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Locating information and identifying details  \n2. Understanding words and phrases in context  \n3. Understanding the meanings of sentences in context  \n4. Finding main idea, theme, topic  \n5. Making inferences and drawing conclusions  \n6. Making connections among the text or graphic (general comprehension)  \nWHAT IS MEASURED IN THE WRITING TESTS?  \n➢Skills:  \n1. Capitalization and punctuation  \n2. Sentence structure  \n3. Paragraph structure  \n4. 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