1. Reading: Informational
3rd
Quarter One
CFA
Reading: Literature
Targets
Standards
DOK 1
Key Details
RL.1 RL.3 (can move to DOK 3)
1-2 2
Central Ideas
RL.2
Reading: Informational
Targets
Standards
DOK 8
Key Details
RI.1 RI.3 (can move to DOK 3)
1-2 9
Central Ideas
RI.2 2
Note: There may be more standards per target. Writing standards assessed in this assessment are circled.
Writing and Language
Targets
Standards
DOK 6a
Brief Opinion Write
W-1a, W-1b, W-1c, W-1d, W-1e, W-8 3 6b
Write-Revise Opinion 2 8
Language-Vocabulary
L.3.3a
1-2 9
Edit and Clarify
L.3.1i

2. Quarter One English Language Arts Common Formative Assessments
Team Members and Writers
This assessment was developed working backwards by identifying the deep understanding of the two passages. Key Ideas were identified to support constructed responses and key details were aligned with the selected response questions. All questions support students’ background knowledge of a central insight or message.
Thank you to all of those who reviewed and edited and a special appreciation to Vicki Daniels and her amazing editing skills.
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3. About this Assessment Order at HSD Print Shop…
About this Assessment
SBAC assessments are made up of four item types: Selected-Response, Constructed-Response,
Technology-Enhanced, and Performance Task. HSD Quarter One Assessments consist of 20 questions
with Writing items now included in the assessment scores.
There are no Performance Tasks (PT) in quarter 1 assessments.
The ELA Performance Tasks focus on reading, writing, speaking and listening, and research claims. They measure capacities such as depth of understanding, interpretive and analytical ability, basic recall, synthesis, and research.
There are NO Technology-enhanced Items/Tasks (TE) Note: It is highly recommended that students have experiences with the following types of tasks from various on-line instructional practice sites, as they are not on the HSD Elementary Assessments: reordering text, selecting and changing text, selecting text, and selecting from drop-down menus.
An Important Note:
If students are not reading at grade level and can’t read the text, please read the stories to the students and ask the questions. Please note somewhere the level of differentiation students needed. Scaffold over the year until students are reading and doing more of the assessment independently as they are able.
Note: The reading constructed response questions do NOT assess writing proficiency and should not be scored as such. These constructed responses are evidence of reading comprehension.
OPTIONAL SCORING SHEET AVAILABLE (Assessment Class Summary Sheet)
When students have finished the assessment you may enter the total number of correct selected and constructed responses on the Assessment Class Summary Sheet if desired.
Return the scored test booklets to the students. Students record their responses as correct or incorrect.
The last page in the student booklet is a student reflection page. This last page activity is invaluable for understanding how to differentiate student instructional needs.

4. Determining Grade Level Text
Grade level text is determined by using a combination of both the CCSS new quantitative ranges and qualitative measures.
Example: If the grade equivalent for a text is 6.8 and has a lexile of 970, quantitative data shows that placement should be between grades 4 and 8.
Four qualitative measures can be looked at from the lower grade band of grade 4 to the higher grade band of grade 8 to determine a grade level readability.
The combination of the quantitative ranges and qualitative measures for this particular text shows that grade 6 would be the best readability level for this text.
Common Core Band
Flesch-Kincaid®
The Lexile Framework®
2nd - 3rd
4th - 5rd
6th – 8th
9th – 10th
11th - CCR
4 Qualitative Factors
Rate your text from easiest to most difficult between bands.
Beginning of lower (band) grade
End of lower (band) grade
Beginning of higher (band) to mid
End of higher (band) grade
Not suited to band
Purpose/Meaning
Structure
Language Clarity
Language
Overall Placement
To see more details about each of the qualitative measures please go to slide 6 of:

5. 2 1 Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
A Note about constructed responses: Constructed response answers are not written “in stone.” There is no perfect way a student should respond. Look for the general intent of the prompt and student response and follow the rubric below as much as possible. Use your best judgment. Unlike DOK-1 questions where there is one right and wrong answer, constructed responses are more difficult to assess. Overall consistency of intent based on most of your student responses can guide you.
Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
Standard RL Point Short Reading Constructed Response Rubric
Question #7 (prompt): Recount the events in the story, in order, that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown. Support your answer with details from the text.
Sufficient Evidence: The student will name the people that Chang had to tell, in sequence, and they will give evidence that Tikki Tikki Tembo’s name was too long.
Specific Identifications (details):of the ability to recount a fable, folktale or myth. Includes specific key details that make clear reference to the text
Specific Details: should include the following:
Chang told the mother
Tells the father
Tells the gardener
Tikki Tikki Tembo’s name was so long
By the time they got to Tikki Tikki Tembo in the well he had already drowned
Full Support: Any other information the student gives that supports the prompt and is explicitly from the text is acceptable. 2
The student gives a proficient response by providing a sequential order of the events that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown, using sufficient details from the text.
First Chang told the mother. Then Chang told the father. Last Chang told the gardener. The gardener fetched the ladder. It took Chang a long time to explain what happened to the mother, father and the gardener because Tikki Tikki Tembo’s name was too long. They couldn’t get him out in time so he died. 1
The student gives a partial response by providing few sequentially ordered details of the events that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown.
Chang told the gardener that Tikki Tikki Tembo was in the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo’s name is too long.
The student gives no response of a sequential order of the events that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown.
He died and I was sad.
Standard RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

6. 3 2 1 Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
A Note about constructed responses: Constructed response answers are not written “in stone.” There is no perfect way a student should respond. Look for the general intent of the prompt and student response and follow the rubric below as much as possible. Use your best judgment. Unlike DOK-1 questions where there is one right and wrong answer, constructed responses are more difficult to assess. Overall consistency of intent based on most of your student responses can guide you.
Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
Standard RL Point Reading Constructed Response Rubric
Question #8 (prompt): How did the mother and father’s actions contribute to Tikki Tikki Tembo drowning? Use details from the text to support your answer
Sufficient Evidence: The student response gives sufficient evidence of the ability to describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Specific Identifications (details): Students will tell that the parents gave Tikki Tikki Tembo a name that was too long by following Chinese tradition and that having a long name cause him to drown in the well. Specific Details- Must include three specific details from the following list:
• Two children
• First born- long name
• Name too long to say
• Couldn’t get him out fast enough
• He drowned
Full Support: Any other information the student gives that supports the prompt and is explicitly from the text is acceptable. 3
The student gives a proficient response by stating how the parent’s actions contributed to Tikki Tikki Tembo’s drowning with sufficient details from the text.
Mother and Father had two children named Sam and Tikki Tikki Tembo. Tikki Tikki Tembo was the first born so his name was really long. His name was so long that it took Chang a long time to tell his parents that Tikki Tikki Tembo had fallen into the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo drowned. 2
The student gives a partial response by stating how the parents’ actions contributed to Tikki Tikki Tembo’s drowning with partial details from the text.
Mother and Father had two children named Chang and Tikki Tikki Tembo. Tikki Tikki Tembo’s name was too long. 1
The student gives a minimal response by stating vague details from the text.
Mother and Father had two children named Chang and Tikki Tikki Tembo.
The student gives no response of how the parent’s actions contributed to Tikki Tikki Tembo’s drowning.
Tikki Tikki Tembo has a mom and a dad.
Standard RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

7. 2 1 Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
A Note about constructed responses: Constructed response answers are not written “in stone.” There is no perfect way a student should respond. Look for the general intent of the prompt and student response and follow the rubric below as much as possible. Use your best judgment. Unlike DOK-1 questions where there is one right and wrong answer, constructed responses are more difficult to assess. Overall consistency of intent based on most of your student responses can guide you.
Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
Standard RI Point Short Reading Constructed Response Rubric
Question #15 (prompt): What is the main idea of the passage Chinese Culture? Use key details from the passage to support your idea.
Sufficient Evidence: Would include a specific statement in someway that the main idea of Chinese Culture is understanding or learning a few important facts about the Chinese Culture.
Specific identifications (details): Some of these facts could include (1) Chinese writing hasn’t changed in 2000 years, (2) it is still an art form, (3) it is an ancient culture, (4) many things invented by the Chinese we use today and (5) the traditions of Chinese New Year.
Full Support: May include any information explicitly from the text that supports facts learned about the Chinese Culture. 2
The student gives a proficient response by providing a main idea statement that the text is about facts of the Chinese Culture and evidence to support it with specific details and examples from the text.
The main idea of the passage is facts about the Chinese Culture. China is a very old culture. In China the writing has been the same for 2000 years. It is called an art form. The first book was made with a woodblock print. This was made in China in 868 AD. Writing is very important to Chinese culture. Also, they celebrate Chinese New Year. Each year a new animal represents the year. They celebrate with parades and gather with their family and friends. Many things we use today were invented in China like paper, silk, gunpowder and the compass. 1
The student gives a partial response by providing a main idea statement but few examples or details that reference the text.
The main idea is all about China. In the Chinese culture they write with symbols instead of letters. The symbols can be a form of art.
The student provides no evidence about Chinese culture and no relevant information or examples from the text.
I like China parades.
Standard RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

8. 3 2 1 Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
A Note about constructed responses: Constructed response answers are not written “in stone.” There is no perfect way a student should respond. Look for the general intent of the prompt and student response and follow the rubric below as much as possible. Use your best judgment. Unlike DOK-1 questions where there is one right and wrong answer, constructed responses are more difficult to assess. Overall consistency of intent based on most of your student responses can guide you.
Quarter 1 CFA Constructed Reading Response Answer Key
Standard RI Point Reading Constructed Response Rubric
Question #16 (prompt): What events tell the Chinese that a new year has begun? What is the purpose of these events? Give examples from the text to support your answer.
Sufficient Evidence: Would include naming events that signify that the New Year has begun (1) firecrackers and (2) opening windows and doors.
Specific Identification (details): From the text to support the significance of the events should include (1) firecrackers lets everyone know that the New Year has come, (2) opening windows and doors is a way to let out the old year and welcome in the new year and (3) forgiving old grudges.
Full Support: From the text could include any details or examples from the text, to support the sequence of first and last events. 3
The student gives a proficient response by stating the events that begin the Chinese New Year and the purpose of these events supported by examples from the text.
The Chinese New Year starts when the firecrackers light up the sky. The family is all together and this happens at midnight. The firecrackers let everyone know it is a Chinese New Year. Then the family opens all of the windows and doors of the house. The reason is to let out the old year and welcome in the new year. When they open the windows and doors, they also forgive old grudges. 2
The student gives a partial response by stating the events that begin the Chinese New Year and partial responses of the purpose of these events.
In China the family gets together so they know it’s a new year. Then they light fireworks up into the sky. Sometimes they open windows. 1
The student gives a minimal response with vague responses about the events or their purposes.
In China they celebrate Chinese New Year every year. They wish for peace and happiness.
The student provides no evidence about specific events or reasons of their purpose.
China has festivals.
Standard RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

9. Writing Standard W.3.1b Opinion Writing
Note: “Brief Writes” should take no longer than 10 minutes. Brief writes are scored with a 3 point rubric. Longer writes and/or full compositions are scored with a 4 point rubric. The difference between this rubric and the constructed response reading rubrics, is that the Brief Write Rubric is assessing writing proficiency, while the reading rubrics are assessing comprehension.
Brief Write Rubric
Writing Standard W.3.1b Opinion Writing
Writing Target 6a
17. Read the paragraph and complete the task that follows.
All children should have a dog. A dog can be a good friend. They are always happy to play with you. Dogs are very loyal.
Prompt: Add 2 or 3 more sentences of your own to support the opinion of this paragraph.
Scoring Notes:
The response gives essential elements of a complete interpretation of the prompt when students write 2 or 3 sentences that show they understand that the main idea of the paragraph is supporting that all children should have a dog.
The response addresses many aspects of the task and provides sufficient relevant evidence including specific reasons other than what is already stated as to why all children should have a dog, but elaborating on what is stated.
The response is focused and organized, consistently addressing the purpose, audience, and task making logical sense or staying on topic as students consistently stay on the topic of why all children should have a dog.
The response includes sentences of varied length and structure sentences need to be both complete and complex.
The student writes 2 or 3 sentences that elaborate on the opinion that all children should have a dog supported by specific reasons. The student writing stays on topic and uses simple and complex complete sentences.
Sometimes when you are lonely your dog can be a good friend and really listen to what you have to say.
Its always fun to play fetch with your dog and know its going to bring back the stick or Frisbee.
Dogs are very loyal when they stand by your side or follow you around the house and yard.
The student writes 1 or 2 sentences that elaborate on the opinion that all children should have a dog supported by partial reasons. The student writing stays on topic most of the time and uses simple and complex complete sentences.
My dog is my best friend and he always likes to be around me.
I like to play with my dog.
If I had a cat it wouldn’t be as much fun.
The student writes 1 sentence to elaborate on the opinion that all children should have a dog but with vague reasons. The student writing veers away from the topic most of the time and uses only simple sentences.
All kids should have a dog. I had a pet hamster. Hamsters don’t play with you much.
The students does not support the opinion that all children should have a dog.
A dog is a lot of work. I like cats best.

10. 18. Read the paragraph below.
Sequential Answer Key
18. Read the paragraph below.
W.3.1a Revise a Text, Support an Opinion, Target 6b
And of course, it is fun to swim. First, knowing how to swim can save your life. Also, swimming is good exercise. There are several reasons that explain why it is a good idea for all children to learn to swim.
Rewrite the paragraph in an order that makes sense.
The student receive one point if all sentences are in the correct order.
1. There are several reasons that explain why it is a good idea for all children to learn to swim.
2. First, knowing how to swim can save your life.
3. Also, swimming is good exercise.
4. And of course, it is fun to swim

11. Grade 3 Quarter 1 CFA Selected Response Answer/Point Key
Question 1 Where were the two brothers in the story playing? RL.3.1 D
Question 2 Who pulled Chang out of the well when he fell in? RL.3.1 C
Question 3 Which key detail best explains the central message of Tikki Tikki Tembo? RL.3.2
Question 4 What response best summarizes why Tikki Tikki Tembo was in the water so long? RL.3.2
Question 5 How did the gardener’s actions help Chang after he fell in the well? RL.3.3
Question 6 Explain how father’s actions helped save Chang. RL.3.3 B
Question Literary Constructed Response
RL.3.2
Question Literary Constructed Response
RL.3.3
Question 9 According to the passage, Chinese Culture, what things that we use today were invented in China? RI.3.1
Question 10 What information in the passage, Chinese Culture, best supports the fact that Chinese woodblock printing is a process that has been used for a very long time? RI.3.1 A
Question 11 What detail best summarizes why Chinese writing symbols can be called an art form? RI.3.2
Question 12 What could be another title for the passage? RI.3.2
Question 13 Which statement best explains the relationship between English writing and Chinese writing? RI.3.3
Question 14 Which statement best explains why families in China leave all their windows and doors open on New Year’s Eve. RI.3.3
Question Informational Text Constructed Response
RI.3.2
Question Informational Text Constructed Response
RI.3.3
Write and Revise
Question Brief Write
W.3.1b
Question Write to Revise
w.3.1a
Question 19 Which word or phase means about the same as fetched? L.3.3a
Question 20 Which response is an example of a compound sentence? L.3.1i

12. _______________________
Quarter One
ELA CFAssessment
Student Copy
Student Name
_______________________
3rd

13. recalled by D. L. Ashliman
Tikki Tikki Tembo
a Chain Tale from China
recalled by D. L. Ashliman
Once upon a time in faraway China there lived two brothers, one named Chang, and one named Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako.
Now one day the two brothers were playing near the well in their garden when Chang fell into the well, and Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako ran to his mother, shouting, "Quick, Chang has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"What?" cried the mother, “Chang has fallen into the well? Run and tell father!"
Together they ran to the father and cried, "Quick, Chang has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
“Chang has fallen into the well?" cried the father. "Run and tell the gardener!"
Then they all ran to the gardener and shouted, "Quick, Chang has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
“Chang has fallen into the well?" cried the gardener, and then he quickly fetched a ladder and pulled the poor boy from the well, who was wet and cold and frightened, and ever so happy to still be alive.
Some time afterward the two brothers were again playing near the well, and this time Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako fell into the well, and Chang ran to his mother, shouting, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"What?" cried the mother, "Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well? Run and tell father!"
Together they ran to the father and cried, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well?" cried the father. "Run and tell the gardener!"
Then they all ran to the gardener and shouted, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well?" cried the gardener, and then he quickly fetched a ladder and pulled Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako from the well, but the poor boy had been in the water so long that he had drowned.
And from that time forth, the Chinese have given their children short names.
*Grade level equivalent: 4.3
Lexile Measure:790L
Mean Sentence Length: 21.54
Mean Log Word Frequency:3.5
Word Count:517
Teachers: Please read the long name to the students. Without this name the grade equivalent of this text is grade 3.
EnglishforEveryone.org

14. Where were the two brothers in the story playing?
Near the ladder
By the gardener
With their father
Near the well, in the garden
Standard RL.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
2. Who pulled Chang out of the well when he
fell in?
Mother
Father
the gardener
Tikki Tikki Tembo

15. Which key detail best explains the central message of Tikki Tikki Tembo?
You should be happy.
It’s a good idea to give your children long names.
Gardeners use ladders.
It is a good idea to give your children short names.
Standard RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
What response best summarizes why Tikki Tikki Tembo was in the water so long?
Chang fell into the well and Tikki Tikki Tembo had to get help.
Chang told his mother, father and the gardener that his brother had fallen into the well.
The gardener quickly fetched a ladder and pulled him from the well.
Tikki Tikki Tembo would not have drowned if his name was shorter

16. 6. Explain how father’s actions helped save Chang.
5. How did the gardener’s actions help Chang after he fell in the well?
The gardener ran and told the father.
The gardener asked, “Chang has fallen into the well?”
The gardener quickly fetched a ladder.
The gardener said, “What shall we do?”
Standard RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
6. Explain how father’s actions helped save Chang.
Father cried, “Run and tell your mother!”
Father cried, ”Run and tell the gardener!”
Father quickly fetched a ladder and pulled Chang from the well.
Father was playing near the well in the garden.

17. 7.  Recount the events in the story, in order, that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown. Support your answer with details from the text.
Standard RL.3.2
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
(Teacher Only) Final Score____/2
8. How did the mother and father’s actions contribute to Tikki Tikki Tembo drowning? Use details from the text to support your answer.
Standard RL.3.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
(Teacher Only) Final Score____/3

18. Chinese Culture
Grade level equivalent: 6.5
Lexile Measure: 740L
Mean Sentence Length: 10.30
Mean Log Word Frequency: 3.42
Word Count: 309
Chinese Culture
By Elizabeth Yeo
Ancient China was once the world’s most advanced civilization. China’s art, food, and government influenced all the nearby cultures. Many things that we use today were invented in China. Some of these inventions are paper, silk, gunpowder, and the compass.
Writing
The oldest dated book using woodblock printing was made in China in 868 A.D. Chinese writing is a very important part of Chinese culture. Chinese writing uses symbols instead of letters. There are thousands and thousands of Chinese symbols. Just to read the newspaper in China, you would need to know about 3,000 symbols!
In China, writing these symbols can be an art form. For about 2,000 years, artists have used a paintbrush to draw Chinese characters. Artists paint the characters on silk or paper. This is called calligraphy. It is one of China’s most famous art forms.
Festivals
China’s most celebrated annual holiday is the Chinese New Year. This holiday is also called the Spring Festival. The Chinese calendar is different from the calendar used in the United States. China’s calendar is based on the movements of the sun and the moon. The Chinese New Year happens sometime in either January or February on our calendar. An animal, like a tiger, a dragon, or a dog, represents each New Year.
People celebrate the New Year with parades, decorations, and gifts. Everyone visits family and friends. On New Year’s Eve, the whole family gathers.
After dinner, the family stays up playing games. They leave the lights on in the house all night.
At midnight, firecrackers light up the sky. Then everyone knows that the New Year has come. The family opens all the windows and doors of the house. This tradition is a way to let out the old year and welcome in the new one. Everyone forgives old grudges.
They wish for peace and happiness.

19. cameras and telephones
9. According to the passage, Chinese Culture, what things that we use today were invented in China?
bricks
paper and silk
cameras and telephones
D. tigers
Standard RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
10. What information in the passage, Chinese Culture, best supports the fact that Chinese woodblock printing is a process that has been used for a very long time?
A. The oldest dated book using woodblock printing was made in China in 868 A.D.
B. Writing Chinese symbols can be an art form.
C. China’s most celebrated holiday is Chinese New Year.
D. Everyone visits family and friends on New Year’s Eve.

20. New Year’s Eve Chinese Traditions All About Writing Country Festivals
What detail best summarizes why Chinese writing symbols can be called an art form?
A. There are many Chinese writing symbols.
B. Artists paint the Chinese writing symbols on silk or paper.
C. People decorate their houses for New Year’s Eve.
D. The oldest book was made in China using woodblock printing.
Standard RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
12. What could be another title for the passage Chinese Culture?
New Year’s Eve
Chinese Traditions
All About Writing
Country Festivals

21. They want to feel a cool breeze.
13. Which statement best explains the relationship between English writing and Chinese writing. RI.3.3
English writing is written up and down and Chinese writing is also written up and down.
English writing is letters and Chinese writing is symbols instead of letters.
English writing is written only in pencil and Chinese writing is only in pen.
English writing was only written on paper and Chinese writing was only written on woodblocks.
Standard RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
14. Which statement best explains why families in China leave all their windows and doors open on New Year’s Eve?
They want to feel a cool breeze.
It is a way to celebrate Thanksgiving.
It is a way to let people know they are awake.
It is a way to let out the old year and welcome in a new one.

22. 15. What is the main idea of the passage Chinese Culture
15. What is the main idea of the passage Chinese Culture? Include key details from the passage to support your idea. 
Standard RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
(Teacher Only) Final Score____/2
16. What events tell the Chinese that a new year has begun? What is the purpose of these events? Give examples from the passage to support your answer.
Standard RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
(Teacher Only) Final Score____/3

23. 17. Read the paragraph below.
Writing Standard W.3.1b Opinion Writing – state an opinion, Target 6a
All children should have a dog. A dog can be a good friend. They
are always happy to play with you. Dogs are very loyal.
Add 2 or 3 more sentences of your own to support the opinion of this paragraph (Teacher Only) Final Score_____
Read the paragraph below.
W.3.1a Revise a Text, Support an Opinion, Target 6b
And of course, it is fun to swim. First, knowing how to swim can save your life. Also, swimming is good exercise. There are several reasons that explain why it is a good idea for all children to learn to swim.
Rewrite the paragraph in an order that makes sense.

24. 19. Read the sentence below. The gardener quickly fetched the ladder.
L.3.3a, Accurate Word Usage, Language Use, Target 8
The gardener quickly fetched the ladder.
Which word or phase means about the same as fetched?
fixed it
fast
got
built
20. Read the paragraph below L.3.1i, Compound Sentences, Target 9 Edit and Clarify
One day two brothers were playing near the well. They were in the garden. Chang fell in the well. Tikki Tikki Tembo ran to tell his mother.
Which response is an example of a compound sentence?
One day two brothers were playing near the well in the garden, and Chang fell in.
One day two brothers were playing near the well in the garden.
One day two brothers were playing near the well. In the garden Chang fell in the well.
One day two brothers were playing near the well. They were in the garden. Chang fell in the well.

25. Close your books and wait for instructions!
STOP
Close your books and wait for instructions!

26. Student Comprehension Scoring
Color the box green if your answer was correct. Color the box red if your answer was not correct
Literary Text 1
Where were the two brothers in the story playing? RL.3.1 2
Who pulled Chang out of the well when he fell in? RL.3.1 3
Which key detail best explains the central message of Tikki Tikki Tembo? RL.3.2 4
What response best summarizes why Tikki Tikki Tembo was in the water so long? RL.3.2 5
How did the gardener’s actions help Chang after he fell in the well? RL.3.3 6
Explain how father’s actions helped save Chang. RL.3.3 7
Recount the events in the story, in order, that caused Tikki Tikki Tembo to drown. Support your answer with details from the text. RL.3.2 8
How did the mother and father’s actions contribute to Tikki Tikki Tembo drowning? Use details from the text to support your answer. RL.3.3
Informational Text 9
According to the passage, Chinese Culture, what things that we use today were invented in China? RI.3.1 10
What information in the passage, Chinese Culture, best supports the fact that Chinese woodblock printing is a process that has been used for a very long time? RI.3.1 11
What detail best summarizes why Chinese writing symbols can be called an art form? RI.3.2 12
What could be another title for the passage? RI.3.2 13
Which statement best explains the relationship between English writing and Chinese writing? RI.3.3 14
Which statement best explains why families in China leave all their windows and doors open on New Year’s Eve. RI.3.3 15
What is the main idea of the passage Chinese Culture? Include key details from the passage to support your idea. RI.3.2 2 1 16
What events tell the Chinese that a new year has begun? What is the purpose of these events? Give examples from the passage to support your answer. RI.3.3 3
Writing 17
Add 1 or 2 more sentences of your own to support the opinion of this paragraph. W.3.1b 3 2 1 18
Rewrite the paragraph in an order that makes sense. W.3.1a 19
Which word would means the same as fetched? L.3.3a 20
Which response is an example of a compound sentence? L.3.1i