Sample Test Page
There are two types of test tools available:
.| Global Tools | Instructions |
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Help (?) button |
To view the on-screen |
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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. |
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Items drop-down list |
To quickly navigate to a specific test page, select a question number from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner. Questions that were marked for review display "(marked)" in this list. |
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Save button |
To manually save questions, select Save in the global menu. This is an optional feature |
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Pause button |
To pause a test, select Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out. |
| End Test button | This button appears after you answer all test questions. Select this button to start the test submission process. |
| Line Tracker |
To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select |
| Masking |
The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool:
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. |
| Global Notes |
To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select |
| System Settings |
Students can select the cog wheel icon
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| 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. |
| Full Screen Mode | For Alt ELPA, select  in the upper-left corner to exit full-screen mode and access the global menu. A message appears, asking for a password. Enter your first name as the password and select OK. If you are taking a practice test, enter Guest as the password to exit full-screen mode. The global menu appears at the top of the screen. |
| Context Menu Tools | Instructions |
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| 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 as No Response | For the Alt ELPA, test administrators may select No Response (NR) for the student’s response in TDS. Questions marked as no response will display  .
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| 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  appears next to the number for the selected question. |
| Digital Notepad |
To enter notes or comments for a question, select You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page. |
| Select Previous Version |
To view and restore responses previously entered for a Text Response question, select the Select Previous Version option from the context menu. A list of saved responses appears. Choose the appropriate response and click Select. |
| 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:
Option B:
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| Item Tutorials |
To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Item Tutorials from the context menu. |
If you have Print-on-Demand turned on for your test, read this section.
To send a print request to the Test Administrator, choose from the following options:
appears next to the question number.
in the upper-right corner to adjust the following:
appears next to the question number on the test page.