Degrees of Reading Power

Also known as the DRP, this is one of the parts from the reading section. Students must read through seven passages which have blanks in them. Pupils who are taking the DRP must choose the correct answer to fill in the blank from a choice of options, a,b,c,d,e. As the student reads on, he/she will find that the passages become more difficult to understand and may come to a point where he/she must guess the correct answer. Students must fill in 70 bubbles on a Scan tron sheet. The sheet is not looked over by professionals. Instead, it is put through a machine and graded that way.