Jill Jacobs Receives a Grade Equivalent Score of 10

question 71

Multiple Choice

Jill Jacobs receives a grade equivalent score of 10.6 on a national reading test. She is in the ninth grade. Which statement is most true about Jill?

• A) Her reading ability is equal to students at the 10^th grade level.
• B) Based on this score, no conclusions can be drawn.
• C) Jill is doing better than the average student in her grade level.
• D) Jill is doing worse than the average student in her grade level.
• E) None of these are true.

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