Designed for use in the selection of apprentices, trainees, technical and trade personnel, and any other persons who need to read and understand text of a technical nature, this Applied Reading Test specimen set contains six passages and 32 items, has a 30-minute time limit, and is presented in a reusable multiple choice test booklet. The specimen set includes reference group data in the form of percentile ranks and stanines, with associated descriptive ratings; t-scores and z-scores are also provided. Two parallel forms of the test are provided in the specimen set as well as answer sheets, score keys, and an interim manual. (RS)