Pre-Assessment for Quarter 1 Reading Informational Text

1. Grade Pre-Assessment for Quarter 1 Reading Informational Text

2. Important Information • This booklet is divided into two parts… • Teacher’s Resources • Page 1 – 9 • Student’s Assessment (to be printed in a booklet form) • Pages 10 – 20 • This booklet is intended for pre-assessing reading informational standards RI 1,2 and 3 at the beginning of the first quarter. Do NOT allow students to read the passages before the assessment. • Student scores can be recorded on the class Learning Progressions Checklists. Each correct selected response is one point. Each constructed response is a maximum of 3 points. Constructed response points should be added to the learning progression adjustment point the question is targeting. • Printing Instructions… • Decide on the primary way to use this booklet, then choose one of the following ways to print this material. • You can just print this entire 20 pages – then divide it into the two sections to use. • OR… • You might do the following by sending them to your Print Shop: • Print Shop instructions… • Print pages 10 – 20 in booklet format. • Set print driver properties to - - Original size 8 ½ x 11 • Paper size = 11x17 • Print type = Booklet

3. Directions for Pre-Assessment • Students read selections independently without reading assistance. • Students complete the selected response answers by shading in the bubble. • Students complete the constructed response answers by writing a response for each question. • Note: The constructed response questions do NOT assess writing proficiency and should not be scored as such. The constructed responses are evidence of reading comprehension. • Remind students to STOP on the “stop” page. Do not allow them to go on to the “happy face” page until you have scored their answers. • When scoring.... • When students have finished the entire pre-assessment, mark each selected response question as correct or incorrect. • When students have completed the constructed response score ONLYwith a number from 0 – 3. • DO NOT write recommendations for the student about why a score was incorrect in their test booklet. It is important for students to reflect on their own answers after the tests are scored on the reflection sheet (last page of student booklet). • Return the scored booklets to the students. On the selected response questions students color happy faces green if their answers were correct or red if they were not correct. Students color the number square blue that shows their constructed response points. • The last page in the student booklet is a reflection page. This last page activity is invaluable for understanding how to differentiate student instructional needs. • Present ONEspecific question for students to reflect on concerning incorrect answers. They can do this on their own, with a peer or with a teacher. Example reflections questions might include: • What did you not understand about the question? • Underline words you did not understand. • Rewrite the question to reflect what you think it is asking.

4. Quarter One Pre-Assessment Reading Informational Text Learning Progressions with Adjustment Points (in purple). The Adjustment Points (in purple) are the specific pre-assessed key skills.

5. Sample of Learning Progression Checklists Record student pre-assessment selected responsescores on class sheets for instructional adjustments. The first quarter CFA score will be recorded in the last column as a comprehensive score.

6. SBAC Reading Assessment Constructed Response General Template  Short Constructed Response Short constructed response sample questions are designed to assess CCLS reading standards. These are single questions that ask students to respond to a prompt or question by stating their answer and providing textual evidence to support their answer. The goal of the short response questions is to require students to succinctly show their ability to comprehend text. In responding to these questions, students will be expected to write in complete sentences.

7. Quarter 1 Pre-Assessment Constructed Response Answer Key Constructed Response 11. What is the main idea of this passage? Support your answer with details and examples from the text. Scoring [Notes:] Note: This is “teacher talk” or what a teacher would like to see. When referring to the main idea, students should state in some form that Edison created many inventions. Some aspects of this statement could include Edison’s curiosity and intelligence (i.e., being able to educate himself, experimenting even when he worked other jobs). Another aspect could be how Edison’s inventions made difference in how people lived. Sufficient evidence of his inventions would be supporting details that could include names of his inventions and information about his patents. Details should consistently support the main idea of making inventions and be organized either by importance or chronologically. Varied sentence lengths are appropriate to the length of explanation needed.

8. Quarter 1 Pre-Assessment Constructed Response Answer Key Constructed Response 12 Describe the relationship between Thomas Edison’s many hours of work and his success as an inventor. In your response use details and examples from the story that support your description. Scoring [Notes:]Students should state in some form that Edison worked long hours which resulted in Edison’s being able to create a vast number of inventions. Some aspects of this statement could include that his wife often told him when to eat and sleep, and Edison’s own reference to being a “two-shift” man. Sufficient evidence of his long work hours could be supporting details such as his habit of working even in his spare time when he had other jobs or how being partially deaf kept conversations short so he could work more. Details should consistently refer to the idea of his work hours and intensity or commitment and be organized either by importance or chronologically. Varied sentence lengths are appropriate to the length of explanation needed.

9. Quarter 1 Pre-Assessment Selected Response Answer Key

10. Grade Pre-Assessment for Quarter 1 Reading Informational Text Name ____________________

11. Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edisonlit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks Edison created something new. Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Edison was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical items at home. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, Edison’s first job did not end well. He was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car. Edison then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. Online resource site for the Improving Reading Comprehension Using Metacognitive Strategies (IRCMS) program

12. Name ______________ Thomas Edison received his first patent for inventing what item? An electric light. A phonograph. An electric vote recorder. A stock-ticker. 1 Why was Edison able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey? He had more free time because he was fired from another job. He inherited a building after someone in his family died. He found an investor willing to buy him a building. He made money when he sold an invention. 2

13. Which statement is not supported from information in the text? Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. Edison got his first job when he was ten years old. Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. 3 What is the main idea of this passage? Thomas Edison was interested in science and invented many important things. Thomas Edison could not keep a job and kept getting fired. Thomas Edison worked day and night on his experiments. Deaf people make good inventors because they can focus better than hearing people. 4

14. What statement best summarizes why Thomas Edison’s inventions were important? Thomas Edison was always inventing something. Thomas Edison left many inventions that improved how people live. Thomas Edison invented the electric light. Thomas Edison was always curious. 5 Which of the following statements is the best addition to the third paragraph? Thomas Edison loved to work. He had tried many jobs. Thomas Edison had over 1200 inventions. Thomas Edison’s experiments could be very dangerous. 6

15. What happened when Thomas Edison set up a laboratory in a baggage car? He traveled between Port Huron and Detroit. He accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car. He continued to sell newspapers. He continued his experiments. 7 Thomas Edison attended school for only two months. Why was he so successful with so little schooling? His mother taught him a few things. He worked as a telegraph operator. He worked so much he sometimes forgot to eat or sleep. Thomas Edison was mostly self-educated. 8

16. 9. Which sentence best supports the fact that Thomas Edison was able to create so many inventions? Edison usually worked about 16 hours per day. Edison spent too much time working on inventions. Edison is the most famous American inventor. Edison was not a good employee. 9 Which sentence best supports the concept that inventors are curious? Inventors like to create new things. Thomas Edison was curious even as a child. Curious people like to learn about and explore new ideas. Inventors often work many hours each day. 10

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19. Name _________________Color the happy face green if your answer was correct or red if your answer was incorrect. DOK 2 Color your score blue. 11 1 3 2 DOK 3 Color your score blue. 12 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 Quarter One CFA Pre-Assessment Informational Text – Key Adjustment Points.

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