Released Annotated Test Items 2014-Organized by Standard & Grade Level

Released Annotated Test Items 2014-Organized by Standard & Grade Level

Grades 3-8 & Regents (June 2014)

Reading Standards 1-3-Key Ideas and Details

Reading Standards 4-6-Craft and Structure

Reading Standards 7-9-Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Reading Standard 10-Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

RL-Reading Standards for Literature

RI-Reading Standards for Informational Text

Color code: Multiple Choice, Short Response (2 pt. rubric), Essay (4 pt. rubric)

Reading Standard 1: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
RL.1 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RL.3.1-Which sentence best states what the reader learns in paragraph 8?
-RL.3.1-What do paragraphs 16 and 17 show about otters and gulls?
-RL.3.1-What do paragraphs 4 and 7 show about David? Use two details from the story to support your response.
-RL.3.1-Why is the setting of the story important? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 4 / -RL.4.1-Pecos Bill most likely thinks he needs to have the very best horse because
-RL.4.1-Why does Pecos Bill take a saddle and bridle to go catch Lightning?
-RL.4.1-What is the most likely reason the narrator is pushing the lawn mower in paragraph 2?
Grade 5 / -RL.5.1-Which words from the story best show Grandma Talley’s sense of humor?
-RL.5-1-What does the narrator’s description in paragraph 18 most likely suggest about Anna?
Grade 6 / -RL.6.1-In line 7, why don’t the ponies “understand the grass”?
-RL.6.1-Why must the crew of the Endurance work through the night? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 7 / -RL.7.1-Why does wordless communication work in baseball but not in Molly’s home?
-RL.7.1-Which statement best shows a main concern of Molly’s?
Grade 8
Grade 8
RL.1 / -RL.8.1-Read the lines 2 and 3 from the story. I had the feeling that a bright neon sign on my forehead was flashing the message “New Employee.” These words best demonstrate the narrator’s feelings of
-RL.8.1-Read lines 66 and 67 from the story. I could almost see drops of irritation flying off him. (Did he want me to clean those up, too?) These lines reveal the narrator’s
-RL.8.1-What character traits of the grandfather are revealed through his use of the hammer? Use two details from the article to support your response.
Regents
RI.1 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RI.3.1-According to the Filtering section, why do syrup makers remove minerals from maple syrup?
-RI.3.1-Which paragraph explains how snowshoeing affects the body?
-RI.3.1-Why does the information in paragraph 5 belong under the heading “Suited for the Sea”? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 4 / -RI.4.1-According to the article, why might an elephant rise in the middle of sleeping?
-RI.4.1-What detail from the article explains why grazing animals sleep for short periods of time?
-RI.4.1-What do fruit bats and horses have in common?
Grade 5 / -RI.5.1-Read these sentences from paragraphs 2 and 11. You have to be an outstanding rider for BMX racing. If you want to race, a good rule is to buy the best bike you can afford. What can the reader conclude from these sentences?
Grade 6 / -RI.6.1-Why do loggerhead hatchlings have to learn differently from the way many other animals learn?
-RI.6.1-According to the article, how might humans threaten loggerhead turtles’ survival in the wild?
-RI.6.1-Which phrase best explains why people first created carousels?
-RI.6.1-What made more elaborate carousels possible?
-RI.6.1- What is the author’s central claim about the windblown dust moving from continent to continent? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 7 / -RI.7.1-Which sentences from the article best explain why Tibet is call “the roof of the world”?
-RI.7.1-Which sentence from the article best supports the conclusion that traditional nomadic customs can be as good as modern conveniences?
-RI.7.1-Based on the information in lines 6 through 13, which statement is the most likely conclusion?
Grade 8 / -RI.8.1-According to information in “The Summer of 2012-Too Hot to Handle?” what is the effect of increased CO2 emissions? Use two details from the article to support your response.
Regents
Reading Anchor Standard 2: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
RL.2 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RL.3.2-Which sentence best describes a main idea of the story?
Grade 4 / -RL.4.2-Read these sentences from paragraph 7 of the story. He ran ten miles in twenty seconds! Next he jumped a mile forward and two miles backward. Why are these details regarding Lightning important to the theme of the story?
-RL.4.2-Which sentence best describes the theme of the story?
-RL.4.2-What has Manuelo’s gift taught Carla about discovering new things? Use two details from the story to support your response. Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 5 / -RL.5.2-Which paragraph best expresses a theme of the story?
-RL.5.2-Which word best describes how Supphatra is feeling in paragraph 12?
-RL.5.2-Which sentence best supports the theme of the story?
Grade 6 / -RL.6.2-Why are the ponies scared in line 3?
-RL.6.2-What is the central theme of the poem?
-RL.6.2-What is the central idea of lines 1 through 27 of “Shackleton’s Stowaway”? Use two details from the story to support your response.
-RL.6.2-Compare the theme of “Shackleton’s Stowaway” to the theme of “Excerpt from In Caverns of Blue Ice.” How do the settings affect the way the authors develop each theme? Use details from both stories to support your response. In your response, be sure to: compare the theme of “Shackleton’s Stowaway” to the theme of “Excerpt from In Caverns of Blue Ice”, -explain how the settings affect the way the authors develop each theme, -use details from both stories to support your response
Grade 7 / -RL.7.2-Which important idea does the author develop by repeating the line, “A touch of forearm meant steal” (lines 21 and 22 and lines 26 and 27)?
Grade 8 / -RL.8.2-Which excerpt confirms the theme of Cassie as a reluctant hero?
-RL.8.2-Which incident most helps develop the theme that even a frightened person can be brave when necessary?
-RL.8.2-The author mainly increases tension in the passage by
-RL.8.2-Identify the theme shared by “The Inheritance of Tools” and “Margaret’s Story.” Explain how each passage develops this theme. Use details from both passages to support your response. In your response, but sure to: -identify a theme shared by both passages, -explain how each passage develops this theme, -use details from both passages to support your response
Regents / -RL.11-12.2-Which quotation best reflects a central theme in the text?
RI.2 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RI.3.2-How do the details in paragraph 18 support a main idea of the passage?
Grade 4 / -RI.4.2-What sentence best states a main idea of this article?
Grade 5 / -RI.5.2-According to the article, what is the value of being a smart risk-taker? Use two details from the story to support your response.
-RI.5.2-In “The Young Man and the Sea,” what lesson can be learned from the author’s trip around the world? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 6 / -RI.6.2-Which detail is most helpful for understanding the central idea of the article?
-RI.6.2-Which statement from the article best represents a central idea?
Grade 7 / -RI.7.2-Which of these is the best summary of this article?
-RI.7.2-Which sentence best states the main idea of the text box about Edmond Halley?
-RI.7.2-What is a central idea in “Excerpt from The Many Rides of Paul Revere: The Boston Tea Party”? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 8 / -RI.8.2-What quotation expresses the central idea of the section, “Keeping Track”?
-RI.8.2-Read the sentence from lines 39 through 41 of the article. Using apples and melons as bait, members of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization claim to have captured the first partial body cast of a Washington State Sasquatch. The authors’ use of the phrase “claim to be captured” reveals a central idea of the article by suggesting that
RI.8.2-The authors develop the central idea in the article by
Regents / -RI.11-12.2-The central idea of the first paragraph focuses on the
-RI.11-12.2-Which statement from the text best summarizes the central idea of paragraph 2?
-RI.11-12.2-Which statement best summarizes the central claim made in lines 27 through 39?
-RI.11-12.2-The description of salt in lines 41 and 47 emphasizes the idea of
-RI.11-12.2-With which statement would the author of this text most likely agree?
Reading Anchor Standard 3: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
RL.3 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RL.3.3-Which detail from the story best shows why Maggie believes the otter trusts her?
-RL.3.3-How does David feel when he sees the mountain for the first time? Use two details from the story to support your response.
-RL.3.3-How does George behave as a member of the group? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 4 / -RL.4.3-Why is Pecos Bill’s conversation with the cowboys important to the story?
-RL.4.3-In paragraph 5, the narrator remembers a story his grandmother told him about his grandfather. The effect this story has on the narrator is to
-RL.4.3-Which phrase best describes how the narrator changes from the beginning of the story to the end?
-RL.4.3-Why is the setting of “The Cave of the Oilbird” important? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 5 / -RL.5.3-Which detail bestshows what Grandma Talley thinks about change?
Grade 6
Grade 7 / -RL.7.3-Morales’s coaching style affects Molly by
Grade 8 / -RL.8.3-Read the sentence from lines 23 and 24. I leaned out and hooked the gate closed behind us, something Rowdy and I had been working on. What does this sentence reveal about Cassie?
-RL.8.3-Read lines 20 through 22 from the story. Grabbing a bus and rag, I followed Aaron out to table twenty-two. As we made our way through the restaurant, Aaron said something about rags, but I didn’t hear over the din of seventeen other conversations going on around us. Which statement best explains how these lines affect the plot of the story?
-RL.8.3-Lines 84 through 87 reveal
Regents / -RL.11-12.3-In this passage, the conversation between Holmes and the narrator (lines 23 through 38) serves to
-RL.11-12.3-Which analysis is best supported by the details in lines 43 through 55 of the text?
-RL.11-12.3-The author’s description of the conversation between the narrator and the retired sergeant in lines 88 through 92 serves mostly to
-RL.11-12.3-The conversation with the retired sergeant (lines 89 through 91) leaves the narrator with a sense of
-RL.11-12.3-The military references throughout the poem serve to
RI.3 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RI.3.3-What statement best completes the chart?
-RI.3.3.-The author provides many details about how sea turtles are similar to and different from each other. How is a leatherback sea turtle similar to a green sea turtle? How are they different from each other? Use details from the passage to support your response. In your response, but sure to : -explain how a leatherback sea turtle is similar to a green sea turtle, -explain how a leatherback sea turtle is different from a green sea turtle, -use details from the passage to support your response.
Grade 4 / -RI.4.3-Why are there challenges to caring for zoo animals in the winter? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 5 / -RL.5.3-Based on paragraphs 12 through 19, which sentence best explains the difference in the characters’ reactions to the objects in the trunk?
-RI.5.3-Which of these is more important to BMX racing than to freestyle BMX?
-RI.5.3-Based on the information in the passage, how would freestyle BMX best prepare a rider for BMX racing?
-RI.5.3-How did the author’s reasons for making the voyage change over the course of his adventure? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 6 / -RI.6.3-Scientists conducted experiments to track the movements of baby turtles because they
-RI.6.3-What does the history of the word “carousel” reveal about the modern-day carousel?
-RI.6.3-How does the information in lines 1 through 6 relate to the information in lines 7 through 15? Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 7 / -RI.7.3-Why did the author and his friends choose to travel to DudjomDorjee?
-RI.7.3-Why does the author include the story about his trouble setting up a tent?
-RI.7.3-According to the article, what is the one difference between asteroids and comets?
Grade 8
Regents / -RI.11-12.3-The examples presented in lines 27 through 31 help the reader understand
Reading Anchor Standard 4: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4
Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
RL.4 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3 / -RL.3.4-Read paragraph 3 from the passage. Teachers say snowshoes are improving their students’: -heart and lungs, -muscles, -and spirits. What does “improving their students…spirits” most likely mean?
Grade 4 / -RL.4.4-What does the narrator most likely mean when he says he is “not machine oriented”? (paragraph 1)
-RL.4.4-In paragraph 8, when the narrator says that the mower spoke to him, he most likely meant that he suddenly
Grade 5 / -RL.5.4-In paragraph 19, what does the narrator mean when she says, “her laughter floated through the house sweet as the taste of jellybeans”?
-RL.5.4-Read Grandma Talley’s words from paragraph 26 of the story. “Remember, Kincaid, we take our loved ones in our hearts wherever we go. I won’t be more than a heartbeat away.” When Grandma Talley says she “won’t be more than a heartbeat away,” she means she won’t seem far because
-RL.5.4-In paragraph 7, what does the author’s use of the phrase “picked up the pace and flashed me a playful smile” indicate?
-RL.5.4-Read this sentence from paragraph 15 of the story. Timidly, I scooped a little onto my plate, followed by some curried meats and vegetables. What does the word “timidly” suggest?
Grade 6 / -RL.6.4-In line 1, what does the simile “like the ghosts of horses” suggest?
-RL.6.4-In line 26, what is the “happy thunder”?
Grade 7
Grade 8 / -RL.8.4-What does the simile in line 17 help the reader understand about the setting of the passage?
-RL.8.4-In lines 39 and 40, what mood is created by the use of words and phrases such as “screech,” “snapped,” “rearing up,” and “high alarm”?
-RL.8.4-Read this sentence from line 26 of the story Sure, the table was clean; it was the lake beneath that was the problem. The author refers to the puddle as a lake to
-RL.8.4-What does the phrase “private university” (line 55) reveal about the narrator and her father? Use two details from the article to support your response.
Regents
Regents
RL.4 / -RL.11-12.4-The phrase “with the unreasonable petulance of mankind” (line 4) emphasizes the narrator’s
-RL.11-12.4-How do the words “logician” (line 9), “deduction” (lines 12, 36, and 59), and “analysis” (line 12) advance the author’s purpose?
-RL.11-12.4-The narrator views the arrival of the messenger as “an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him” (line 87) because the narrator wishes to
-RL.11-12.4-The prevailing tone of the poem is
RI.4 / Questions / Academic Language (Tier II & III Words)
Grade 3
Grade 4 / -RI.4.4-Read the sentences from paragraph 11 of the article. A hippo can doze nearly totally submerged but still be on the alert. That’s because its eyes, ears, and nostrils are on top of its head. What is the meaning of “submerged” as it is used here?
Grade 5 / -RI.5.4-The word “collide” comes from a Latin word meaning “strike together.” Based on this information, what is the meaning of “collide” in paragraph 2?
-RI.5.4-As they are used in paragraph 10, what do the words “trick out” mean?
Grade 6 / -RI.6.4-Based on the entire article, the word “lavishly” in line 31 shows that the carousels were
-RI.6.4- In lines 38 and 39, the author states, “Anna Green Winslow got an education, all right—just not the one her father intended.” Explain what the author means by this statement. Use two details from the story to support your response.
Grade 7 / -RI.7.4-What does the author mean by describing yaks as “true all-terrain travelers”?
-RI.7.4-What is the impact of the phrase “planetary leftovers” in lines 29 and 30?
Grade 8 / -RI.8.4-What does the phrase “elaborate hoax” mean as it is used in line 22?