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27 Assessment Guide for Educators: RLA Chapter 3: Extended Response lives. They are written clearly and simply, but they also provide variety in sentence structure and grammatical constructions so that the range of elements of conventions defined in the Language Conventions and Usage targets can be measured. These passages do not exceed 450 words. These passages may be drawn from the same categories as the informational passages: social studies, science, and workplace. Passages feature paired texts, where each text focuses on different aspects of a particular issue. These texts include empirical support that is paraphrased from authentic sources. The source texts for ER prompts do not exceed 650 words. The prompts associated with these passages require test-takers to analyze arguments found within the source texts and use evidence directly from the texts themselves to support their responses. The GED® RLA test extended response (ER) prompts are written with the intent to elicit responses that draw from the skills specified in the extended response scoring rubric. Passage T ext Complexity Passages on the GED® test also have a varying range of complexity levels. The reading level range is similar to the range of those encountered in typical high school-level courses in English language arts, science, and social studies. The following series of excerpts are from Common Core State Standards Appendix B. They are similar to the types of texts that appear on the GED® RLA Test and are provided for illustrative purposes only.