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Sample Tasks
Minnesota Language Proficiency Assessments

  • Contextualized Reading Assessment      
  • Contextualized Writing Assessment      
  • Contextualized Listening Assessment      
  • Contextualized Speaking Assessment      

Step 1: Get Authorware
To view this file, you must have the Authorware Web Player browser plug-in installed. You may be required to restart your system after installing the plug-in.

To view the MLPA samples
you must install the “Full” version*
of the Authorware player

Get Macromedia Authorware

* Mac OS X users: There is currently no “Full” version of the Authorware player available for OS X. To view the sample task you will need to install the full version under OS 9. The plugin will NOT run in classic mode!

Step 2: Continue to MLPA Sample tasks
After the Authorware Web Player is installed, click the link below to view the sample tests. There will be a delay as the samples load.

When the sample program starts up, you may see a security dialog box. You must respond "OK" in order for the program to run.

>> View MLPA Sample Tasks <<

Note: On some systems, the browser window will be hidden while the samples are running. The browser window will seem to disappear, but it will be restored upon exiting the sample program.

If you have difficulty viewing the samples online, contact us at mlpa@umn.edu and we can send you a sample CD ROM.


 
 
 
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