March 2005 Released Test Questions

Reading—Grade 3 March 2005 Released Test Questions Item Analysis

Acquisition of Vocabulary

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct AVDetermine the meaning of unknown 3.1 words using a variety of context 12 clues, including word, sentence 61% and paragraph clues. A B= 5% FIC C=33%

Opposite

24 83% B

41 62%

A B=14% C=24% NF--BIO

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Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct AV Use context clues to determine the 3.2 meaning of homophones, 5 homonyms and homographs. B 74%

AV Determine the meanings and 3.9 pronunciations of unknown words by using dictionaries, glossaries, technology and textual features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars.

AV Apply the meaning of the terms 3.3 synonyms and antonyms. 4 90% C

NF--SCI

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct AV Use knowledge of contractions and 3.6 common abbreviations to identify 3 whole words. 97% B

AV Apply knowledge of prefixes, 3.7 including un-, re-, pre- and 1 suffixes, including -er, -est, -ful and -less to determine meaning of C 94% words.

AV Determine the meaning of 3.1 unknown words using a variety of 2 context clues, including word, sentence and paragraph clues. C 93%

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct AV Determine the meanings and 3.9 pronunciations of unknown words 39 by using dictionaries, glossaries, technology and textual features, B 89% such as definitional footnotes or sidebars. NF--BIO

Definition included in word bank

Reading Processes: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct RP Predict content, events and 3.2 outcomes by using chapter titles, 11 section headers, illustrations and ER 4pt=56% story topics, and support those 3pt=22% predictions with examples from the FIC text. 2pt=9% 1pt=5% 0pt=7% NR=1%

RP Make inferences regarding events 3.5 and possible outcomes from 22 information in text. 84% B

34 55% B A=13% NF--BIO C=31%

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct RP Create and use graphic organizers, 3.6 such as Venn diagrams and webs, 21 to demonstrate comprehension. SA 2pt=81%

1pt=15% FIC 0pt=3% NR=1% RP Answer literal, inferential and 3.7 evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media. Literal

26 83% A

Literal

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct RP Create and use graphic organizers, 3.6 such as Venn diagrams and webs, 29 to demonstrate comprehension. 79% B

NF--SCI

IT 3.3 Identify and list the important central ideas and supporting details of informational text. Literal 40 4pt=30% ER 3pt=14% 2pt=12% NF--BIO 1pt=13% 0pt=29% NR=2%

Literal

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct RP Answer literal, inferential and 10 3.7 evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of A 54% grade-appropriate print texts and B=32% electronic and visual media. FIC Inferential C=14%

23 88% C

FIC Literal

28 2pt=56% SA 1pt=32% 0pt=12% NF--SCI NR=1% Literal 30

NF--SCI Literal

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct RP Answer literal, inferential and 3.7 evaluative questions to 35 demonstrate comprehension of 87% grade-appropriate print texts and C electronic and visual media. Literal NF--BIO

36 84% SA

NF--BIO Literal

38 77% A

NF--BIO Literal

Reading Applications: Informational, Technical, and Persuasive Text

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct IT 3.1 Use the table of contents, chapter headings, glossary, index, captions 31 and illustrations to locate 2pt=36% information and comprehend texts. SA 1pt=40% NF--SCI 0pt=23% NR=2%

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct IT 3.2 List questions about essential elements (e.g., why, who, where, 27 what, when and how) from 71% informational text and identify C answers. NF--SCI

32 85% C

NF--SCI

NF--BIO

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct IT 3.3 Identify and list the important central ideas and supporting 42 details of informational text. 84% C

NF--BIO

Reading Applications: Literary Text

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct LT Identify characters, setting and 1.2 events in a story. 7 98% C

FIC LT 3.2 Use concrete details from the text to describe characters and 8 setting. 96% A

18 88% A

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct LT 3.2 Use concrete details from the text 19 to describe characters and setting. B 78% FIC

ER 4pt=19% 3pt=8%

FIC 2pt=22% 1pt=11% 0pt=37% NR=4%

Ques # State District Building Code Grade Level Indicator w/ Question % % % Answer Correct Correct Correct LT 3.4 Identify and explain the defining characteristics of literary forms and 20 genres, including fairy tales, folk 91% tales, poetry, fiction and non- C fiction. FIC

LT 3.6 Identify stated and implied themes. 9 71% B A=3% FIC C=26%

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