This is applicable to the portion discussing the our pre-test and use of questions from the test 

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Testing the participant's topical knowledge before the formal test. This can include either related content or content directly from the reading portion. Measuring background knowledge serves to indicate how much a score is potentially impacted by background knowledge. 

Measuring Background Knowledge

O’Reilly, T. & Sabatini, J. (2013). Reading for understanding: How performance moderators and scenarios impact assessment design. ETS Research Report Series, 2013(2), i–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2333-8504.2013.tb02338.x


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