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VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

RELEASED TEST

Released Spring 2015

2010 English Standards of Learning

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.

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 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional 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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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

5 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

6 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

7 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

8 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

9 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

10 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

11 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

12 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

13 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

14 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

15 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

16 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

17 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

18 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

19 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

20 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

21 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

22 MC D 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

23 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

24 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

25 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

26 MC A 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

27 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “fraternizing”

001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

28 MC B 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

29 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

30 MC B 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

31 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “adapt to cold water”

003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

32 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

33 MC A 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

34 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

35 MC C 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

36 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

37 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

38 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

39 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

40 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “improvement”

001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

41 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

42 MC B 001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

43 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “understand”

001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

44 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

45 TEI The correct answer must be selected: “Alliteration”

001 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials

46 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

47 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

48 MC C 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

49 MC D 002 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts

50 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

51 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

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Sequence Number

Item Type: Multiple Choice

(MC) or Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI)

Correct Answer Reporting Category Reporting Category Description

52 MC D 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

53 MC C 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

54 MC A 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

55 MC B 003 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts

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Total Raw ScoreIf you get this many items

correct:

Total Scaled ScoreThen your converted scaled score

is:00

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Spring 2015 ReleasedEOC Reading Standards of Learning Test

Total Raw Score to Scaled Score Conversion Table

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