*NOTE: There is a new edition of this test available (Forms I & J). See the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Forms I & J) under the Alternatives tab below.
The Nelson-Denny Reading Test™ (Forms G & H) is a reliable reading comprehension survey for high school and college students and adults. It measures vocabulary development, comprehension, and reading rate with two equated forms that allow convenient pre- and post-testing of reading progress. It has two forms (Form G and Form H), both of which are parallel forms that have been equated and can be used interchangeably as pretests and post-tests.
The Nelson-Denny (Forms G & H) consists of two subtests:
- Vocabulary– consists of 80 multiple-choice items, each with five response options. The words were drawn from high school and college textbooks and vary in difficulty.
- Comprehension– requires examinees to read five short passages (also drawn from high school and college textbooks) and to respond to 38 multiple-choice questions about the contents of these passages.
Features
- Measures reading vocabulary, comprehension, and rate effectively in 35 minutes
- Aids in accurate placement of high school and college students at all reading levels
- Uses comprehension passages drawn from high school and college texts
- Focuses in the vocabulary section on words students need for success in school
- Offers optional extended-time administration to meet the needs of special populations, such as English language learners
- Scores reported: percentile ranks, standard scores, grade equivalents, NCEs, stanines
- Avoids bias and sensitivity issue
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