ELPAC Reading Practice Tests for Every Grade (K–12)
Practise the ELPAC Reading domain for your grade: words and pictures for young learners, short texts and longer passages for grades 3–12, with the answers explained at the end.
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14 questions, 17 points, read along with an adult, three answer choices: Read-Along Word with Scaffolding (4 questions: name letters and sounds, read a short word, choose its picture), Read-Along Story with Scaffolding (4 questions: show where to start reading and which way to read, then 3 story questions) and Read-Along Information (2 short texts × 3 questions). Untimed; about 15 minutes.
21 questions, 21 points, three answer choices: Read and Choose a Word (2), Read and Choose a Sentence (4), Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Literary Passage (3) and Read an Informational Passage (2 × 3). Untimed; about 20 minutes.
26 questions, 26 points, three answer choices: Read and Choose a Sentence (4), Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Literary Passage (2 × 4) and Read an Informational Passage (2 × 4). Untimed; about 25 minutes.
26 questions, 26 points, four answer choices (A–D): Read and Choose a Sentence (2), Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Student Essay (6), Read a Literary Passage (6) and Read an Informational Passage (6). Untimed; about 50 minutes.
26 questions, 26 points, four answer choices (A–D): Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Student Essay (8), Read a Literary Passage (6) and Read an Informational Passage (6). Untimed; about 55 minutes.
26 questions, 26 points, four answer choices (A–D): Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Student Essay (8), Read a Literary Passage (6) and Read an Informational Passage (6). Untimed; about 55 minutes.
26 questions, 26 points, four answer choices (A–D): Read a Short Informational Passage (2 × 3), Read a Student Essay (8), Read a Literary Passage (6) and Read an Informational Passage (6). Untimed; about 55 minutes.
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ELPAC Listening practice · ELPAC Speaking practice · ELPAC Writing practice. Or choose a full ELPAC practice test by grade.
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7ESL practice material written in the public format of the Summative ELPAC. 7ESL is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the California Department of Education (CDE), ETS or the ELPAC program. The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) are a program of the California Department of Education. All texts, pictures and questions are original 7ESL material. Practice level estimates are not ELPAC scale scores or official performance levels.