Sublimity Week 3

Skill: Character, Predict

Subject: Reading Grade P1

This test section contains FOUR multiple-choice and ONE open-response (short-answer) questions. Please mark your answers for the multiple-choice questions in the spaces provided on your Student Response Booklet. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the answer, make your best guess. DO NOT WRITE ANY ANSWERS IN THIS TEST BOOKLET. WHEN YOU FINISH, DO NOT WORK ON ANY OTHER TEST SECTION.

Maggie was an old cat who lived in a flower garden with the birds and squirrels. She had a little house in the back of the yard. When it rained, Maggie would go into her house in a corner of the garden and sit on her green pillow. From there she could watch the rain fall on the bushes and trees.

1. / What kind of animal is the character Maggie?
O / A. /
O / B. /
O / C. /
O / D. /

Maggie’s family put her food in a bowl on the picnic table in the flower garden. Maggie would eat only half her food at a time. She would save the other half so that she could have snacks during the day. The squirrels who lived in the flower garden enjoyed Maggie’s food too. Maggie did not care to share her food with the squirrels because they did not eat much. One day some birds began eating Maggie’s food. They pecked away until all of Maggie’s food was gone. This happened the next day too. Maggie had a problem, but she knew what she had to do about it. She began to eat all of her food at the same time. She didn’t leave any food for snacks

2. / Which characters (animals) did Maggie want to share her food with?
O / A. /
O / B. /
O / C. /
O / D. /
3. / What characters (animals) ate all Maggie’s food?
O / A. /
O / B. /
O / C. /
O / D. /
4. / If the sun came out while it was raining, what might it look like?
O / A. /
O / B. /
O / C. /
O / D. /

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OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTION
Read all parts of the open-response question before you begin. Write your answers to the open-response question in the space provided on your Student Response Booklet. DO NOT WRITE ANY ANSWERS IN THIS TEST BOOKLET.
Maggie and Her Friends
5. / We have just read a story about Maggie and some friends who lived in a flower garden in the back of the yard. Think about the story and answer the following questions.
A.  In the box below, illustrate two characters from the story.
B.  Tell one action for each of the characters.


Scoring Guide

SCORE / DESCRIPTION
4 / Student correctly illustrates two characters from the story and lists an action of each.
3 / Student correctly illustrates 1 character and 2 character actions or illustrates 2 characters and lists 1 character action.-
2 / Student completes either A or B correctly.
1 / Student attempts A and B, but responses show minimal understanding of characters.
0 / Student’s response is totally incorrect or irrelevant.
Blank / No student response.


Annotated Rubric/ Performance Expectations for ORQ

Academic Expectation: 1.4

Core Content: RD-EP-2.0.2

Ceiling DOK Level: 3 Question DOK Level: 3

Question Type (circle): Scaffold, Single Dimension/Component, Two or More Relatively Independent Components, Student Choice, Respond to Provided Information

An appropriate student response should provide evidence of the student’s understanding……….

Of characters and actions from the story.

For example, an appropriate response to this question would show that the student can

Ø  Illustrate 2 characters from the story and lists an action of each.

Essential Vocabulary:

Characters

Actions

Resources/Technology:

Scott Foresman Reading Street

Classroom Library

Grade P1 -- Reading
Question / First
A.E. / First CC / Second A.E. / Second CC / DOK
Level of MC Question / Answer
Key / Rational/Annotation for MC Questions
1 / 1.4 / RD-EP-2.0.2 Students will describe characters, plot, setting, or problem/solution of a passage.
DOK Ceiling Level-3 / 1 / A / In the story, Maggie is the old cat.
2 / 1.4 / RD-EP-2.0.2 Students will describe characters, plot, setting, or problem/solution of a passage.
DOK Ceiling Level-3 / 1 / A / In the story, Maggie did not care to share her food with the squirrels.
3 / 1.4 / RD-EP-2.0.2 Students will describe characters, plot, setting, or problem/solution of a passage.
DOK Ceiling Level-3 / 1 / D / In the story, the birds ate all of Maggie’s food.
4 / 1.4 / RD-EP-2.0.2 Students will describe characters, plot, setting, or problem/solution of a passage.
DOK Ceiling Level-3 / 3 / C / A rainbow would appear if the sun came out while it was raining.

Multiple Choice Item Information: