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Test Grades 9–10  \nELPAC Administration Notes  \nFOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ELPAC OR FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE:  \n• Test examiners and other school personnel should contact their site ELPAC coordinator.  \n• LEA ELPAC coordinators should contact the California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC) by phone at 800-955-2954, or by email at [caltac@ets.org](caltac@ets.org. CalTAC is open)[. CalTAC is open](caltac@ets.org. CalTAC is open)[ ](caltac@ets.org. CalTAC is open)[from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through](from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through) Friday.  \nCopyright © 2020 by the California Department of Education (CDE) . All rights reserved.  \nTable of Contents  \nDirections for Administration  ..............................................1  \nIntroduction  .............................................................. 1  \nUsing the D FA  .................................................................. 2  \nTest Materials  ............................................................ 2  \nAdministering the Test  ...................................................... 3  \nBefore Testing  .................................................................. 3  \nDuring Testing  .................................................................. 3  \nWhen to Stop the Test  ............................................................ 4  \nCoaching and Guessing  .......................................................... 4  \nOther Concerns  ................................................................. 4  \nAdditional Directions  ....................................................... 5  \nWays of Accessing the D FA  ........................................................ 5  \nRecommended Seating Arrangement  ................................................ 5  \nSpecial Directions for Speaking  .............................................. 6  \nPrompting Guidelines for the Speaking Domain  .................................. 7  \nAudio Capture for the Speaking Domain  ....................................... 7  \nEnding the Test and Review Screen  ............................................ 9  \nReview Screen  ................................................................. 9  \nLogon and Audio/Sound Check Instructions  .................................... 10  \nHow to Start a Test Session as a Guest  .............................................. 10  \nHow to Start a Practice Test Session Using the Same Procedures as the Operational Tests  ......................................................... 13  \nTest Questions  ......................................................... 18  \nTalk About a Scene  ....................................................... 18  \nSpeech Functions  ......................................................... 20  \nSupport an Opinion  ....................................................... 22  \nPresent and Discuss Information  ............................................. 26  \nSummarize an Academic Presentation  ........................................ 30  \nStudent Score Sheet  ....................................................38  \nThis page is intentionally left blank.  \nDirections for Administration  \nIntroduction  \nThis manual contains directions and the specific scripts you will need to administer the Practice Test for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) . It is a companion document to the online Practice Test.  \nThe purpose of the ELPAC Practice Test is to familiarize students and test examiners* with the testing interface, item types, and accessibility resources as well as to provide students with the opportunity to practice a full-length test. The Practice Test provides a sample of the question types and grade-level content and contains the same number of questions that appear on the Summative ELPAC. 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