<p> Grade 4 Assessment Questions from Released Test Questions linked to CCSS</p><p>Standard NYS Released Question Massachusetts Released Questions Reading: Literature RL.4.1:  Which detail best supports the idea that Maushop  What do paragraphs 23 and 24 mostly show about Determine two or more main ideas of a cares for the Wampanoag? Elephant and Whale? text and explain how they are  What did Measuring Worm do differently from the supported by key details; summarize others that made her able to save the three bears? the text. Use two details from the story to support your response. (short answer response worth 2 points)  Pecos Bill most likely thinks he needs to have the very best horse because  Why does Pecos Bill take a saddle and bridle to go catch Lightning?  What is the most likely reason the narrator is pushing the lawn mower in paragraph 2? RL.4.2:  Which is the best summary of this story?  Based on the story, what is Yeshi’s father trying to Determine a theme of a story, drama,  Read these sentences from paragraph 7 of the story. teach Yeshi? or poem from details in the text; (sentence provided) Why are these details regarding  What lesson does Buzzard learn in the folktale? summarize the text. Lightning important to the theme of the story?  Based on the folktale, explain the most likely reason  Which sentence best describes the theme of this the author states that “Rabbit was the strongest of story? all.” Support your answer with important details from  What has Manuelo’s gift taught Carla about the folktale. (Extended response) discovering new things? Use two details from the story to support your response. (short answer response worth 2 points) RL.4.3:  Which sentence suggests that the Sun feels it is a  Based on the story, how does Yeshi’s father act when Describe in depth a character, setting, bad idea to trust the Wampanoag people? there is a problem? or event in a story or drama, drawing on  The Sun gets angry with the Wampanoag people  Based on the folktale, what is the real reason Rabbit specific details in the text because he thinks they are being asks Elephant and Whale for help? (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or  Why is the setting important to this story? Use two  According to the folktale, Buzzard is chosen to travel to actions). details from the story to support your response. the Skyland because of his (short answer response worth 2 points)  What does paragraph 4 mostly show about Buzzard?  The narrator’s relationship with her grandmother  Based on paragraph 5, how does Buzzard feel about KZ 9/2014 1For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests develops during her visit. How does their his trip to the Skyland? relationship develop? How do they communicate even though they do not speak the same language? Use details from the story to support your response. (Extended response worth 4 points)  Why is Pecos Bill’s conversation with the cowboys important to the story?  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  Which phrase best describes how the narrator changes from the beginning of the story to the end?  Why is the setting of “The Cave of the Oilbird” important? Use two details from the story to support your response. (short answer response worth 2 points) RL.4.4:  Read these sentences from paragraph 23 of the  In paragraph 43, why is life compared to a potter’s Determine the meaning of words and story. (Sentences provided) What does the word clay? phrases as they are used in a text, “resist” mean in these lines?  In “Winter Songs,” the speaker compares hail to including those that allude to significant  What does the narrator most likely mean when he characters found in mythology (e.g., says he is “not machine oriented”? (paragraph 1) Herculean).  In paragraph 8, when the narrator says that the mower spoke to him, he most likely meant that he suddenly RL.4.5   Which of the following best shows that both “Ice Can Explain major differences between Scream” and “Winter Songs” are poems? poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text. Standard NYS Released Question Massachusetts Released Questions RL.4.7  The illustration best helps the reader to understand KZ 9/2014 2For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. NYS RL.4.8 (Not applicable to literature)   Based on “Ice Can Scream,” the speaker sees ice as a MA.8.A.Locate and analyze examples of sign of the similes and metaphors in stories,  Read lines 9–12 from “Ice Can Scream” in the box poems, folktales, and plays, and explain below. (Lines provided) In the lines, what does the how these literary devices enrich the poet make the ice seem like? text.  Which of the following best describes the setting of the folktale?  Which of the following best shows that “Strongest of All” is a folktale? Reading: Informational Text RI.4.1  According to the article, why might an elephant rise  According to the article, why are colored tape and dots Refer to details and examples in a text in the middle of sleeping? used on rock walls? when explaining what the text says  Which detail from the article explains why grazing  Based on the selection, what first made the author explicitly and when drawing inferences animals sleep for short periods of time? interested in volcanoes? from the text.  What do fruit bats and horses have in common?  According to paragraph 19, why did the helicopter turn?  Which of the following events from the selection happened last?  According to the article, how did Louis improve night writing? RI.4.2  Which sentence best states a main idea of this  What does paragraph 4 mostly show about climbing? Determine the main idea of a text and article?  Based on the folktale, explain the problems Buzzard explain how it is supported by key experiences. Support your answer with important details; summarize the text. details from the folktale. (Extended response)  Based on the article, how was Louis’s invention important to blind people?  Based on the article, explain what people thought of Louis Braille. Support your answer with important information from the article. (Extended Response) KZ 9/2014 3For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests RI.4.3:  Why are there challenges to caring for zoo animals  Based on the article, what do kids gain by climbing? Explain events, procedures, ideas, or in the winter? Use two details from the article to  Based on paragraph 2, how could Haüy best be concepts in a historical, scientific, or support your response. (short answer response described? technical text, including what happened worth 2 points)  According to paragraph 4, why did Louis need to leave and why, based on specific information the village school? in the text.  Based on the article, what was one reason Louis thought Captain Barbier was a genius?  Based on paragraph 11, how did Louis feel about sharing his discovery with his friends?</p><p> Based on the selection, describe what the author’s first experience with a volcano was like. Support your answer with important information from the selection. RI.4.4  Read these sentences from paragraph 11 of the Determine the meaning of general article. (Sentence provided) What is the meaning of academic and domain-specific words or “submerged” as it is used here? phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. RI.4.5:  Why is paragraph 1 of “Elephants Don’t Wear  What is the main purpose of paragraphs 1–4? Describe the overall structure (e.g., Boots” an effective introduction? Use two details  What is the main purpose of the “Explosive Facts” chronology, comparison, cause/effect, from the article to support your response. (short box? problem/solution) of events, ideas, answer response worth 2 points)  The information in the article is mainly organized by concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. RI.4.6  What is the main purpose of paragraph 1 in the Compare and contrast a firsthand and selection? secondhand account of the same event  Based on paragraph 5, which of the following is most or topic; describe the differences in likely true about the author? focus and the information provided.  Which of the following best shows that the selection is from an autobiography? Standard NYS Released Question Massachusetts Released Questions RI.4.8  Which sentence supports the idea that scientists are  Which of the following best explains why the article is Explain how an author uses reasons and not certain that all animals sleep? a biography? evidence to support particular points in  How do the zookeepers use food to improve the KZ 9/2014 4For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests a text. lives of animals? Use two details from the article to support your response. (short answer response worth 2 points) RI.4.9:  How are the topics of “Call of the Wild” and  Which of the following best explains why the article is Integrate information from two texts on “Elephants Don’t Wear Boots” similar? How are the a biography? the same topic in order to write or topics of both articles different? Use details from speak about the subject both articles to support your response. knowledgeably. Language Standards L.4.2   Read the words from the article in the box below. Demonstrate command of the (Words provided) What do the words in the box have conventions of standard English in common? capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. L.4.3   What is the purpose of the quotation marks used Use knowledge of language and its throughout the article? conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. L.4.4   Read paragraphs 13 and 14 in the box below. Determine or clarify the meaning of (Paragraphs provided) Which two words from the unknown and multiple-meaning words paragraphs have the same meaning? and phrases based on grade 4 reading  Read lines 1 and 2 from “Winter Songs” in the box and content, choosing flexibly from a below. range of strategies  What does the word hustles mean as it is used in the lines? (Lines provided)  Reread paragraphs 5 and 6. Based on the paragraphs, a mock rock is a rock that is (no text provided must go back to whole text)  Reread paragraph 22. Based on the paragraph, the use of the word resistance shows the animals are (no text provided must go back to whole text)  Read the sentence from paragraph 7 in the box below. (Sentence provided) Based on the sentence, what does predict mean?</p><p>KZ 9/2014 5For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests  Based on paragraphs 5 and 6, what is a scholarship? L.4.5   Read the sentence from paragraph 20 in the box Demonstrate understanding of below. (Sentence provided) In the sentence, the lava is figurative language, word relationships, compared to toothpaste to show and nuances in word meanings.  Read the sentence from paragraph 2 in the box below. (Text provided) Which word has the same meaning as appoint?</p><p>Based on Item maps from NYS ELA 2013 and 2014 Tests</p><p>Standard Reading: Informational Text Reading: Literature 2013 2014 2013 2014 4.1 4 MC; 1 SR = 6 4 MC = 4 3 MC; 1 SR = 5 5 MC = 5 4.2 3 MC = 3 1 MC; 1 SR = 3 3 MC; 1 SR = 5 3 MC; 1 SR; 1 ER = 9 4.3 3 MC =3 2 MC; 1 SR = 4 3 MC; 3 SR; 1 ER = 13 3 MC; 2 SR = 7 4.4 1 MC = 1 2 MC = 2 1 MC = 1 3 MC = 3 4.5 2 MC; 1 SR = 4 1 MC; 1 SR = 3 1 MC = 1 1 MC = 1 4.6 1 MC = 1 1 MC = 1 4.7 1 MC = 1 1 MC = 1 4.8 3 MC; 1 SR = 5 2 MC; 2 SR = 6 4.9 1 ER = 4 1 ER = 4 27 POINTS 26 POINTS 26 POINTS 27 POINTS</p><p>Language Standards 2013 2014 2 MC =2 2 MC =2 MC= multiple choice worth 1 point SR = short response worth 2 points ER = extended response worth 4 points</p><p>Notes  BOTH YEARS INDICATE THAT Reading: Informational Text and Reading: Literature text standards are evenly assessed; additionally written responses were required as much for informational text as for literary text.  Standard 4.8 is assessed through informational text in both years KZ 9/2014 6For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests  Writing related to 4.5 is also connected to informational text  Standards 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 are assessed the most  4.5 is more often assessed using informational text during these 2 years </p><p>KZ 9/2014 7For additional information related to passage and item development please refer to NYS Item Review Criteria https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york- state-item-review-criteria-for-grade-3-8-english-language-arts-tests</p>