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Writing prompts are included only on ELA Composition tests in grades 4, 7 and 10 and require students to respond by creating a written composition.

Compositions are scored based on two things.

For topic development, students are scored based on a six-score point scale, with students receiving from 2 to 12 points ( the sum of scores from each of the two scorers ).

For Standard English conventions, students are scored based on a four-point scale, with students receiving from 2 to 8 points ( the sum of the scores from each of the two scorers ).