| North Middlesex - GRADE 06 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NORTH MIDDLESEX | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about a character in a passage. | | 1 | 72% | 67% | 5 |
| 2 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Analyze the effect of figurative language in a passage. | | 1 | 43% | 41% | 2 |
| 3 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze the relationship of two characters in a passage. | | 1 | 87% | 83% | 4 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference based on specific information in a passage. | | 1 | 81% | 81% | 0 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Determine how a diagram supports information presented in a passage. | | 1 | 60% | 60% | 0 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Explain how a particular section of a passage contributes to the development of ideas. | | 1 | 74% | 67% | 7 |
| 7 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 70% | 66% | 4 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Identify a detail that supports a central idea in a passage. | | 1 | 88% | 81% | 7 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze how a section of a passage develops an important idea and choose supporting evidence. | | 2 | 55% | 53% | 2 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Identify a shared central idea in two passages. | | 1 | 69% | 70% | -1 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine the differences in point of view of the authors of two passages on similar topics. | | 2 | 33% | 37% | -4 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an essay explaining the traits that helped make individuals in the passages successful; use information from the passages to support the explanation. | | 8 | 39% | 45% | -6 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the reason for a character's actions in a passage. | | 1 | 75% | 71% | 4 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about a character in a passage. | | 1 | 72% | 73% | -1 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine how a section of a passage helps develop a character. | | 1 | 44% | 47% | -3 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the reason for a character's actions in a passage. | | 1 | 65% | 64% | 1 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine how a phrase reveals aspects of a character in a passage and identify supporting evidence. | | 2 | 70% | 69% | 1 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the tone in a section of a passage. | | 1 | 77% | 75% | 2 |
| 19 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 83% | 80% | 3 |
| 20 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine how a phrase reveals an important detail about a character in a passage and identify supporting evidence. | | 2 | 66% | 62% | 4 |
| 21 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Identify a sentence from a passage that uses punctuation for a specific purpose. | | 1 | 27% | 33% | -6 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine the best summary of a passage. | | 1 | 83% | 77% | 6 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine how particular details contribute to the development of ideas in a passage. | | 1 | 51% | 51% | 0 |
| 24 | ES | - | - | Write a narrative that tells what happens next in a passage. | | 8 | 24% | 34% | -10 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the effect of a repeating phrase in a poem. | | 1 | 62% | 61% | 1 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Identify the mood of a poem. | | 1 | 60% | 56% | 4 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the structure of a poem. | | 1 | 79% | 73% | 6 |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze a poem to determine a trait of a speaker. | | 1 | 83% | 79% | 4 |
| 29 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Determine the function of punctuation used in a line of a poem. | | 1 | 73% | 70% | 3 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Identify a theme of a poem. | | 1 | 47% | 50% | -3 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Identify questions explored in a poem. | | 2 | 50% | 53% | -3 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 31% | 37% | -6 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 52% | 59% | -7 |
| WR24.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.3 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 24 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 16% | 28% | -12 |
| LA24.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 24 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 37% | 45% | -8 |
