For items and stimuli on the Science test that have content in two languages, such as English and Spanish, you can select the language in which to display the content for easier readability. By default, the item will be presented in the language specified at the beginning of the test. To switch the language, select Language Toggle in the global menu.

For more information, review About the Language Toggle Tool.

To emphasize an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu. If the enhanced line reader mode is enabled, all content except for the line in focus is grayed out for greater emphasis.

This tool is not available while the Highlighter tool is in use.

The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool:

1. Select the Masking button in the global menu.
2. Click and drag across the distracting area.

To close the Masking tool, select the Masking button again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area.

To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu. These notes are available globally and can be accessed from any page in the test.

Depending on the tool’s settings, advanced editing features, such as word and character count, spell check, and text formatting options may be available. Table 6 lists the different editing tools that may be available.

Furthermore, the text entered in this tool can be copied and pasted into text response areas or into item-specific note fields of items displayed on that page.

Students can select the cog wheel icon in the upper-right corner to adjust the following:

• Audio volume and speed/rate (speed changes apply to the current item and to all other items across the test)
• Text-to-Speech settings (including volume, pitch, and speed/rate)
• The language of buttons, labels, and system messages

Note: Audio speed adjustment applies to the ELA CAT and ELPA Summative CAT.

Note: The Navigation Language drop-down list is only available for ELPA and ELA tests.

To view a transcript of the audio content for the current test page, select Transcripts in the global menu. The text in transcripts can be read by screen readers, such as JAWS.

You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign Language (ASL). To view ASL videos:

1. Select the ASL button next to the context menu.
   • If only one ASL video is available, the video opens automatically.
   • If multiple ASL videos are available, sign language icons appear next to the test content for each video. Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate into ASL.

To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu. If multiple color options are available, select an option from the list of colors that appears.

To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu.

You cannot highlight text in images.

To enter notes or comments for a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After you enter a note, a pencil icon appears next to the question number on the test page.

You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page.

Depending on the tool’s settings, advanced editing features, such as word and character count, spell check, and text formatting options may be available. Table 6 section lists the different editing tools that may be available.

Furthermore, the text entered in this tool can be copied and pasted into text response areas of items displayed on that page as well as the notes tool in the global menu, if available.

For multiple choice and multi-select questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. You can strikethrough multiple lines of text, such as an answer option spanning more than a line, as well as graphics.

There are two options for using this tool:

Option A:

1. To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough.
2. Select the answer options you wish to strike out.
3. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or click outside the response area.

Option B:

1. Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu. Or, right click on the passage, the question, or an option and select a Speak option.

To listen to a response to a constructed-response item, use the TTS button in the item response area. For constructed-response items with a notepad, to listen to your notes, select the TTS button in the notepad. For more information, see the About Text-to-Speech section.