1. Determine if you are required to file a tax return. You are required to file a federal income tax return if you are a citizen or resident of the United States or a resident of Puerto Rico. Your marital status, age, filing method, and income all affect whether or not you are required to file taxes.
proficiency testing. proficiency testing. a program in which specimens of quality control material are periodically sent to members of a group of laboratories for analysis, with each laboratory's results compared with those of its peers. See also: proficiency samples.
Proficiency is commonly measured using guidelines developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines measure proficiency on a scale of ten levels: Novice Low, Mid, and High; Intermediate Low, Mid, and High; Advanced Low, Mid, and High; and Superior.ssessments for World Languages Washington students are not required to take any statewide tests in world languages, but the World Languages Program can provide technical assistance to schools and districts that would like to assess their studentsâ language proficiency.