Reading Comprehension Test
A Reading Comprehension Test is an assessment test that evaluates a person's ability to reading comprehension.
- Conetxt:
- It can range from being a Narrative Reading Comprehension Test, Expository Reading Comprehension Test, Technical Reading Comprehension Test, or Argumentative Reading Comprehension Test.
- It can range from being a Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test, Short Answer Reading Comprehension Test, or Essay Format Reading Comprehension Test.
- It can be a component of standardized tests like the TOEFL, IELTS, or SAT.
- It can support a Reading Comprehension Measure.
- It can assess skills such as Main Idea Identification, Inference Making, Understanding Vocabulary in Context, and Summarizing.
- It can range from being a Digital Reading Comprehension Test to being a Print-Format Reading Comprehension Test.
- It can be influenced by the reader's background knowledge and reading strategies.
- It can be used for diagnostic purposes to identify reading difficulties or areas needing improvement.
- It can be designed to be culturally and linguistically sensitive.
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- Example(s):
- The TOEFL Reading Section, which includes reading passages and questions about them.
- The PISA Reading Literacy Assessment, measuring reading ability in 15-year-olds internationally.
- Classroom-based reading comprehension tests in schools.
- Online reading comprehension assessments available on educational websites.
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- See: Language Comprehension, Reading Assessment, Educational Testing, Reading Strategies.