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

 

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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