Global Tools	Instructions
Help (?) button	To view the on-screen Test Instructions and Help window, select ? in the upper-right corner.
Calculator	To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu. This tool is available for the following tests: Mathematics 6, 7, 8, and 11
Dictionary	To search the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, select Dictionary in the global menu. This tool is available for the following tests: ELA Performance Tasks
Masking	The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool: Select the Masking button in the global menu. 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. Note: This tool requires you to have the Masking accommodation.
Notes	To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu. This tool is available for the following tests: ELA Performance Tasks
System Settings	Students can select the cog wheel icon in the upper-right corner to adjust the following: Audio volume Text-to-Speech settings (including volume, pitch, and speed)
Zoom buttons	To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
American Sign Language	You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign Language (ASL). To view ASL videos: Select American Sign Language from 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. Note: This tool requires you to have the ASL accommodation turned on. This tool is available for the following tests: Mathematics ELA
Expandable Items	When the screen is divided vertically, test questions (items) can be expanded to cover the width of the whole screen. When used in conjunction with the Expandable Passages universal tool—that is, Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test examiner—this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions. To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon [] below the global menu. To collapse the expanded 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. Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand an item [] or collapse the expanded item []. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
Expandable Passages	When the screen is divided vertically, students can expand and contract the passage in the left pane to cover the width of the whole screen. To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon [] below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon [] in the upper-right corner. Expandable Passage arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand a passage [] or collapse the expanded passage []. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
Glossary (Word List)	To open the glossary, click a word or phrase that has a border around it. This tool is only available for certain words.
Highlighter	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.
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner, like this: ; and a [Flag] icon appears next to the number. The Questions drop-down list displays for the selected question.
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.
Tutorial	To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Tutorial from the context menu.

Test Rules for Smarter Balanced Assessments

Navigation Rules

You cannot skip questions. You must answer all the questions on a page before you can go to the next page. You can mark a question for review and go back to it later to change the answer, if necessary.
- Some pages contain multiple questions grouped together. You may need to use the scroll bar to view all the questions.
You can navigate to test pages by selecting the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Questions drop-down list in the upper-left corner.
You must submit the test after you finish answering all questions.

Pause Rules

For ELA and Mathematics tests:

You can pause the test at any time.
- If the test is paused for less than 20 minutes, you can review questions you already answered.
- If the test is paused for more than 20 minutes, you cannot review questions you already answered. The only exception is if you pause on a page that has at least one unanswered question.
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. You do not lose them when the test is paused.

For ELA Performance Task tests:

You can pause your test at any time.
No pause limit is in effect. You can pause the test for as long as you need to.

About Print-on-Demand and Text-to-Speech for Smarter Balanced Assessments

About Print-on-Demand

The following tests require you to have a print accommodation if you need to request printouts:

ELA tests
Mathematics tests

To send a print request to the Test Administrator, choose from the following options:

To print a passage and all questions on the page, select Print Page in the global menu.
To print a 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.

About Text-to-Speech

If you are testing with Text-to-Speech, you can listen to instructions, passages, and questions in the test. For ELA tests, some passages are not read aloud.

To listen to content with the Text-to-Speech tool:

To listen to a passage, select a Speak option from the passage's context menu. You can also select a portion of text to listen to, such as a word or phrase. To do this, select the text, select the passage's context menu, and select Speak Selection.
To listen to a question or answer options, select the question's context menu and select one of the following Speak options:
- To listen only to the question, select Speak Question.
- To listen only to an answer option, select Speak Option from the context menu and then select the answer option. You can also right-click on the answer option and select Speak Option.