ACCESS Test Practice and Sample Items
Familiarize students with the kind of content they will encounter on the test and give them a chance to practice the different question types
Completing the practice items can be especially helpful for students who are new to the Speaking test, but keep in mind that the first thing students do when they take the real test is complete these same practice items.
ACCESS Online
Give students the chance to learn about the test platform, practice answering the type of questions they’ll see on the test, and get to know the features and tools built in to the test platform. Modify the suggested scripting to fit the needs of your students.
Preparing Students for ACCESS for ELLs Online
Test Demo
A test demo for each grade-level cluster shows students how to navigate different features of the test.
Sample Items
Sample items give students a chance to practice answering the type of questions they will see on the test at their grade-cluster level, and an opportunity to use the features and tools built in to the test platform. Suggested scripting is provided to help guide students through the sample items. Modify the suggested scripting to fit the needs of your students.
Suggested Sample Item Script: ACCESS for ELLs Online
Paper-format Writing Sample Items
Students in grades 1–3 always take the Writing test in a pencil-and-paper format, even though they complete the other domain tests in the online test platform.
- Grade 1, Tier A: Indoor Play
- Grade 1, Tier B/C: Making Bird Feeders
- Grades 2-3, Tier A: Flowers at the Park
- Grades 2-3, Tier B/C: Our Town
Test Practice
When students take the test, they start with practice items that help familiarize them with the test platform. Students may go through these practice items as many times as they like prior to testing day. Keep in mind that the practice items are not representative of the difficulty of scored test items – the test practice is simply a chance for students to use the test platform.
ACCESS for ELLs Online Test Practice (about 5-10 minutes)
ACCESS Paper
Preparing Students for ACCESS for ELLs Paper
Give students a chance to practice answering the type of questions they’ll see on the test.
- Grade 1, Tier A, Reading
- Grade 1, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grade 1, Tier A, Writing
- Grade 1, Tier B/C, Listening
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- Grade 1, Tier B/C, Speaking
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- Grade 1, Tier B/C, Writing
- Grade 2, Tier A, Reading
- Grade 2, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grade 2, Tier A, Writing
- Grade 2, Tier B/C, Listening
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- Grade 2, Tier B/C, Speaking
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- Grade 2, Tier B/C, Writing
- Grade 3, Tier A, Reading
- Grade 3, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grade 3, Tier A, Writing
- Grade 3, Tier B/C, Speaking
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- Grade 3, Tier B/C, Writing
- Grades 4-5, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grades 4-5, Tier A, Writing
- Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Listening
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Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Listening
- Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Reading
- Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Writing
- Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Speaking
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Grades 4-5, Tier B/C, Speaking
- Grades 6-8, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grades 6-8, Tier A, Writing
- Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Listening
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Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Listening
- Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Reading
- Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Speaking
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Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Speaking
- Grades 6-8, Tier B/C, Writing
- Grades 9-12, Tier A, Speaking
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- Grades 9-12, Tier A, Writing
- Grades 9-12, Tier B/C, Listening
- Grades 9-12, Tier B/C, Reading
- Grades 9-12, Tier B/C, Speaking