diff --git a/tests/BiDiTests/res/layout/basic.xml b/tests/BiDiTests/res/layout/basic.xml
index f503658fba1d3..7d4d4db2aa34c 100644
--- a/tests/BiDiTests/res/layout/basic.xml
+++ b/tests/BiDiTests/res/layout/basic.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
+    <ScrollView
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="fill_parent">
+
     <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
                   android:layout_width="match_parent"
                   android:layout_height="match_parent">
@@ -131,4 +135,6 @@
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
+    </ScrollView>
+
 </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/tests/BiDiTests/res/values/strings.xml b/tests/BiDiTests/res/values/strings.xml
index 1d4fc84eca17e..233cd0df4ea9b 100644
--- a/tests/BiDiTests/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/tests/BiDiTests/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     <string name="button_before_text">Start</string>
     <string name="button_requestlayout_text">Request Layout</string>
     <string name="button_alert_dialog_text">AlertDialog</string>
-    <string name="textview_text">This is a text for a TextView</string>
-    <string name="textview_ltr_text">This is a text for a LTR TextView</string>
-    <string name="textview_rtl_text">This is a text for a RTL TextView</string>
-    <string name="textview_default_text">This is a text for a default TextView</string>
-    <string name="textview_password_default_text">This is a text for a password TextView</string>
+    <string name="textview_text">TextView</string>
+    <string name="textview_ltr_text">LTR TextView</string>
+    <string name="textview_rtl_text">RTL TextView</string>
+    <string name="textview_default_text">Default TextView</string>
+    <string name="textview_password_default_text">Password TextView</string>
     <string name="edittext_text">mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</string>
     <string name="normal_text">Normal String</string>
     <string name="normal_long_text">mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm</string>