LEAP English I and II exam strategy overview quiz quiz

Five sessions of multiple choice

Three computer-based sessions that integrate reading and writing

One reading-only session

Two writing-only sessions

20 minutes each

About 90, 90, and 80 minutes

Four hours each

There is no time limit

The Research Simulation Task, plus either the Literary Analysis or the Narrative Writing Task

No writing task

Only the Narrative Writing Task

Three writing tasks

Two points, with partial credit possible, where Part B supports Part A

Five points

It is not scored

One point, no partial credit

Select every option

Select all the correct options and none of the incorrect ones, as directed

Select only one answer

Skip it

Answer only the multiple-choice items

Spend all the time writing

Write a draft and never reread it

Read the passages, plan, draft, and leave time to proofread

Planning the response

Proofreading at the end

Spending too long on one hard item and leaving no time for later questions or proofreading

Reading the passages

Nothing; just start writing

Only the word count

The font size

The task, the mode (analyze, explain, argue, or narrate), the focus, and any source requirement

Only the prompt matters

The rubric is the same as the prompt

The prompt tells you what to write; the rubric tells you what scorers reward, so you answer the right question and aim at the score

There is no reason

Advanced, Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic, Unsatisfactory

A, B, C, D, F

Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Very Poor

Pass and Fail

Advanced only

Scoring Approaching Basic or higher

Any score, including Unsatisfactory

Mastery only

It is a graduation-required end-of-course test: students must pass English I or English II, and the score also counts toward the course grade

It is only for honors students

It is optional

It replaces all coursework

Because content does not matter

Because the formats are graded on speed only

Because handling each format correctly keeps the test interface from costing you points your reading would otherwise earn

It does not

Because Approaching Basic fails the requirement

Because only Mastery counts as passing

There is no benefit

Because Mastery secures the graduation requirement comfortably and reflects solid command of the standards