How Do You Write Reading Comprehension Tests?
Writing reading comprehension tests can be tricky. Designed to assess how well students retain and recall information, these tests require careful planning and design in order to be affective. If you are interested in writing a comprehension test for a student, follow these steps to get off on the right track. Know what you need to test. Most comprehension tests ask students to identify main themes and ideas, character development, sequence of events and vocabulary. What is tested depends on the grade you are writing for. Identify the grade level. The grade level will determine how the passage and questions are written, and what subject areas they address. Check with your school system to find out what students are expected to learn in each grade. Create seven or eight general questions based on the elements that need testing. Vary them so that each question addresses a different element (predictions and sequencing). Write a passage that is suitable to the grade. Revise the questions t
