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25 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Chapter 3: Extended Response Passage Requirements and Exemplars Passages selected for inclusion on the GED® RLA test reflect a number of guidelines with regard to both length and content. • Stimulus passages for reading comprehension items range from 400 to 900 words in length • Drop-down item editing passages range from 350 to 450 words • Extended response passages range from 550 to 650 words Literary Passages (25% of RLA Stimulus Passages): These passages feature the conventions of good storytelling, such as characterization, thematic elements, and plot lines. Literary elements (metaphor, imagery, etc.) and rich use of language are also helpful, though the test questions themselves focus minimally on these elements. Excerpts exhibit some sense of “completeness, ” even if they are not composed of a discrete text with a beginning, middle, and end. The entire pool of fiction passages contains a variety of texts in order to provide natural opportunities to assess test-taker understanding of the full range of RLA Assessment Targets. Informational Passages (75% of RLA Stimulus Passages): These passages are selected to be of high interest for a wide range of GED® test-takers. They contain a variety of topics focused around three main categories: science, social studies, and workplace documents. Informational passages reflect real-world situations and experiences. Categories of informational texts are listed below. • Informational science Passages in this category focus on a broad interpretation of two main themes:
- Human health and living systems (e.g. nutrition, genetics, etc.)
- Energy and related systems (e.g. conservation, modes of energy production, photosynthesis, etc.) Some passages are more academic in approach, while others are directed toward a more general audience, but all science passages are intended to be interesting and engaging. Useful diagrams or graphics may occasionally