Examples are given of criterion-referenced test items in mathematics and reading used at the sixth grade level in Georgia. Three skill areas are identified for mathematics: concept identification, component operations, and problem solving. Tests measure students' ability to: (1) recognize whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (2) identify relations/properties; (3) select units to measure; (4) identify sets of points; (5) determine probability; (6) apply formulas to measure; (7) compute; (8) estimate results; (9) select operations; (10) solve word problems; (11) organize data; and (12) interpret data. Skill areas for reading are: literal comprehension, inferential comprehension, and problem solving. Tests measure students' understanding of: (1) fact/opinion; (2) explicit main idea, detail, sequences of events, cause and effect; (3) interpreting instructions; (4) implicit main idea, detail, sequences of events, cause and effect; (5) semantic relationships; (6) non-literal meanings; (7) persuasion techniques; (8) reference sources; (9) generalizations and conclusions; (10) predictions and comparisons; and (11) relevance of data. (JD)