Global Tools	Instructions
Help (?) button	To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select the question mark button 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. Select 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.
Multiplication Table	To use the multiplication table, select Multiplication Table from the global tools.
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
Number Table	To use the number table, select Number Table from the global tools. This tool lists the numbers 1 to 100.
Test Settings	When available, you can select Test Settings in the upper-right corner to change some test settings. These may include: Text-to-Speech settings (including volume, pitch, and speed/rate) Zoom setting Background and text color Mouse pointer size and color After making changes, select Apply. To reset your settings, select Reset All.
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.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. 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 (up and down), test questions (items) can be expanded to the width of the screen. When used with the Expandable Passages tool (if Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test administrator), 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 (side to side) 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 (passages and items side by side), 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 under 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 (passages above items) 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, select a word or phrase that has a border around it, like this: . 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 marked question number shows a flap in the upper-right corner of the item number box, like this: . A flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Questions dropdown list shows a 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 want to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or select outside the question’s response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.
Text-to-Speech	To listen to passages and questions, select a speak option from the context menu. In the stimuli/passage context menu, select Speak Passage [] to hear the text on the screen read aloud. In the item/question context menu, select Speak Option [] and then select one of the item responses to hear it read aloud. In the item/question context menu, select Speak Question [] to hear the question and item responses read aloud. To listen to your whole written answer to a question, select the Text-to-Speech button on the formatting toolbar above the answer. To listen to part of your written answer to a question, select the text, select the Text-to-Speech button on the toolbar, and then select a Speak option. For constructed-response items with a notepad, to listen to your notes, select the TTS button in the notepad.
Tutorial	To view a short video on how to respond to a particular type of question, select Tutorial from the context menu.
Word Prediction	When this tool is on, suggested words pop up in a menu as you type a written response. You can select a word in the pop-up menu instead of typing it out. To turn this tool off, select . To turn the tool on, select .

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 dropdown 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.
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.
If you are idle for 20 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.

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

About Print-on-Demand

Mathematics and ELA tests require you to have a print accommodation if you need to request printouts.

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 Text-to-Speech button beside 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 Text-to-Speech button beside the passage’s context menu, and select Speak Selection.
To listen to a question or answer options:
- To listen only to the question, select the Text-to-Speech button beside the question’s context menu or right-click on the question. Then select Speak Question.
- To listen only to an answer option, select Speak Option from the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu and then select the answer option. You can also right-click on the answer option and select Speak Option.

To listen to Text-to-Speech read aloud from anywhere in a passage or question to the end of that passage or question, right-click where you want Text-to-Speech to begin reading and select Start Speaking From Here.

To listen to your written response to a question:
- To listen to your full answer, select the Text-to-Speech button above the answer box.
- To listen to part of your answer, select the part you want to hear. Then select the Text-to-Speech button above the answer box and select Speak Selection.