0. QUIZ 2 2 Term 4 Year Blueprint Text Question Numbers Response Type
Points Possible
Reading Comprehension
Preview Year 3 ACELY Use context clues.
No Outdoor Play 1 SR 2
ACELA Identify social dilemmas in stories. 3
ACELT Respond to stories.
Turtle Ride 4 5 6
Grammar
ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 7 8
ACELA1468 Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 9 CR
Preview Year 3 ACELA Use verbs of different types. 10 11
ACELA Use commas in a series. 12
Total
12  16
Term 4
QUIZ 2
Response Type Index
Selected Response (SR) Traditional multiple-choice question where students select one correct option.
Enhanced Selected Response (ESR) Multiple-choice response where students may select more than one correct option.
Constructed Response (CR) Students create a response such as writing/typing a sentence or math expression.
Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Students answer a question and explain their reasoning through words, pictures, or models.
Performance Task (PT) Students perform multiple tasks requiring the knowledge of multiple skills and concepts connected to a single outcome.
Year 2

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Blueprint
Blueprint
Read No Outdoor Play. Then, answer questions 1-3.
No Outdoor Play
Mr Peterson’s class wants to play outdoors. But, it is not healthy to breathe the air today. There are too many harmful chemicals and gases in the air. The students could see the smoggy, brown colour of the sky. They knew that breathing air pollution can bother people’s lungs and sometimes make people sick. Mr Peterson said games and activities were better done inside today.
Learning Objective: ACELY Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. 1
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students can’t play outside because there are too many harmful chemicals
and gases in the air.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
safe
Student did not understand how to use context clues in the sentence to help determine the meaning of the underlined word.
dangerous
Correct Answer
 clean
Learning Objective: ACELY Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. 1
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students can’t play outside because there are too many harmful chemicals
and gasses in the air.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
safe
Student did not understand how to use context clues in the sentence to help determine the meaning of the underlined word.
dangerous
Correct Answer
 clean
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Learning Objective: ACELY Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. 2
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students knew that breathing air pollution can bother people’s lungs, and
sometimes make people sick.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 open
Student did not understand how to use context clues in the sentence to help determine the meaning of the underlined word.
 relax
 irritate
Correct Answer
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students can’t play outside because there are too many harmful chemicals and gases in the air.
safe
dangerous
clean 1
Learning Objective: ACELY Use context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words. 2
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students knew that breathing air pollution can bother people’s lungs, and
sometimes make people sick.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 open
Student did not understand how to use context clues in the sentence to help determine the meaning of the underlined word.
 relax
 irritate
Correct Answer
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
The students knew that breathing air pollution can bother people’s lungs, and sometimes make people sick.
open
relax
irritate 2
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify social dilemmas in stories. 3
What is the social dilemma in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 The students want to play outdoors.
Student did not identify the correct social dilemma in the story.
 The school doesn’t allow outdoor activities.
 The air is filled with pollution.
Correct Answer
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify social dilemmas in stories. 3
What is the social dilemma in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 The students want to play outdoors.
Student did not identify the correct social dilemma in the story.
 The school doesn’t allow outdoor activities.
 The air is filled with pollution.
Correct Answer
What is the social dilemma in the story?
The students want to play outdoors.
The school doesn’t allow outdoor activities.
The air is filled with pollution. 3

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Blueprint
Read Turtle Ride. Then, answer questions 4-6.
Turtle Ride
Pam and Lou need to get to the other side of the river. They were on a walk, but they got lost. Neither of them could swim, so they were in a sticky situation. Just then, a friendly turtle asked them if they wanted a ride.
“You can sit on my shell and I will take
you across the river,” said the turtle.
Pam and Lou were so happy! They had
never ridden on a turtle before. They
thanked the turtle for helping them.
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 4
Who are the characters in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Pam and Lou
Student did not identify the correct characters in the story.
 Pam, Lou and a turtle
Correct Answer
 A friendly turtle
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 4
Who are the characters in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Pam and Lou
Student did not identify the correct characters in the story.
 Pam, Lou and a turtle
Correct Answer
 A friendly turtle
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 5
Where is the setting in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Under a tree next to the river
Student did not identify the correct setting of the story.
 In a boat crossing the river
 On the back of a turtle on the river
Correct Answer
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Who are the character(s) in the story?
Pam and Lou
Pam, Lou and a turtle
A friendly turtle 4
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 5
Where is the setting in the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Under a tree next to the river
Student did not identify the correct setting of the story.
 In a boat crossing the river
 On the back of a turtle on the river
Correct Answer
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 6
What is the plot of the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Pam and Lou take a ride on a turtle to get to the other side of the river.
Correct Answer
 Pam and Lou take swim lessons from a turtle.
Student did not identify the correct plot of of the story.
Pam and Lou are taking a walk along the river.
Student did not identify the correct plot of the story.
Where is the setting in the story?
Under a tree next to the river
In a boat crossing the river
On the back of a turtle on the river 5
Learning Objective: ACELT Respond to stories. 6
What is the plot of the story?
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 Pam and Lou take a ride on a turtle to get to the other side of the river.
Correct Answer
 Pam and Lou take swim lessons from a turtle.
Student did not identify the correct plot of of the story.
Pam and Lou are taking a walk along the river.
Student did not identify the correct plot of the story.
What is the plot of the story?
Pam and Lou take a ride on a turtle to get to the other side of the river
Pam and Lou take swim lessons from a turtle
Pam and Lou are taking a walk along the river 6

3. Use reflexive pronouns to answer questions 7-9.
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 7
Joan always thought of ____________ as a kind person.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 myself
Student selected the incorrect reflexive pronoun.
 himself
 herself
Correct Answer
Use reflexive pronouns to answer questions 7-9.
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 7
Joan always thought of ____________ as a kind person.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 myself
Student selected the incorrect reflexive pronoun.
 himself
 herself
Correct Answer
Joan had always thought of _________ as a kind person.
myself
himself
herself 7
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 8
The girls went and bought _________ ice cream cones.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 ourselves
Student selected the incorrect reflexive pronoun.
 themselves
Correct Answer
 yourselves 8
The girls went and bought ______________ ice cream cones.
ourselves
themselves
yourselves
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 8
The girls went and bought _________ ice cream cones.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 ourselves
Student selected the incorrect reflexive pronoun.
 themselves
Correct Answer
 yourselves
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 9
Write a sentence about you or your partner using the reflexive pronoun yourself.
Sample Responses
1 point
Student provided a sentence correctly using the pronoun yourself. Please do your maths work by yourself. (answers will vary)
0 points
Student did not understand how to correctly use the pronoun yourself.
Write a sentence using the reflexive pronoun yourself. 9
Learning Objective: Preview Year 3 ACELA Use verbs of different types. 10
Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the sentence below.
Joseph swims laps in the pool.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 having
Student selected the incorrect verb type for the underlined word in the sentence.
 thinking
 moving
Correct Answer
Learning Objective: ACELA Identify and use reflexive pronouns. 9
Write a sentence about you or your partner using the reflexive pronoun yourself.
Sample Responses
1 point
Student provided a sentence correctly using the pronoun yourself. Please do your maths work by yourself. (answers will vary)
0 points
Student did not understand how to correctly use the pronoun yourself.
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Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the sentence below.
Joseph swims laps in the pool.
having
thinking
moving 10
Learning Objective: Preview Year 3 ACELA Use verbs of different types. 11
Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the sentence below.
Kevin guesses when the movie will start.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 having
Student selected the incorrect verb type for the underlined word in the sentence.
 thinking
Correct Answer
 moving
Learning Objective: Preview Year 3 ACELA Use verbs of different types. 10
Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the sentence below.
Joseph swims laps in the pool.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 having
Student selected the incorrect verb type for the underlined word in the sentence.
 thinking
 moving
Correct Answer
Learning Objective: ACELA Use commas in a series. 12
Rewrite the sentence below using commas to separate items in the series.
Julie needed to bring a coat hat and sunscreen on the hiking trip.
Sample Responses
1 point
Student correctly rewrote the sentence using commas in the series.
Julie needed to bring a coat, hat and sunscreen on the hiking trip.
0 points
Student is missing commas, or placed them incorrectly in the sentence.
Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the
sentence below.
Kevin guesses when the movie will start.
having
thinking
moving 11
Learning Objective: Preview Year 3 ACELA Use verbs of different types. 11
Select the type of verb for the underlined word in the sentence below.
Kevin guesses when the movie will start.
Responses
Analysis of Responses
 having
Student selected the incorrect verb type for the underlined word in the sentence.
 thinking
Correct Answer
 moving
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Rewrite the sentence below using commas to separate items in the series.
Julie needed to bring a coat hat and sunscreen on
the hiking trip. 12
Learning Objective: ACELA Use commas in a series. 12
Rewrite the sentence below using commas to separate items in the series.
Julie needed to bring a coat hat and sunscreen on the hiking trip.
Sample Responses
1 point
Student correctly rewrote the sentence using commas in the series.
Julie needed to bring a coat, hat and sunscreen on the hiking trip.
0 points
Student is missing commas, or placed them incorrectly in the sentence.