The purpose of the study was to see if EFL teachers tested a representative sample ofrnthe reading sub-skills they believed have been taught in the classroom last semester.rnThe study also tried to find out whether or not there was agreement among EFL teachersrnon assigning a reading sub-skill to a typical test item. Investigating what test method(s)rnwas/were used was another focus of the research.rnThe study was conducted on the expressed beliefs and actual practices of high schoolrnEFL teachers in testing reading skills. 15 EFL teachers from three high schools of EastrnGojjam Zone, Amhara Region, were taken as subjects of the study. The reading skillsrntest used in the analysis was that of 200 1 E. C., grade 10 first semester.rnTo collect data on teachers' beliefs and actual practices in testing reading skills, a twopartrnques tionnaire which contained a list of sub-skills in reading was dispatched to allrnthe 15 Grade 10 EFL teachers. Part one of the questionnaire was used to elicit datarnwhether the teachers taught the reading sub-skills. Part two was used to check if thernsub-skills taught were tested representatively in the achievement test of readingrnteachers constructed last semester. A semi-structured interview was also used to elicitrnuata to supplement the questionnaire.rnThe data collected through these instruments were analyzed qualitatively, and thernfindings showed that high school EFL teachers did not test a representative sample ofrnthe sub-skills they claimed having taught in the classroom. It was also indicated that thernreading sub-skills tested as a whole focused on lower-level ones . Among these lowerlevelrnsub-skills referencing, vocabulary and explicitly expressed idea were foundrnto dominate the test batteries. EFL teachers also failed to agree in assigning the itemsrnwhich tested the listed sub-skills other than vocabulary and reference. Regarding therntest methods teachers used, it was found out that only a single test method-multiplechoice-rndominated the whole tests in each of the sample high schools.rnFinally, based on the findings of the study, conclusions were drawn andrnrecommendations were made.