| Needham - GRADE 03 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NEEDHAM | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the setting of the passage. | | 1 | 89% | 74% | 15 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Identify the narrator of the passage. | | 1 | 84% | 74% | 10 |
| 3 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Determine the meaning of a multiple-meaning word in context. | | 1 | 61% | 51% | 10 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine the reason for a characters' actions based on details from the passage. | | 1 | 73% | 60% | 13 |
| 5 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Identify a sentence that uses a multiple-meaning word in the same way that the word is used in the passage. | | 1 | 79% | 60% | 19 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine what a specific paragraph shows about a character. | | 1 | 94% | 83% | 11 |
| 7 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Determine the purpose of punctuation used in the passage. | | 1 | 89% | 74% | 15 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the cause of an event from the passage. | | 1 | 82% | 68% | 14 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Interpret what a word suggests about a character in the passage. | | 1 | 84% | 73% | 11 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine which event occurred first in the passage. | | 1 | 91% | 82% | 9 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify solutions to the problems described in the passage. | | 2 | 85% | 70% | 15 |
| 12 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine the central message of the passage. | | 1 | 73% | 61% | 12 |
| 13 | ES | - | - | Write an essay explaining how a character's feelings change throughout the passage. Use information from the passage as evidence. | | 7 | 42% | 31% | 11 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Determine which heading would best support a section of the passage. | | 1 | 56% | 44% | 12 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the purpose of a paragraph from the passage. | | 1 | 50% | 41% | 9 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Identify the phrase that best helps to determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 68% | 56% | 12 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 87% | 75% | 12 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine how an individual from the passage accomplishes a task. | | 1 | 67% | 55% | 12 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Determine the purpose of a text feature in the passage. | | 1 | 74% | 60% | 14 |
| 20 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.1 | Identify the tenses used in sentences from the passage. | | 2 | 78% | 73% | 5 |
| 21 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a multiple-meaning word in context. | | 1 | 76% | 67% | 9 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 82% | 69% | 13 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Use information from the passage to demonstrate understanding. | | 1 | 71% | 61% | 10 |
| 24 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Identify how a photograph supports information from a section in the passage. | | 1 | 62% | 51% | 11 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine what a paragraph suggests about an individual based on information from the passage. | | 1 | 66% | 53% | 13 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine the reason for an individual's action in the passage. | | 1 | 78% | 65% | 13 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify traits that describe objects from the passage. | | 2 | 75% | 64% | 11 |
| 28 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a phrase from the poem and choose another word that suggests the same meaning. | | 2 | 65% | 51% | 14 |
| 29 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Identify the meaning of a prefix as used in a word from the poem. | | 1 | 66% | 60% | 6 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify a word that describes the main character in the poem. | | 1 | 84% | 60% | 24 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.9 | Identify an idea shared by the passage and the poem. | | 1 | 68% | 54% | 14 |
| 32 | CR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Write a paragraph that explains an individual's idea, using important details from the passage. | | 3 | 40% | 33% | 7 |
| WR13.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 13 Writing ( idea development ) | | 4 | 37% | 27% | 10 |
| LA13.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 13 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 48% | 35% | 13 |
