| North Middlesex - GRADE 07 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-12.2 | Identify a central idea in a passage. | | 1 | 72% | 71% | 1 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine a character's traits based on details in a passage. | | 1 | 57% | 59% | -2 |
| 3 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine which meaning of a multiple-meaning word is used in a passage. | | 1 | 65% | 64% | 1 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about how a narrator's feelings change throughout a passage. | | 1 | 58% | 60% | -2 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze how figurative language contributes to understanding a character in a passage. | | 1 | 51% | 46% | 5 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character from a specific paragraph in a passage. | | 1 | 87% | 84% | 3 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify what the actions of a character reveal about the character in a specific paragraph of a passage. | | 1 | 61% | 63% | -2 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the mood created in a paragraph of a passage. | | 1 | 56% | 56% | 0 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine a central idea developed in a passage; identify supporting evidence from the passage. | | 2 | 51% | 52% | -1 |
| 10 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Use context to determine the meaning of a word in a passage; identify an antonym of the word used in another passage. | | 1 | 47% | 51% | -4 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine how settings similarly help develop the main characters in two passages; identify supporting evidence from the passages. | | 2 | 61% | 59% | 2 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an essay explaining the development of the main characters in two passages; use details from both passages to support the essay. | | 8 | 48% | 47% | 1 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the purpose of sentences from a section of an article. | | 1 | 76% | 78% | -2 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Analyze how a specific paragraph contributes to the development of an article. | | 1 | 68% | 67% | 1 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine the purpose of a specific paragraph in an article. | | 1 | 70% | 70% | 0 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze how a specific paragraph develops an important idea in an article. | | 1 | 63% | 60% | 3 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Use information from a section of an article to make an inference about an idea presented in the article. | | 1 | 68% | 70% | -2 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a phrase in an article. | | 1 | 94% | 91% | 3 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify evidence from a section of an article that supports an idea developed in another article. | | 1 | 62% | 65% | -3 |
| 20 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.9 | Determine how information is presented similarly in specific sections of two articles. | | 1 | 47% | 49% | -2 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine a similar characteristic shared by individuals in two articles. | | 1 | 86% | 85% | 1 |
| 22 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a multiple-meaning word in an article; identify a sentence from another article that illustrates the meaning. | | 2 | 30% | 29% | 1 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.9 | Determine what is revealed about a topic using evidence from two articles. | | 2 | 64% | 64% | 0 |
| 24 | ES | - | - | Write an explanatory essay about the challenges of a given task; use information from two articles to support the essay. | | 8 | 55% | 53% | 2 |
| 25 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.3 | Identify the purpose of punctuation in a line of a poem. | | 1 | 56% | 58% | -2 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Analyze the purpose of the structure of a poem. | | 1 | 32% | 39% | -7 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Analyze how a poem uses metaphors to develop central ideas. | | 2 | 56% | 55% | 1 |
| 28 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a phrase in a poem. | | 1 | 68% | 65% | 3 |
| 29 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine what a phrase helps to reveal about a character in a poem. | | 1 | 62% | 61% | 1 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of imagery in a poem. | | 1 | 45% | 48% | -3 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine a theme of a poem. | | 1 | 44% | 51% | -7 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 39% | 39% | 0 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 64% | 61% | 3 |
| WR24.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 24 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 46% | 45% | 1 |
| LA24.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 24 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 71% | 67% | 4 |
