You will take your ELA AIR tests on April 4th and 5th-- That's the Tuesday and Wednesday after we return from Spring Break. This week, we'll be preparing by looking at the test format and taking practice tests.
Click here for Practice Tests
Click here for Answer Keys to Practice Tests and Sample Items found in the above link.
Monday: Select Grade 8, Start G8 English Language Arts Practice Test. Leave all the pre-set settings as they are, and just click select, yes, begin test now. Your passage will be an excerpt from the book Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Once you finish questions 1-7, questions 8-17 will appear in the top left hand corner. You may skip question 17, which is a short answer response. We will discuss that another day.
The first link allows you to access several different tests, so listen closely to be sure you take the right one on the right day. **Although you can mark your answers electronically on the practice test, just as on the real tests, the practice tests do NOT save your answers. Please mark your answers both electronically AND on a piece of loose leaf paper. For multiple choice questions, even though the choices aren't labeled, you can write a, b, c, etc. for each option. This will allow you to check your work when we discuss the test together. The answer key is labeled this way.
The second link allows you access to all of the answer keys for the practice tests. Although we will go over the most important ones in class, you may wish to look at other tests for further practice. For instance, you might like to look at a different grade level's practice test. This is not requirement; it is simply here as a resource for those who are interested in preparing further.
Click here for Practice Tests
Click here for Answer Keys to Practice Tests and Sample Items found in the above link.
Monday: Select Grade 8, Start G8 English Language Arts Practice Test. Leave all the pre-set settings as they are, and just click select, yes, begin test now. Your passage will be an excerpt from the book Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Once you finish questions 1-7, questions 8-17 will appear in the top left hand corner. You may skip question 17, which is a short answer response. We will discuss that another day.
The first link allows you to access several different tests, so listen closely to be sure you take the right one on the right day. **Although you can mark your answers electronically on the practice test, just as on the real tests, the practice tests do NOT save your answers. Please mark your answers both electronically AND on a piece of loose leaf paper. For multiple choice questions, even though the choices aren't labeled, you can write a, b, c, etc. for each option. This will allow you to check your work when we discuss the test together. The answer key is labeled this way.
The second link allows you access to all of the answer keys for the practice tests. Although we will go over the most important ones in class, you may wish to look at other tests for further practice. For instance, you might like to look at a different grade level's practice test. This is not requirement; it is simply here as a resource for those who are interested in preparing further.