Contents


Overview of the Test Site

Sample Test Page

Sample Test Page

There are two types of test tools available:

Note: Not all tools are available on all assessments. Refer to your assessment accessibility guidelines for detailed information.

Global Tools Instructions
Calculator

To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu.

Help (?) Button

To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select ? in the upper-right corner.

Items Drop-down List

To quickly navigate to an item, select an item number from the Items drop-down list in the upper-left corner.

  • If an item has been marked for review, Item Marked for Review Flag displays next to the item.
  • If an item has been skipped or not answered, Item skipped warning icon displays next to the item.
Language Toggle

For items and stimuli that have content in two languages, such as English and Spanish, you can select the language in which to display the content to make it easier to read. By default, items and stimuli will be presented in the language specified at the beginning of the test. When Language = Spanish, items and stimuli will be presented in Spanish. To switch the language, select the Language Toggle button Language Toggle Tool in the global menu.

Line Reader

To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu.

Masking

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.

Navigation Buttons

To move between test pages, use the Back and Next buttons in the upper-left corner. If a test consists of only one question, clicking Next prompts you to end the test.

Notes

To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu.

Periodic Table

To view the on-screen periodic table, select Periodic Table in the global menu.

Pause Button

To pause a test, select Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out.

Save Button

To manually save questions, select Save in the global menu. This is an optional feature and is not available for all questions. If you do not use this button, your answers are still saved automatically.

System Settings

To change audio volume or color settings, click the cog wheel icon cog wheel icon in the upper right corner.

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
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 and a flag icon flag icon appears next to the number. The Items drop-down list displays Item Marked for Review Flag for the selected question.
Notepad

To enter notes or comments for a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After you enter a note, a pencil icon note 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:

  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.
Tutorial

To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Item Tutorials from the context menu.

 

In addition to the global tools and context menu tools, there are additional tools that may be available to you based on your test settings.

Other Tools Description
Expand Buttons

You can expand the passage section or the question section for easier readability.

  • To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon Right Arrow Icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon Left Arrow Icon in the upper-right corner.
  • To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon Left Arrow Icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, select the right arrow icon Right Arrow Icon in the upper-left corner.

Test Rules

Navigation Rules

Pause Rules


About Print-on-Demand and Text-to-Speech

If you have Print-on-Demand or Text-to-Speech turned on for your test, read this section.

About Print-on-Demand

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

About Text-to-Speech

If you are testing with Text-to-Speech, you can listen to instructions, passages, and questions in the test.

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