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National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
A nationally representative and continuing assessment of English language literary skills of American Adults
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Year
Scale
Demand
Material
AB50404
Add shipping and handling and compute total on an order form.
68%
1985 & 1992
Quantitative
Computation, Text Search
Form
AB50501
Mark information on a telephone bill.
59%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Bill
AB50601
Find the page in the almanac that describes the "Outland Award."
62%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
List
AB50701
Explain why the Outland Award is given, using a page in the almanac.
70%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Other Documents
AB50801
Identify the current net pay on a wage statement.
73%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Other Documents
AB50901
Identify the gross pay on a wage statement.
60%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Other Documents
AB60101
Enter the date on a check.
76%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Bill/Form
AB60102
Enter the recipient on a check.
75%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Bill/Form
AB60103
Enter the amount paid in numbers on a check.
77%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Bill/Form
AB60104
Enter the amount paid in words on a check.
78%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Bill/Form
AB60201
Write a letter explaining a bill error.
64%
1985 & 1992
Document
Application, Text Search
Bill/Form
AB60301
Write the name of the caller.
86%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60302
Write the number of the caller.
85%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60303
Check the "Please call" box.
74%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60304
Write the telephone message.
53%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60305
Write the name of the message taker.
61%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60306
Write the name of the message recipient.
77%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Form
AB60501
Label the axes of a graph.
19%
1985 & 1992
Document
Text Search
Graph
AB60502
Plot points to complete a graph.
46%
1985 & 1992
Document
Application, Text Search
Form
AB60601
Underline the sentence that explains how economists interpret the slip in the economic index.
58%
1985 & 1992
Prose
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