Understanding the exact breakdown of the MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills test will help you know what to expect and how to most effectively prepare. The MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills has multiple-choice questions The exam will be broken down into the sections below:
| MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills Exam Blueprint | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domain Name | % | Number of Questions |
| Reading | ||
| Meaning of Words and Phrases | 16.7% | 8 |
| Main Idea and Supporting Details | 16.7% | 8 |
| Writer's Purpose and Point of View | 16.7% | 8 |
| Relationships Among Ideas | 16.7% | 8 |
| Critical Reasoning | 16.7% | 8 |
| Outlining, Summarizing, Graph Interpretation | 16.7% | 8 |
| Writing | ||
| Establish and Maintain a Main Idea | 30% | 15 |
| Sentence Construction, Grammar, Usage | 20% | 10 |
| Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation | 20% | 10 |
| Revise Sentences Containing Errors | 30% | 15 |