PT
2
SAY:
PT
2
Use the information in the
graph to select the word or
words that will make each
sentence true, or tell me
and I will select them for
you.
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
The table shows the
relationship between the
number of hours Ms.
Kremshaw spends at work
and the number of hours
she spends at the gym per
week.
PT
3
POINT TO the table titled
Work Hours versus Gym Hours.
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DESCRIBE:
The table is titled Work Hours versus
Gym Hours. The table has two
columns and five rows. The first
column is labeled Hours at Work and
the second column is labeled Hours
at the Gym. Row one contains forty
and fifteen. Row two contains fortytwo and twelve. Row three contains
forty-five and ten. Row four contains
fifty and eight. Row five contains fiftyfive and four.
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
Use the information from
the table to select the word
or words that make each
sentence true.
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
As the number of hours Ms.
Kremshaw works increases,
the number hours she
spends at the gym blank.
PT
3
POINT TO three options as
they are read.
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
Would the number of hours
she spends at the gym
increase? Decrease? Or
remain the same?
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
If Ms. Kremshaw works 60
hours per week, the hours
she spends at the gym will
most likely be blank.
PT
3
POINT TO the three phrases
as they are read.
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Administration Script
The interactive portion shows two
sentences and three options for each
sentence.
The first sentence is “As the number
of hours Ms. Kremshaw works
increases, the number of hours she
spends at the gym blank.” The
options are “increases,” “decreases,”
and “remains the same.”
The second sentence is “If Ms.
Kremshaw works 60 hours per week,
the hours she spends at the gym will
most likely be blank.” The options are
“greater than four,” “less than four,”
and “equal to four.”
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
Will the number of hours
she spends at the gym most
likely be greater than four?
Less than four? Or equal to
four?
PT
3
SAY:
PT
3
Use the information from
the table to select the word
or words that make each
sentence true, or tell me
and I will select them for
you.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Congruent figures are the
same shape and same size.
These two circles are
congruent.
PT
4
POINT TO the red circle and
the orange circle.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Similar figures are the same
shape, but different sizes.
These two circles are
similar.
PT
4
POINT TO the second green
circle and the yellow circle.
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DESCRIBE:
The first pair of figures are circles,
which are the same size. They are
labeled Congruent. The second pair
of figures are circles, which are not
the same size. They are labeled
Similar. The third pair of figures are
triangles. The fourth pair of figures
are stars. The fifth pair of figures are
pentagons.
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Which pair of figures is
congruent?
PT
4
POINT TO the first option.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Are these two triangles
congruent?
PT
4
POINT TO the second option.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Are these two stars
congruent?
PT
4
POINT TO the third option.
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Are these two pentagons
congruent?
PT
4
SAY:
PT
4
Which pair of figures is
congruent?
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
5
PT
5
Luis is building a patio. He
planned to make it eight
feet wide and ten feet long.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The drawing shows his
original plans for the patio.
PT
5
POINT TO the drawing of the
planned patio.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The planned patio shows
the length is ten feet and
the width is eight feet.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
Luis decided to make the
patio two feet longer.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The drawing shows his new
plans for the patio.
5
POINT TO the drawing of the
new planned patio and point to
the place where it shows two
more feet for the length.
PT
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Administration Script
SAY:
DESCRIBE:
The first figure is a rectangle titled
Planned patio. The length is labeled
ten feet and the width is labeled eight
feet. The second figure is a rectangle
titled New planned patio. The width is
labeled eight feet and the length
shows the original ten feet and two
more feet in red. The new part of the
patio has a dashed vertical red line
and a solid horizontal red line for the
extended length of the patio.
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The new planned patio
shows the length is ten feet
plus two feet and the width
is eight feet.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
Select the correct number
or word that makes each
sentence true.
PT
5
POINT TO the first sentence
as it is read.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The length of the new
planned patio will now be
eight feet? Or twelve feet?
PT
5
POINT TO the second
sentence as it is read.
PT
5
SAY:
PT
5
The area of the new
planned patio will now be
smaller? Or larger?
PT
5
SAY:
5
Select the correct number
or word that makes each
sentence true, or tell me
and I will select it for you.
PT
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
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Stage
No.
PT
6
PT
6
Here is a pyramid.
PT
6
POINT TO the pyramid.
PT
6
SAY:
PT
6
The places where the faces
of the pyramid meet are
called the edges.
PT
6
SAY:
PT
6
The edges of this pyramid
are shown in red.
PT
6
POINT TO the pyramid and
the red lines and dashed lines
at the edges.
PT
6
SAY:
PT
6
How many edges does this
pyramid have?
PT
6
POINT TO the options as they
are read.
PT
6
SAY:
PT
6
Does this pyramid have four
edges? Or eight edges?
PT
6
SAY:
PT
6
How many edges does this
pyramid have?
January 2017
Administration Script
SAY:
DESCRIBE:
The first figure shows a rectangular
pyramid. The second figure shows
the same rectangular pyramid with
red lines or red dashed lines for all of
the edges.
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STAGE PT
Stage
No.
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
PT
7
POINT TO the prism and each
dimension of the prism, as
you . . .
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
This rectangular prism is
seven centimeters long, five
centimeters wide, and two
centimeters high.
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
The volume (V) of the prism
can be found by multiplying
the length times the width
times the height.
PT
7
POINT TO the formula as you
read it.
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
The volume is seven times
five times two.
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
What is the volume of this
rectangular prism?
PT
7
POINT TO the options as they
are read.
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DESCRIBE:
The figure is a rectangular prism. The
length of the prism is labeled seven
centimeters, the width is labeled five
centimeters, and the height is labeled
two centimeters.
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Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
Is the volume fourteen
cubic centimeters? Thirtyfive cubic centimeters? Or
seventy cubic centimeters?
PT
7
SAY:
PT
7
What is the volume of this
rectangular prism?
PT
8
SAY:
PT
8
Ms. Rainey asks her
students to put a flower
sticker on a number line
where the number four
point three is located.
PT
8
SAY:
PT
8
Here is a number line.
PT
8
POINT TO the number line
and the flower.
PT
8
SAY:
PT
8
Place the flower on the
number line where four
point three is located.
PT
8
SAY:
8
Is it located between zero
and one? Two and three? Or
four and five?
PT
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DESCRIBE:
There is an interactive number line
that ranges from zero to five in
increments of one. There are
selectable targets between zero and
one, between two and three, and
between four and five. There is an
interactive source that looks like a
flower sticker.
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Stage
No.
PT
8
SAY:
PT
8
Place the flower on the
number line where four
point three is located, or
show me and I will place it
for you.
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
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Administration Script
SAY:
Rachel earns ten dollars an
hour at her job.
SAY:
Which graph best shows
this relationship?
POINT TO the first graph.
SAY:
DESCRIBE:
The three options are graphs titled
Rachel’s Earnings. They all have the
same x-axis and y-axis. The x-axis is
labeled Hours Worked and ranges
from zero to five in increments of
one. The y-axis is labeled Amount
Earned in Dollars and ranges from
zero to fifty in increments of five.
There is a line segment on the first
graph that begins at zero, zero and
ends at five, twenty-five. The line
segment on the second graph begins
at zero, zero and ends at five, fifty.
The line segment on the third graph
begins at zero, zero and ends at
three, forty-five.
Does this graph show that
Rachel earns ten dollars an
hour?
POINT TO the second graph.
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STAGE PT
Stage
No.
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
9
PT
10
SAY:
Does this graph show that
Rachel earns ten dollars an
hour?
POINT TO the third graph.
SAY:
Does this graph show that
Rachel earns ten dollars an
hour?
SAY:
Which graph best shows
this relationship?
SAY:
The graph shows the
number of points scored by
two soccer teams at the
Olympics.
PT
10
PT
10 bar as it is described.
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Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
DESCRIBE:
The graph is titled Points Scored.
The horizontal axis ranges from zero
to six in increments of one. The top
bar is labeled Japan and the bottom
bar is labeled Nigeria. The bars are
different lengths.
POINT TO the graph and each
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STAGE PT
Stage
No.
PT
10
PT
10
PT
10
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
SAY:
This bar shows the points
scored by Japan. This bar
shows the points scored by
Nigeria.
SAY:
Select the number or word
that makes each sentence
true.
PT
10
PT
10
PT
10
PT
10 points?
PT
10 sentence.
PT
10
PT
10 Japan or Nigeria?
POINT TO the first sentence.
SAY:
Japan scored four or five
POINT TO the second
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More points were scored by
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STAGE PT
Stage
No.
PT
10
PT
10
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11
SAY:
Select the number or word
that makes each sentence
true, or tell me and I will
select it for you.
SAY:
N/A
The cost for riding in a taxi
cab is four dollars plus two
dollars per mile.
SAY:
The total cost is
represented by the variable
c.
SAY:
This equation can be used
to find the total cost (c) of
riding three miles in a taxi
cab.
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11 plus four.
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Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
POINT TO the equation.
SAY:
c equals two times three
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STAGE PT
Alternative Text for Students
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Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
11
PT
11 riding three miles in a taxi
PT
11 are read.
PT
11
SAY:
What is the total cost of
cab?
POINT TO the options as they
PT
11
PT
11
PT
11
PT
12
PT
12
SAY:
Is the total cost of riding
three miles equal to ten
dollars? Fourteen dollars?
Or eighteen dollars?
SAY:
What is the total cost of
riding three miles in a taxi
cab?
SAY:
Here is a graph of a line.
POINT TO the red line.
PT
12
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DESCRIBE:
The graph shows a red line through
the points located at zero, six and
four, zero. The yellow triangle is
formed by part of the red line through
two, three and four, zero, the vertical
line segment that starts at two, three
and ends at two, zero, and the
horizontal line segment that starts at
two, zero and ends at four, zero.
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Stage
No.
Administration Script
PT
12
PT
12 through the points located
PT
12
PT
12
SAY:
The line is red and goes
at zero, six and four, zero.
SAY:
POINT TO the yellow triangle.
The yellow right triangle
can be used to find the
slope of the line. The slope
is the rise over run, or
vertical distance divided by
the horizontal distance.
PT
12
PT
12
PT
12 line?
What is the slope of the red
PT
12
PT
12
PT
SAY:
12
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from two, three to two, zero
and the horizontal line from
two, zero to four, zero.
SAY:
Remember, the slope is rise
over run or vertical distance
divided by horizontal
distance.
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STAGE PT
Stage
No.
Alternative Text for Students
with Visual Impairments
Administration Script
POINT TO the options as they
PT
12 are read.
PT
12
SAY:
Is the slope negative three
over four? Negative two
over three? Or negative
three over two?
PT
12
PT
12
PT
12 line?
SAY:
What is the slope of the red
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