TASC EAL/D Level 3 study guide
TASC EAL/D Level 3 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The TASC EAL/D Level 3 credential is designed for candidates who are completing a secondary-equivalent qualification while still developing English as an additional language or dialect. It recognises that reading, writing, listening and speaking in academic English are themselves assessable skills, not just a medium for demonstrating content knowledge. The TASC EAL/D Level 3 study guide has 8 sections and about 2,367 words.
01Reading Comprehension of Informational Texts
Informational texts on the TASC EAL/D Level 3 test ask you to locate, interpret and evaluate ideas in articles, reports, instructions and notices. Begin by identifying the purpose (to inform, explain, persuade or instruct) and the audience , because both shape how evidence is presented.
324 words, about 2 min02Reading Comprehension of Literary Texts
Literary texts reward attention to character, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, tone and theme . Ask who narrates and what that narrator can and cannot know: a first-person narrator is limited and may be biased, while a third-person omniscient narrator sees into several minds.
314 words, about 2 min03Vocabulary and Language Conventions
This domain tests word meaning in context , prefixes, roots and suffixes , synonyms and antonyms , connotation , idiom and reference words . Context clues come in several kinds: definition ('a nocturnal animal, one active at night'), example ('citrus fruits such as oranges'), contrast ('unlike his gregarious brother, he was withdrawn') and general sense.
270 words, about 1 min04Writing: Extended Response to Source Texts
The extended response asks you to read one or more short sources and write a developed text that uses them. Common tasks are an argument , an explanation or a report .
297 words, about 1 min05Listening and Spoken Language Comprehension
Listening items are delivered as short talks, conversations or announcements, often heard once or twice. Effective listening is active: before the audio, read the question stems to know what to listen for - a number, a reason, a sequence of steps or a speaker's attitude.
297 words, about 1 min06Grammar, Sentence Structure, and Editing
Editing questions test whether you can spot and repair errors in agreement , tense , pronouns , modifiers , parallelism , punctuation and sentence boundaries . A sentence must have a subject and a finite verb and express a complete thought.
291 words, about 1 min07Academic and Content-Area Language in Mathematics and Science Contexts
Mathematics and science questions embed language demands inside content. You must decode word problems , interpret data descriptions , and follow procedural texts such as method steps or safety instructions.
285 words, about 1 min08Academic and Content-Area Language in Social Studies Contexts
Social studies texts use cause and effect , chronology , comparison , perspective and evidence . You will meet primary sources (documents, speeches, letters produced at the time) and secondary sources (later accounts that interpret evidence).
289 words, about 1 min