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Reading Writing Mathematics Science

Grade  

Year  

2009 Reading Assessment

Grade 3

 

Tutorial

The third grade 2009 Reading Assessment consisted of

  • 2 literary passages,
  • 2 informational passages,
  • 1 paired passage (Informational/Informational, Informational/Literary, or Literary/Literary)
  • 2 literary strands: Literary Comprehension (LC) and Literary Analysis (LA)
  • 2 informational strands: Informational Comprehension (IC) and Informational Analysis (IA)

There were 24 multiple choice items (1 point) and 6 short answer items (2 points) for a total of 36 points.

INFORMATIONAL TEXT *

Item Description

Item Type **

Cognitive
Complexity ***

State
Performance +

Released
Item

Support a generalization with two text-based details.

SA

Complexity = 3

1.55

 

What is the main idea of the selection?

MC

Complexity = 2

83.7%

 

Write a summary using three important ideas from the selection.

SA

Complexity = 2

1.38

 

According to the selection, what happens when (action)?

MC

Complexity = 2

89.8%

 

Which idea happens first?

MC

Complexity = 2

73.7%

 

Which idea is included in the section under the heading ____ ?

MC

Complexity = 2

86.4%

 

Which idea does the author discuss last in the selection?

MC

Complexity = 2

69.9%

 

According to the caption, which statement is true?

MC

Complexity = 2

39.5%

 

Main difference between information in two passages

MC

Complexity = 3

76.0%

 

What author means by (statement from passage).

MC

Complexity = 2

74.6%

 

Which sentence best summarizes the story?

MC

Complexity = 3

56.3%

 

Replace (word from passage) with a new word.

MC

Complexity = 3

68.6%

 

Support a given author's purpose with two details form the passage.

SA

Complexity = 2

1.01

 

Pick a true statement that is found in a caption.

MC

Complexity = 1

55.4%

 

Who would find information in this passage most useful?

MC

Complexity = 3

46.0%

 

 

LITERARY TEXT *

Item Description

Item Type **

Cognitive
Complexity ***

State
Performance +

Released
Item

What does the author mean when he/she says (quote from passage)?

MC

Complexity = 3

56.5%

 

The theme of the passage is (give theme). Use two details from the passage to support this theme.

SA

Complexity = 2

1.13

 

A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two different things. Which two things from the passage does the author compare using a simile?

MC

Complexity = 3

49.1%

 

Which of these is a conclusion that you can reach by reading this passage?

MC

Complexity = 2

75.7%

 

According to the passage, what happens when (action from passage)?

MC

Complexity = 2

71.5%

 

Why does (character)(perform action)?

MC

Complexity = 2

83.1%

 

Which word could the author have used instead of (word from the passage)?

MC

Complexity = 2

84.1%

 

Which sentence best summarizes the story?

MC

Complexity = 2

67.5%

 

Support the author's given purpose with one detail from each passage.

SA

Complexity = 3

0.79

 

Main idea of the story

MC

Complexity = 2

83.3%

 

Comparing two characters

MC

Complexity = 3

91.8%

 

Which phrase states the author's purpose?

MC

Complexity = 2

84.7%

 

Meaning of a word used in story

MC

Complexity = 2

84.8%

 

Write a summary of the story using three main events.

SA

Complexity = 2

1.41

 

After (character) did (action), what did he/she do next?

MC

Complexity = 2

80.1%

 

 


* Text Description
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** Item Type

  MC: Multiple Choice item
        (1 point)

  SA: Short Answer item
        (2 points)

  ER: Extended Response item
        (4 points)

 

*** Cognitive Complexity
Levels
Cognitive Complexity Comparison 1 = Recall
Cognitive Complexity Comparison 2 = Basic Application of Skill/Concept
Cognitive Complexity Comparison 3 = Strategic Thinking
Cognitive Complexity Comparison 4 = Extended Thinking
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+ State Performance
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Additional Information

Reading Assessment

Item Analysis for Released Item Information

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