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Please
take a look at the sample prompts below, and related questions on the
HSPA
Cluster 4: Reading Narrative Text, off NJPEP's HSPA
tutorials. Note, too, that Special Review Assessment (SRA)
examples are available in the language
arts literacy and for mathematics tutorials.
Sample mathematics multiple choice and open-ended questions
are also available. See, for instance, Data
Analysis, Probability, Statistics & Discrete Mathematics.
You
may see multiple choice questions such as:
| LAL
Multiple Choice |
Math
Multiple Choice |
When the author states,
"My surprise grew apace," he means
A. His surprise grew at a slow pace
B. His surprise grew strongly
C. The pace of his surprise started to dwindle
D. His surprise grew quickly |
You
and 5 friends go on a roller coaster in which each car holds
a pair. How many different pairs can you and your friends
create for the ride?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 30
D. 36 |
Examples
of open-ended questions are:
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LAL
Open-ended |
Math
Open-ended |
Throughout the first six
paragraphs of the narrative, the author uses simile to describe
his so-called "kings."
A. Give examples of several similes employed by the author.
B. Explain why the author used the similes he did to describe
men of vast wealth.
C. Are the similes appropriate? Why or why not?
Use information from the story to support your response. |
This question involves a chart. Please see the full
question on the HSPA
tutorial Web site. The question begins, below...
Continental Airlines advertises that its flights are
on time. The chart below displays a consecutive 12 day
period and is representative of most 12 day periods for
the last 3 months. Study the chart, which shows the touchdown
times for Flight 288 which had on-time departures at 10:00
A.M. for the 2 hour and 40 minute flight to Florida from
Newark... |
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