ACCESS for ELLs

Who takes the ACCESS test?

• Everybody

• EL students in about 37 states in America

• Kids who do not know any English

Why do EL students take the ACCESS test?

• They take the test because EL teachers say they have to.

• They take the test because it will measure their level of academic English.

• They take the test because the government of the United States likes to punish students.

In Minnesota, what overall score do you need to get in order to exit from EL?

• 5.0 or higher

• 6.0

• 4.0 or higher

• 4.5 or higher

There are four parts of ACCESS: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Which two count for 70% of your overall score?

• reading and writing

• reading and listening

• speaking and listening

• listening and writing

If you say very little in the speaking test, and you write very little in the writing test, will you have a good chance of scoring high enough to exit?

• Yes

• No

What should you do before speaking for the speaking test?

• Hit the record button right away.

• Think about your answer and then practice speaking before recording yourself.

• Look around the room

You will get 65 to 70 minutes to complete the writing test. Should you use most of that time to work on it?

• Yes, of course.

• No way do I want to do that.

When you finish writing, what should you do?