What is the difference between the Pretests, the Post Tests and the Benchmarks?

The 5 Pretests and the 5 Post Tests are designed to assess mastery. The length of the reading passages and the number of questions are the same in each of these ten tests. The passages in the Pretests and Post Tests are each one page, followed by one question for each strategy. Since each test contains only one strategy-specific question, it is important to administer all of the five Pretests in order to assess a student’s overall performance and all of the five Post Tests to determine a student’s overall progress. Administering multiple tests, and compiling the results, provides reliable information about each strategy.