TELPAS reading and writing practice test for 8th and 9th grade

What this test covers

• Understand Words and Language Structures (10 questions): Reporting category 1: work out what words and phrases mean from context, and understand how sentences and word forms work.
• Basic Understanding of a Variety of Texts (9 questions): Reporting category 2: find the main idea and key details, and follow what happens in stories and informational texts.
• Analyze and Evaluate Information and Ideas (12 questions): Reporting category 3: make inferences, draw conclusions, and think about why the author wrote a text and how it is built.
• Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit (10 questions): Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.

To work on one part at a time, use the reading practice for Grades 8–9 and writing practice for Grades 8–9.

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