Study Guide

World Languages: Spanish
Test Design and Framework

The test design below describes general assessment information. The framework that follows is a detailed outline that explains the knowledge and skills that this test measures.

Test Design

Format Computer-based test (CBT)
Number of Questions 80 multiple-choice questions, 1 writing assignment, 1 speaking assignment
Time* 2 hours, 30 minutes
Passing Score 220

*Does not include 15-minute CBT tutorial

Test Framework

 

graph of percentages of each content domain's weight toward overall test score detailed in table below

Content Domain Range of Competencies Approximate Percentage of Test Score
I. Interpretive Listening 0001–0002 15%
II. Interpretive Reading 0003–0004 15%
III. Language Structures 0005–0006 13%
IV. Cultural Understanding 0007–0008 15%
V. Presentational Writing 0009 20%
VI. Presentational Speaking 0010 22%

Domain I–Interpretive Listening

Competency 0001–Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of formal and informal oral messages in the target language from across the target-language-speaking world.

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Competency 0002–Demonstrate inferential and analytical comprehension of a variety of formal and informal oral messages in the target language from across the target-language-speaking world.

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Domain II–Interpretive Reading

Competency 0003–Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of authentic materials written in the target language from across the target-language-speaking world.

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Competency 0004–Demonstrate inferential and analytical comprehension of a variety of authentic materials written in the target language from across the target-language-speaking world.

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Domain III–Language Structures

Competency 0005–Understand the language structures of the target language.

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Competency 0006–Apply knowledge of the language structures of the target language.

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Domain IV–Cultural Understanding

Competency 0007–Understand the geography and major developments in the history of the target-language-speaking world and their cultural impact.

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Competency 0008–Understand the practices, products, and perspectives of target-language-speaking cultures and how they relate to each other.

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Domain V–Presentational Writing

Competency 0009–In response to a prompt, demonstrate the ability to construct a coherent, well-developed passage in the target language that effectively communicates a message.

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Domain VI–Presentational Speaking

Competency 0010–In response to a prompt, demonstrate the ability to deliver coherent, well-developed discourse in the target language that effectively communicates a message.

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