Test Specifications of Reading Assessment

Format Task Type No. of Marks Objective Cognitive level Test items
test .no..matching the
Cognitive level
items
1. Multiple- choice questions 4 0.5x4=2 Identify the stated details ( events and Comprehension I,II,IV
sequences)to answer the questions from the
given text. Analysis III
Use reading strategies ( skimming
Reading
,scanning, inference and deduction)
Comprehension
of unseen Identify the stated details to answer the Comprehension I,II
passage 2. Close ended 2x1=2 2x1=2 questions from the given text.

Short
Q/A Inference Analysis III
questions 1x1=1 1x1=1 Use reading strategies (inference and
deduction)
Open ended 1x2=2 1x2=2 Synthesis IV
question Create plan of action in a given situation

3. Meaning in context a. 4 0.5x4=2 Use context clues to understand the meaning Analysis i, ii, iii, iv
of unknown words. ( inference and
b. 3 1x3=3 deduction) i, ii, iii
Test Specifications of Reading Assessment