A fourth grader new to English already reads well in Spanish, a language with a shallow (transparent) orthography. Which feature of English spelling should her teacher plan to teach explicitly?Wikipedia, Orthographic depth. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0001
A third grader with dyslexia reads far less than her classmates. Which secondary consequence does Arizona's statutory definition of dyslexia (A.R.S. 15-701) name?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-701. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0002
By the glossary of Arizona's English Language Arts Standards, what do derivational suffixes such as -ment, -ful and -ly do that inflectional suffixes do not?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0001
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Theory and research foundations, continued
In the dual-route theory of reading aloud, which route lets a reader pronounce a made-up word such as "zuce"?Wikipedia, Dual-route hypothesis to reading aloud. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0002
Assessment, instruction and leadership 6
A pupil is not promoted from grade 3 for lack of sufficient reading skills. Under A.R.S. 15-701, which is on the list of intervention and remedial strategies the state board must develop?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-701. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0004
A school identifies a first grader as at risk of reading below grade level. Under A.R.S. 15-701, how soon must the parent get specific written notice of the reading deficiency?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-701. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0005
A.R.S. 15-704 defines the essential components of reading instruction as explicit and systematic instruction in six areas. Which of these is one of the six?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0004
A.R.S. 15-704 has schools give screening, ongoing diagnostic and classroom-based reading assessments in kindergarten through grade 3. Which other assessment does the same sentence name?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0003
More than 20 percent of a school's third graders do not show proficiency on the state reading standards. What does A.R.S. 15-704 require of the governing board?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0005
Under A.R.S. 15-701, what is the universal screening of pupils from preschool programs through grade 3 designed to do?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-701. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0003
Literacy assessment, K–8 4
A kindergartner blends onsets and rimes (/st/ and /ar/ into "star") but fails every task with single phonemes. In the Arizona ELA glossary's progression of phoneme awareness skills, which task comes first?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0007
A second grader's writing sample shows "hopeing", "smileed" and "paveing". Which spelling convention in Arizona's grade 2 standard 2.WF.3 should the teacher plan to teach?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, 2nd Grade, 2.WF.3. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0007
Arizona's dyslexia screening includes rapid naming skills. What does a rapid automatized naming task measure?Wikipedia, Rapid automatized naming. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0006
Arizona's dyslexia screening plan (A.R.S. 15-704) lists what the screening of kindergartners and first graders must include. Which of these is on the list?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0006
Instruction and intervention, K–8 12
A fifth-grade intervention group rereads one passage to build fluency. By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, how should the rereading be set up?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 2. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0011
A fourth-grade teacher models how to find the main idea of a paragraph. By the Arizona ELA glossary, where may the main idea be explicitly stated?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0012
A student meets "rival" and tries the Arizona ELA glossary's first move for one consonant between two vowels. Where does she divide the word?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0009
A teacher lines up walk, saunter, skip and run, and students talk through how the four verbs differ. What does the Arizona ELA glossary call what they are exploring?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0010
The Arizona ELA glossary puts "apex", "escarpment" and "isobar" in Tier 3. Which other kind of word does it also place there?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0010
By the Arizona ELA glossary's definition of writing fluency, which skills must be automatic or relatively effortless?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0013
By the six syllable types in the Arizona ELA glossary, which type is the last syllable of "dribble" and "beagle"?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0009
By the word list guideline in the Arizona ELA glossary, how many of the most frequently used words should a second grader be able to spell (2.WF.3)?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0013
To help children count the syllables in "table" and "gymnasium", what does the Arizona ELA glossary suggest they feel as they say each syllable loudly?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0008
What does A.R.S. 15-704 tell schools to devote reasonable amounts of time to in grades 1 through 3?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0012
Which handwriting expectation does Arizona set for kindergarten in standard K.WF.1?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Kindergarten, K.WF.1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0008
Why does fluency matter for comprehension, by the Arizona ELA glossary's definition of reading fluency?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0011
Content-area literacy, K–8 4
A fifth grader's "summary" of a science chapter lists three favorite facts in random order, with her opinions. Measured against the Arizona ELA glossary, what should a summary hold?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0015
A reading specialist is placing a science article for classroom use. By the text complexity guidance in the Arizona ELA glossary, what are quantitative measures used for first?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0014
A sixth grader reading a science chapter on her own has learned to stop after each section and question herself. In the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, what does she ask first?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, Resource 3D.1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0015
A teacher picks supplemental texts on the water cycle for readers at different levels. By the Arizona ELA glossary, what determines text difficulty?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement K–8 (field 46) test objectives, objective 0014
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the Reading Endorsement K–8 test (field 46) in the test design and test objectives of the study guide on the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments website (https://www.aepa.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/AZ_SG_obj_46.htm; test page https://www.aepa.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/AZ046_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-12): 100 selected-response questions and 1 written performance assignment in 3 hours 30 minutes, passing score 240; five subareas weighted 13%, 20%, 14%, 40% and 13%, objectives 0001 to 0015. This set holds 30, two for each objective, so the subareas hold 4, 6, 4, 12 and 4. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question: the Arizona English Language Arts Standards and their glossary on the Arizona Department of Education's website, the Arizona Revised Statutes on the Arizona Legislature's website, the IES practice guide Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, and the named Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
6–12: all 30 questions
Theory and research foundations 4
A structure works the same way in a ninth grader's first language and in English, so carrying it over gives correct English. What is this result called?Wikipedia, Language transfer. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0001
Brain imaging studies of reading point to a region of the left fusiform gyrus thought to identify written words and letters. What is the region called?Wikipedia, Visual word form area. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0002
By the Arizona ELA glossary, from which layer of English do most derivational suffixes, such as -ation and -ity, come?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0001
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Theory and research foundations, continued
Students who fall behind in reading read less, so the gap between them and their peers widens each year. Which term does education use for this pattern?Wikipedia, Matthew effect. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0002
Assessment, instruction and leadership 6
A district plans to use a vocabulary test to place sixth graders in a phonics intervention. As testing standards use the term, what does validity ask about this plan?Wikipedia, Test validity. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0003
A literacy coach checks a reading program's research base against A.R.S. 15-704. In the statute's definition of evidence-based reading research, which kind of study gives "strong evidence"?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-704. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0005
A literacy coach tells a high school English department that the state does not pick its textbooks. By the introduction to Arizona's ELA standards, who selects and adopts curricular tools?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Introduction. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0005
A middle school gives a word-list reading measure before its intervention classes begin. By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, how should the results be used?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0004
A parent asks whether her ninth grader "passed" a norm-referenced reading test. Which reply is accurate?Wikipedia, Norm-referenced test. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0003
A.R.S. 15-219 says dyslexia training must enable teachers, coaches and specialists to implement structured literacy instruction. Which four words does the statute use for that instruction?Arizona Revised Statutes 15-219. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0004
Literacy assessment, 6–12 4
Assessment shows that a seventh grader reads short words accurately but guesses at long ones, reading "ambiguous" as "ambitious". By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, what should instruction provide?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0007
Curriculum-based measurement began with brief probes of basic skills. For which outcomes was it later applied in the middle and secondary grades, using the maze?Wikipedia, Curriculum-based measurement. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0006
Data show that a few eighth graders read multisyllabic words with ease yet score poorly on reading tests because of weak vocabulary and comprehension. By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, how should their intervention change?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0007
Why do phonics screeners for older students include made-up words such as "vonk"?Wikipedia, Pseudoword. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0006
Instruction and intervention, 6–12 12
A history passage explains how one event led to another. Which pair of questions does the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9 offer for finding the gist of this text structure?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, Resource 3C.3. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0012
A ninth grader sounds out "banana" with three identical vowel sounds and does not recognize the word. Which concept from the Arizona ELA glossary explains the mismatch?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0009
A struggling eighth grader divides "ether" as et-her and cannot read it. Which principle from the Arizona ELA glossary corrects the division?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0009
A teacher plans to motivate tenth graders by stressing grades and other external incentives. What does the IES guide on adolescent literacy report about this strategy?IES practice guide, Improving Adolescent Literacy, recommendation 4. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0008
After teaching the suffix -ly and the "or" sound, an interventionist has students spell words that contain them. What does the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9 call this activity?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0013
An interventionist picks passages for fluency practice with eighth graders. Which texts does the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9 suggest, whenever feasible?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 2. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0011
Arizona's grade 6 standard has students consult reference materials for a word's pronunciation, precise meaning or part of speech. What does the grades 11–12 standard 11-12.L.4c add?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, 11-12th Grades, 11-12.L.4. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0010
Before eighth graders read a passage on erosion, an interventionist plans vocabulary teaching. By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, which words should she teach?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 3, part A. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0010
Besides rereading passages, what does the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9 suggest intervention classes devote some time to each week?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, recommendation 2. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0011
In the routine for generating a gist statement in the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, what is the first step?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, Resource 3C.1. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0012
Juniors draft essays on a school policy. By the Arizona ELA glossary, what makes a logical argument convince its audience, as opposed to persuasion?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0013
One teacher tells eighth graders, "You are so smart." Another says, "Your rereading paid off." By the IES guide on adolescent literacy, what are students praised for effort likely to develop?IES practice guide, Improving Adolescent Literacy, recommendation 4. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0008
Content-area literacy, 6–12 4
By the text complexity guidance in the Arizona ELA glossary, when should preference sometimes go to qualitative measures over quantitative ones?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, Glossary. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0014
Eleventh graders examine an editorial's message for bias and ask what its wording takes for granted about society. Which approach to text is this?Wikipedia, Critical literacy. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0014
Ninth graders in an intervention class mark their history text as they read. By the IES guide on reading interventions for grades 4 to 9, how should the marking be set up?IES practice guide, Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, Resource 3C.2. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0015
Sixth graders take notes from three websites for a short research project. Which expectation does Arizona's standard 6.W.8 set for using what they find?Arizona English Language Arts Standards, 6th Grade, 6.W.8. Written to the AEPA Reading Endorsement 6–12 (field 47) test objectives, objective 0015
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the Reading Endorsement 6–12 test (field 47) in the test design and test objectives of the study guide on the Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments website (https://www.aepa.nesinc.com/Content/STUDYGUIDE/AZ_SG_obj_47.htm; test page https://www.aepa.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/AZ047_TestPage.html, read 2026-10-12): 100 selected-response questions and 1 written performance assignment in 3 hours 30 minutes, passing score 240; five subareas weighted 13%, 20%, 14%, 40% and 13%, objectives 0001 to 0015. This set holds 30, two for each objective, so the subareas hold 4, 6, 4, 12 and 4. Every fact was read on the public page named under its question: the Arizona English Language Arts Standards and their glossary on the Arizona Department of Education's website, the Arizona Revised Statutes on the Arizona Legislature's website, two IES practice guides (Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9; Improving Adolescent Literacy), and the named Wikipedia articles. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This free AEPA Reading Endorsement practice test has a 30-question set for K–8 and one for 6–12. It is unofficial and not affiliated with the Arizona Department of Education or Pearson.
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What the two Reading Endorsement tests cover
By the test design on the AEPA site, read October 12, 2026, both tests share five subareas: theoretical and research foundations 13%, assessment, instruction and leadership foundations 20%, literacy assessment 14%, essential elements of instruction and intervention 40%, and content-area literacy 13%. Each set gives every one of the 15 objectives two questions, and its timed exam keeps the online pace of 100 questions in 2 hours 15 minutes.
Arizona sources in the answers
Thirty-five answers rest on Arizona's own documents: the English Language Arts Standards and their glossary (syllable types, phoneme awareness, text complexity) and the statutes on K–3 reading, dyslexia screening and third grade promotion.
Questions and answers
Is this AEPA Reading Endorsement practice test free?
Yes. There is no account and no fee. The 60 questions were written here from the 15 published objectives, and each explanation names the standard, statute or public page behind the answer. Nothing is taken or reworded from the study guide's sample questions.
How many questions are on the AEPA Reading Endorsement test?
Each test has 100 selected-response questions plus 1 written performance assignment. A test center allows 3 hours 30 minutes. Online, the questions come first and get 2 hours 15 minutes; after an optional break the written assignment gets 1 hour 15 minutes.
What is the passing score for the AEPA Reading Endorsement test?
240, by the test pages read October 12, 2026, on a scale that runs from 100 to 300. Because the written assignment feeds that score, a count of right answers here says nothing about passing.
What is the difference between Reading Endorsement K–8 and 6–12?
The five subareas and their weights match. The 6–12 objectives (field 47) add adolescent engagement and motivation, silent fluency and critical literacy; the K–8 objectives (field 46) add concepts of print and letter formation.