Contents

• Overview of the Test Site for the Alternate ELPAC Practice Test
• Test Rules for the Alternate ELPAC Practice Test
• About Print-on-Demand for Alternate ELPAC

Overview of the Test Site for the Alternate ELPAC Practice Test

Sample Test Page

There are two types of test tools available:

• Global Tools: These tools appear in the global menu at the top of the test page.
• Context Menu Tools: These tools are for stories, passages, and questions. To use these tools, click the context menu .

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
Expand buttons	You can expand the story or passage section or the question section for easier readability. To expand the story or passage section, select the right arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded story or passage section, select the left arrow icon in the upper-right corner. To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, select the right arrow icon in the upper-left corner.
Highlighter	To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu . To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu . You cannot highlight text in images.
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The marked question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner of the item number box, like this: ; and a flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Questions drop-down list displays for the selected question.
Mark as No Response	To mark a question as having no response, select Mark as No Response from the context menu . To cancel this selection, return to the context menu and select Unmark No Response.
Notepad	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.
Strikethrough	For selected response questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two options for using this tool: Option A: To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough. Select the answer options you wish to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or click outside the response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

Test Rules for the Alternate ELPAC Practice Test

Navigation Rules

• You can skip questions. You can mark a question for review and go back to it later to change the answer, if necessary.
• You can navigate to test pages by clicking the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Questions drop-down list in the upper-left corner.
• After completing and submitting a test segment, you cannot return to items within that segment.
• You must submit the test by selecting End Test after you finish the test.

Pause Rules

• You can pause the test at any time, but the system will log you out.
  • If you have logged on to the Practice test with your name and SSID and/or a test session ID, you may pause the test at any time and your responses will be saved. If you choose to log back in after 20 minutes, with your name and SSID, you will be able to review questions and change answers that you have already answered in the last session.
  • If you have logged on to the Practice test as a Guest User, you will be logged out upon selecting the pause button. Your responses will not be saved and you will not be able to review questions and change answers later. You will be able to start a new opportunity to continue practicing the Alternate ELPAC.
• When you resume the test, the first page with unanswered questions appears.
• If you are idle for 30 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.
• All answers are saved immediately, if you are logged in with your name and SSID. If you are logged in as a Guest User your answers will be lost upon pausing the test.

About Print-on-Demand for Alternate ELPAC

The Alternate ELPAC requires you to have a print accommodation if you need to request printouts.

To send a print request to the TA Interface from the student interface, choose from the following options:

• To print a story or passage and all questions on the page, select Print Page in the global menu.
• To print a story or passage, select Print Passage in the global menu.
• To print a question, open the question's context menu and select Print Item. After sending the print request, a printer icon appears next to the question number.