How many test sessions are there for the ELA PSSA?
Four
200
inter (intercom, interstate, intercept or international)
What prefix means "between"?
200
-less (worthless, childless, peerless or speechless)
What suffix means "without"?
200
mand (command, demand or mandate)
What root word means "to order"?
200
quart (quarter, quartet, quartiles or quarterly)
What root word mean "fourth"?
300
A type of question that asks students to select an answer from among four choices.
What is a Multiple Choice (MC) question?
300
trans (transfer, translate, transaction or transport)
What prefix means "across"?
300
-ment (enjoyment, refreshment, management or amazement)
What suffix means "action" or "process"?
300
port (portable, transport, import or export)
What root word means "to carry"?
300
rupt (disrupt, bankrupt, interrupt or rupture)
What root word means "to break"?
400
A questions that has two parts and ask students to select one or more answers in each part with the answer(s) in the second part providing the evidence for your selection in Part One.
What is a Selected Response (EBSR) question?
400
re (return, regenerate, refurbish or retype)
What prefix means "again"?
400
-ed (crossed, jumped, hopped or cooked)
What suffix creates the past tense of a verb?
400
struct (construct, destruction, restructure or structure)
What root word means "build"?
400
micro (microscope, microbe, microchip or micromanage)
What root word means "very small"?
500
The English Language Arts question that asks students to analyze a passage and use evidence from the passage to write an essay.
What is a Text Dependent Analysis (TDA) question?
500
fore (forecast, forehead, foresight or foreword)
What prefix means "before" or "front"?
500
-en (wooden, earthen, golden or silken)
What suffix means "made of"?
500
spect (inspect, spectator, retrospective or inspection)