N ational A chievement T est for:

Grade Six
EXAMINER'S HANDBOOK
Rep !lic of the "hilippines Department of E# cation NA$IONA% ED&'A$ION $ES$IN( AND RESEAR'H 'EN$ER
"asi) 'it*+ "hilippines

,-./ EXAMINERS HANDBOOK NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST 1. INTRODUCTION

This Examiners Handbook is intended for those involved in the administration of the National Achievement Test for Grade Six pupils. It outlines the activities to be undertaken at various sta es in the activit!. To ensure a standardi"ed test administration# this Handbook must be follo$ed strictl!.

The Chief Examiner !CE" #$r%f&$'

(re*Te ) A+)i,i)ie -

B. Te ) (r$.er-

C. ($ )*Te ) A+)i,i)ie -

Keeps the confidentiality of the test materials Requires every Room Examiner to count the TBs while plastic bags are still sealed Facilitates the signing of Form by RE

Accomplishes %orms &# ' and ( )onitors the testin staff activities

Accountin of )aterials *. +ollects and accounts all ET,Es assisted b! the School Testin +oordinator-,oom Supervisor .. Arran es and bundles them accordin l! seein to it that the number of ET,Es tallies $ith the number of testin rooms. A report on the number of ET,Es should accompan! the bundle. /. ,eturns to their ori inal plastic ba s all used and unused Test 0ooklets $ith serial numbers arran ed consecutivel!. These should be resealed b! staplin the open end of the plastic ba . &. 1laces inside the +ET,E the follo$in materials after accomplishin the +hief Examiners Transmittal ,eport2 !"nused #nswer $heets% &ETR' Form % &ETR' Form ( and the $chool )eader* '. Accomplishes the NET,+ %orms '# ( all to be submitted to the 3T+ follo$in the instructions (. Submits to 3T+ %orms ' and ( separatel!

The R$$m Examiner !RE" #$r%f&$'

Di )ri65)i$n R$$m Receives the TBs & ASs Counts the TBs from the sealed plastic bags Signs the Form 3 Examina)i$n R$$m Posts the replica of the ame !rid and the test coverage !ives the !eneral "irections "istributes the AS then the TBs Chec#s if ame !rid$ %R and other information in the AS are properl& shaded Facilitates in accomplishing the Form ' b& e(aminees Administers the Test using )(aminers *andboo# +eeps custod& of the e(cess TBs in original plastic bags ,hile the test is in progress and the test items are not read b& the R) -,ith sanctions re "ep)" .rder o/ 01$ s/ 23334 Accomplishes Form 2 and Form 5 Retrieves the TBs Chec#s the contents of the )TR) (Used AS arranged consecutively by Examinee Number, Time Record, Forms 1, 2 and Seals the ETRE while still in the Examination Room Di )ri65)i$n R$$m !Re)rie,a& (ha e" Submits the )(aminers *andboo#$ sealed )TR) and the consecutivel& arranged TBs to be properl& accounted for b& the Chief )(aminer Retains the Replica of the ame !rid and )(aminee Stubs of the e(aminees in the !uidance .ffice

,0. "RE1$ES$ /.1.1 B$ar0 #$r%

4rite the parts of the test on the board or on a )anila paper includin the time the test has started and the time it $ill be finished# as sho$n belo$. One Te ) B$$%&e) !TB" f$r Ma)hema)i+ 1 En2&i h1 S+ien+e1 3i&i.in$1 an0 HeKaSi (ar) $f )he Te ) General 3irections 5 Sample Items (ar) I !ED4" (ar) II !Te ) (r$.er" %ilipino )athematics En lish Brea% Science He6aSi I)em N5m6er *7 *' * 8 &9 * 8 &9 * 8 &9 *' mins * 8 &9 * 8 &9 777777 777777 Time Limi) ' mins ' mins Time S)ar)e0 777777 777777 777777 777777 Time )$ En0 777777 777777

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T$)a& Time Limi) 8 h$5r 9: min

Use the same board work for the afternoon session

/.1./ En)ran+e an0 Sea)in2 Arran2emen)

*. Inspect the seatin arran ement before instructin the examinees to enter the testin room. There should be six ro$s of armchairs or three ro$s of desks. In the ro$s of desks# the first desk from the ri ht :$hen ,oom Examiner faces the class; are ,o$s * and .# the second desk are ,o$s / and &# and the third desk are ,o$s ' and (. T$o pupils shall be seated in each desk. .. Instruct the examinees to line up outside the room in alphabetical order of their surnames. /. Instruct them to enter the room also in alphabetical order of their surnames. <et the first six examinees occup! the front line first# then the second# until the last line as sho$n belo$2 +halkboard Examiners Table <ine * <ine . <ine / <ine & <ine ' ,o$ * * = */ *? .' ,o$ . . > *& .9 .( ,o$ / / ? *' .* .= ,o$ & & *9 *( .. .> ,o$ ' ' ** *= ./ .? ,o$ ( ( *. *> .& /9

&. In no case shall there be more than /9 examinees in a room. '. +heck the attendance b! callin out the names of the examinees from the list in NET,+ %orm *# <ist of Examinees# prepared b! the School 1rincipal-Testin +oordinator. (. +heck the identities of the examinees inside each examination room b! all means :e. . I3# notebooks bearin the examinees name@ etc.; usin the follo$in procedure2 a. +ountercheck the identit! throu h the I3. b. If I3 is not available# ask the examinee to present a notebook or an! belon in bearin his-her name. c. In the absence of reAuirements for a 5 b identification materials# ask his-her respective classmates inside the Examination ,oom to attest the identit!. =. Instruct them that all belon in s are placed in front of the room underneath the blackboard@ except the pencils# sharpener and a clean sheet of paper.

/.1.8 Orien)a)i$n $f )he Examinee

After the examinees are seated and all chairs are cleared# sa!2 +ood morning everybody, - am :State !our name;. These are some points you should remember to follow while ta.ing the test, - shall read each one, ,ead the follo$in slo$l! and clearl!2

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0ou will answer all five sub1ects, -f possible% you are not allowed to leave the room once the test has started, 3o not open your Test Boo.let until you are told to do so, -f you have any problem such as missing pages or words that are not printed clearly% raise your hand so - can help you, 4, 5uestions on the directions or on any test item will not be entertained after the test has started, 6, 3o not write anything on the Test Boo.let, # separate #nswer $heet is provided for your answers, For those answering 7athematics% you may use a clean sheet of paper for your computation but submit this to me after the test, 8, "se lead pencil &o, 2 in answering the test, 7echanical pencils are not allowed 9, Remember to .eep your #nswer $heet clean and free from unnecessary mar.s, 3: &:T fold% crumple% or crease any portion of it% otherwise it may be re1ected by the scanning machine, ;, $elect your answer from the given choices% and blac.en the circle that corresponds to your answer in the appropriate item number on your #nswer $heet, /<, 0ou may change your answer by erasing it neatly, //, =or. quietly and mind only your own wor., 3o not use boo.s% dictionaries% rulers% calculators% and cell phones inside the testing room, /2, Refrain from cheating, -f you are caught cheating and have been warned twice% but persist on cheating% you will not be allowed to ta.e the test any further, / , The total time for the test will be hours and 4< minutes, /(, =or. fast enough so you will finish the test within a given time, -f you finish the test ahead of time review your answers, /4, - will announce when the given time to finish the test is up, /6, =hen - say $T:>% put your pencils down, After !ou have read the uidelines# allo$ examinees to o out# if necessar!# before distributin the materials. /, 2, , (,

/.1.;. Di )ri65)in2 )he An 'er Shee) !AS" an0 Te ) B$$%&e)

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+ut $ith a pair of scissors or a blade one end of the plastic ba s :one containin the T0s and the other the AS;. +heck their Auantities and see to it that these are accurate and not tampered. In a pack there are thirt! :/9; T0s. Each examinee $ill have one T0 and one AS. In the distribution of the T0s and AS follo$ the numberin of examinees sho$n on 1a e '. Start $ith the examinee in Number *# b! ivin him-her the T0-AS $ith the lo$est serial number and end $ith examinee in Number /9# ivin him-her the hi hest serial number. Sea) $f &a)e +$mer < a6 en)ee h$5&0 6e &ef) ,a+an). Te ) B$$%&e) an0 An 'er Shee) a&&$+a)e0 )$ )he ai0 examinee h$5&0 6e .&a+e0 in i0e )he $ri2ina& .&a )i+ 6a2 6= )he R$$m Examiner .en0in2 )heir arri,a&. H$'e,er1 )he Te ) Ma)eria& h$5&0 n$) 6e 0i )ri65)e0 =e) if )here are $n&= &e )han 1: examinee in )he r$$m.

/.1.9 Che+%in2 )he Te ) B$$%&e) an0 An 'er Shee)

After each Examinee has received a Test 0ooklet and an Ans$er Sheet# sa!2

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Everybody% put the #nswer $heet on your chair?des., !=ait until everybody has done this,* @oo. at your Test Boo.lets, !>ause,* 'hec. the pages one by one, -f you notice any misprint or a missing page% raise your hand and - will change it, 1ause. 4ait until ever!bod! has done this. Then sa!2 Everybody% loo. at your #nswer $heet, Find out if there are defects, -n case there are% raise your hand and - will change them, 1ause. <ook for raised hands. In case a Test 0ooklet or an Ans$er Sheet is defective# the $hole set must be chan ed. Get this from the re ular pack# if there are extras@ if none# reAuest the ,oom Supervisor to ive !ou the exact number of copies needed from the buffer $hich is in the custod! of the +hief Examiner. This should be noted in the Examiners ,eport. 4hen all Test 0ooklets and Ans$er Sheets have been checked# keep the unused T0 and AS in !our custod!. These $ill be packed $ith the others upon submission of reports to the +hief Examiner-School Testin +oordinator durin the post test. @et us begin this examination with a prayer printed on page / of your Test Boo.let, #ll together% read it silently, Begin,

/.1.> 3i&&in2 in $f Inf$rma)i$n in )he An 'er Shee)

The #nswer $heet is composed of two !2* pages printed bac. to bac. bro.en down as followsA The front page !>age /* contains the circles for the basic information about yourself, The bac. page% !>age 2* contains the Examinees 3escriptive 5uestionnaire !E35* circles numbered / B /4, -t also contains circles numbered / B (< for Filipino% / B (< for 7athematics% / B (< for English% / B (< for $cience% and / B (< for )eKa$i, -n mar.ing the circle% see to it that the whole space within the circle is fully shaded,

/.1.>.1 3i&&in2 5. )he Name

Sa!2 0ou shall now fill in the information called for on the front page of the #nswer $heet :,eplica on pa e **, First of all% print your name inside the box provided for in the examinee stub found on the upper portion of the #$, Then print your name inside each box provided for in the name grid, 1ause. Give the Examinees enou h time to $rite their names. Then sa!2 @et us accomplish the name grid found on the upper portion of the #nswer $heet, The basic rules in filling up the name grid are as followsA /, =rite only one letter in each box starting with the first box at the left, Below letter C are D and dash !E*, 2, Enter your last name first% then your first name!s* in the allotted box and finally your middle initial in the last box, -f you are a FGRH% H---H% H-IH% etc,% write it immediately after your last name but leave one blan. box in between, , -f your last name consists of two or more words such as dela 'ruJ% delos $antos% $an -gnacio% etc,% write your last names leaving a blan. box between, @i.ewise% if you have two first names write them leaving a blan. box in between, (, -f you have long last names and?or first names fill your names up to the last box allotted for your last names and first names,

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4, There are two columns for the middle initial, -f you have two or more middle names write only the first letter of the first and second middle names !e,g, $G for $an Guan*, -f you have one middle name% write the first letter in the first box at the left, 1ause. <et the Examinees follo$ the instruction# then# sa!2 -f you have filled in your surname% first name and middle initial% blac.en the circle below each box which corresponds to the letters written in the boxes, Go around to see that this is done b! the Examinees correctl!.

/.1.>./ 3i&&in2 U. Learner Referen+e N5m6er !LRN"

Sa!2 Blac.en the circle corresponding to your /2Edigit @R&, -t consists of twelve numbers, 'hec. your @R& given by your class adviser. !?$ ar$5n0 )$ +he+% )ha) n5m6er f$r )he LRN are 'ri))en +$rre+)&= in )he +$rre .$n0in2 6$xe ".

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3i&&in2 5. Bir)h Da)e

Sa!2 The Birth 3ate is given in the form of monthEdayEyear% specificallyA ExampleA Ganuary 6% /;;6 7onth E Blac.en the circle corresponding to the month of birth which is Ganuary, 3ay E Two columns are allotted for the day although one circle in each column is blac.ened, The range is from </ to /, 3ays ranging from / to ; are entered as </ to <;% so blac.en < in the first column and 6 in the second column, 0ear E :nly the last two digits of the year of birth are entered, Blac.en ; in the first column and 6 in the second column,

/.1.>.; 3i&&in2 5. N5)ri)i$na& S)a)5

Sa!2 Blac.en the circle corresponding to your nutritional status, ExampleA -f you are above normal% blac.en above normalK if you are normal% blac.en normal,

/.1.>.9 3i&&in2 5. S+h$$& ID1 Re2i$n an0 Di,i i$n C$0e

Sa!2 0our school code is composed of region% division% and school -3, Region and division codes are in combined letters and numbers, $chool -3 is in numbers only, :,efer to !our school code in the allocation of !our test materials;. =rite your $chool 'ode% one letter?number to a box, 'hec. your school code against the school code written on the board, Blac.en the circles that are the same as the letters?numbers you have written in the boxes, :Go around to check if the School +ode is $ritten correctl!*,

/.1.>.> 3i&&in2 5. ?en0er

Sa!2 -ndicate your gender by shading the corresponding circle, ExampleA -f you are a boy% shade male, -f you are a girl% shade female,

/.1.>.@ 3i&&in2 5. N5m6er $f (5.i& <S)50en) in A C&a

<Se+)i$n

9 !H$' man= are =$5 in =$5r +&a < e+)i$nA"

Sa!2 Blac.en the circles that correspond to the number of pupils?students in your regular class?section, ExampleA -f you are sixtyEfive !64* in your regular class?section% blac.en 6 in the first column and 4 in the second column,

/.1.>.B 3i&&in2 5. S+h$$& S56Ce+) ?ra0e

Sa!2 Blac.en the circles that correspond to your ratings during the third grading period in the five sub1ect areasA 7ath% English% $cience% Filipino% and )eKa$i, ExampleA -f your grade in 7athematics is ;< blac.en ; in the first column and < in the second column,

/.1.>.D 3i&&in2 5. T=.e $f C$mm5ni)=

Sa!2 Blac.en the circle corresponding to the type of community you are living in, -f you are living in a rural area% blac.en rural, -f you are living in an urban area% blac.en urban,

/.1.>.1: 3i&&in2 5. Enr$&&e0 in MADRASAH

Sa!2 -ndicate whether you are enrolled in 7#3R#$#) or not, ExampleA -f you are enrolled in 7#3R#$#)% blac.en yes% if not% blac.en no,

/.1.>.11 3i&&in2 5. N5m6er $f Shif) .er Da= Sa!2 -ndicate whether your section holds classes the whole day% being single shift !$hade /*K if in two shifts shade 2 !holding half day classes*K shade if in shiftsK and so forth, /.1.>.1/ 3i&&in2 5. D$ E$5 Be&$n2 )$ a Se+)i$n 'i)h S.e+ia& S+ien+e C5rri+5&5m
Sa!2 -ndicate whether you belong to a section with $pecial $cience 'urriculum, ExampleA -f you belong to this section% blac.en yes% if not% blac.en no,

/.1.>.18 3i&&in2 5. Name an0 A00re

$f S+h$$&

Sa!2 =rite also the name and address of your school on the space provided, /.1.>.1; #ri)in2 )he Si2na)5re Sa!2 $ign your name and signature on the space provided,

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Give the Examinees enou h time to do this. +heck that each Examinee does this correctl!. It is imperative that !ou check and double check that all Examinees have shaded the correct circles pertainin to the NA)E G,I3 and all the necessar! information about the Examinee. To do this# o around and inspect each Examinees Ans$er Sheet. :THIS IS BE,C I)1D,TANT.;

,0, $ES$ "RO"ER /./.1 Rea0in2 )he ?enera& Dire+)i$n !9 min5)e "
Everybody% open your Test Boo.lets, Read the general directions and the examples silently and with understanding, - will give you 4 minutes to do this,

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A0mini )erin2 )he Examinee De +ri.)i,e 45e )i$nnaire !ED4"

After five minutes# sa!2 >art -% the Examinees 3escriptive 5uestionnaire !E35* is not a test, -t consists of ten !/<* items on some information you are to give answers, #fter each item on your #nswer $heet% shade the circle of the letter that corresponds to your answer to that particular item, $ome items require more than one answer, 3o not leave any item unanswered, >art - will last for 4 minutes, Record your answers for this part on the upper portion of the bac. page of the #nswer $heet, Everybody% open your Test Boo.lets to the E35, :Sho$ them the E3E portion;# ReadyL BeginM

/./.8 A++$m.&i hin2 )he Sea) (&an1 NETRC 3$rm /

4hile the examinees are ans$erin the E3E# each examinee $ill $rite his-her Name# Examinee Number# and the Test 0ooklet Number on the Seat 1lan. %ill in the ,e ion# 3ivision# School Name and Address# 3ate of Examination and ,oom Number.

/./.; A0mini )erin2 )he S56Ce+) Area Te ) in 3i&i.in$1 Ma)hema)i+ 1 En2&i h1 S+ien+e1 an0 HeKaSi !8 hr an0 9: min "
After five minutes# sa!2 #re you now ready to start answering the testN The test proper for this morning will last for four hours, Ready ,,, Begin, ,ecord on the board the time started and the time to end for lunch break. After the third subFect# sa!2 >lace your TB and #$ under your seats while you ta.e your snac.s,

/./.9 C$n)in5in2 )he Te ) Af)er Sna+% Brea%

After snacks break sa!2

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=e are about to continue the test, The test will end at :point to the $ritten time to end on the board;. Go around and see to it that the examinees are recordin their ans$ers properl!. ,ecord on the board the time to end. The recorded time to end is from the time it started# excludin the *'7minute snacks break. N$)e- The 5n5 e0 S+anna6&e An 'er Shee) ha&& 6e +$&&e+)e0 6= )he R$$m S5.er,i $r<Chief Examiner a) )he )ime 'hen )he Examinee are an 'erin2 )he &a ) 56)e ). Li%e'i e1 )he fi&&in2 $5) $f )he remainin2 0a)a in 3$rm 8 h$5&0 6e 0$ne a) )hi )ime.

/./.> C$&&e+)in2 )he An 'er Shee) an0 )he Te ) B$$%&e)

After the recorded time to end# sa!2 Everybody% stop writing, 'lose your test boo.lets, 0ou are given 4 minutes to inspect your #nswer $heet, 7a.e sure your erasures% if any% are clean, $ee to it that the circle selected for each item is shaded properly, The circle should have uniform shading, Be sure that only one is shaded for each item, Tear off carefully !not using a pair of scissors* the examinee stub found on the upper portion of the front page of your #nswer $heet, These will be .ept by your +uidance 'ounselor for your certificate of rating, ?$ ar$5n0 )$ ma%e 5re )he Examinee ha,e ha0e0 )he NAME ?RID .r$.er&= an0 ha,e )$rn )he examinee )56. After the inspection has been done# sa!2 - will go around to collect your test boo.lets% answer sheets% your scratch papers and the Examinee $tubs, +ollect and count all used and unused test booklets and ans$er sheets and place these in the ori inal plastic ba s. )ake sure that all materials have been retrieved. In case a Test 0ooklet is missin exhaust all means to find it. DISMISS EXAMINEES

ONLE A3TER ACCOUNTIN? THESE TEST MATERIALS. /./.@ Di mi in2 )he Examinee
After all materials are accounted for# sa!2 =e are through with the test, 0ou may now go out quietly in single file,

,02 "OS$ $ES$ /.8.1 (re.arin2 )he Re.$r) an0 Sea&in2 )he ETRE
../.*.* 3o the follo$in activities2 *. Accomplish %orm =# the ,oom Examiners Test Administration 8 Evaluation ,eport. .. +op! from the board the Time ,ecord ,eport on Test Administration. /. Indicate in the ET,E the number of re istrants and the number of actual examinees. ../.*.. 1lace the follo$in inside the ,oom Examiners Transmittal ,eport Envelope :ET,E;2 *. Time ,ecord ,eport

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.. Gsed Ans$er Sheets arran ed consecutivel! b! Examinee Number 1laced in ori inal plastic ba /. Dne +op! of NET,+ %orms * and . :back to back; and %orm = ../.*./ Seal the ET,E $ith the 3epE37NET,+ paper tape $hile still inside the examination room. Turn over to the +hief Examiner the follo$in materials2 ../...* ../.... ../.../ Sealed ET,E $ith its contents Gsed and unused Test 0ooklets assembled to ether and arran ed consecutivel! b! Serial Numbers packed in their ori inal plastic ba s# retainin the 0atch Slip inside the plastic ba . ExaminerHs Handbook The +hief Examiner does the follo$in 2 .././.* +ollects and accounts all ET,Es# arran es and bundles them accordin l! seein to it that the number of ET,Es tallies $ith the number of testin rooms. A report on the number of ET,Es should accompan! the bundle. +ounts the Test 0ooklets per pack retrieved from each Examiner $ith the assistance of the ,oom Supervisor. The open end of the plastic ba must be resealed b! tape or stapler. 1laces inside the +ET,E the follo$in materials after accomplishin the +hief ExaminerHs Transmittal ,eport2 *. .. /. &. .././.& Gnused Ans$er Sheets $ith serial numbers arran ed consecutivel!. NET,+ %orm / Test )aterials Accountin %orm NET,+ %orm & +hief ExaminerHs ,eport %orm School Header

/.8./ T5rnin2 O,er $f Ma)eria& )$ )he Chief Examiner

/.8.8 A++$5n)in2 $f Ma)eria& 6= )he Chief Examiner

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Instructions to the +hief Examiner and the 3T+ relative to %orms ' and (2 *. Separate the t$o %orms b! cuttin the perforated lines. .. %ill out the needed data in both forms. /. These forms should be submitted to the 3ivision Testin +oordinator :3T+; and not placed inside the +ET,E. &. The 3T+ puts all %orm 's submitted to him-her b! ever! +hief Examiner in the %irst 0ox of the 3ivisions boxes for the Test 0ooklets. '. 3o the same $ith %orm ( but all of %orm (s $ill be placed in the %irst 0ox of the 3ivisions boxes for the Ans$er Sheets.

/.8.; (a+%in2 $f Te ) Ma)eria&

The follo$in materials are for submission to the 3ivision Dffice2 *. 0undles of ,-+ET,ES placed in the original boxes .. 0undles of used and unused Test 0ooklets sealed in plastic ba s and placed in the original boxes /. NET,+ %orm '# Test 0ooklet Euantit! and +ompleteness Berification Sheet# to be inserted in box no. * on top of the test booklets

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&. NET,+ %orm (# Ans$er Sheet Euantit! and +ompleteness Berification Sheet to be inserted on top of the first box of the Ans$er Sheets. '. Examiners Handbook# counted and read! for future use# to be retained in the office of the 3ivision Testin +oordinator (. The enlar ed replicas of the name rid shall be retained in the schools-Testin +enters for future use. TO THE DIVISION EXAMINATION COMMITTEEThi Examiner Han06$$% h$5&0 6e )$re0 in )he Te )in2 Cen)er<S+h$$& af)er )he )e ) )$2e)her 'i)h )he Name ?ri0 Re.&i+a f$r f5)5re 5 e. Than% =$5 ,er= m5+h f$r =$5r +$$.era)i$n.

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No parts of this handbook may be reproduced in any form !repared by" Test De#e$opment Di#ision