| Georgetown - GRADE 08 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | GEORGETOWN | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze a difference between characters in a passage. | | 1 | 96% | 91% | 5 |
| 2 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Analyze the purpose of dashes in a sentence in a passage. | | 1 | 81% | 75% | 6 |
| 3 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.3 | Determine the purpose of short sentences in a passage. | | 1 | 89% | 83% | 6 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Identify a quotation that marks a turning point in a passage. | | 1 | 65% | 57% | 8 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze a symbolic image in a passage. | | 1 | 71% | 75% | -4 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze how a section of a passage develops a character. | | 1 | 87% | 83% | 4 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character from a section of a passage. | | 1 | 68% | 58% | 10 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze how two characters in different passages have a similar experience. | | 1 | 77% | 77% | 0 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine a shared theme of two passages on similar topics. | | 1 | 86% | 84% | 2 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine one character's attitude based on a quotation from a passage and identify a quotation from another passage that expresses a similar attitude. | | 2 | 96% | 88% | 8 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Compare the behavior of characters in two different passages on similar topics. | | 2 | 71% | 70% | 1 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that analyzes characters in two passages on similar topics; use information from both passages to support the analysis. | | 8 | 45% | 45% | 0 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the effect of verb tense in an excerpt. | | 1 | 78% | 71% | 7 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Explain how a paragraph contributes to the main idea of an excerpt. | | 1 | 74% | 70% | 4 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Analyze the purpose of quoting a primary source in an excerpt. | | 1 | 67% | 65% | 2 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze descriptive language used as a preface to a poem. | | 1 | 61% | 52% | 9 |
| 17 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a word used figuratively in a poem. | | 1 | 61% | 64% | -3 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Analyze a difference in perspective between an excerpt and a poem on similar topics. | | 1 | 57% | 62% | -5 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Use information from an excerpt and a poem on similar topics to compare the experiences depicted in each text. | | 2 | 64% | 58% | 6 |
| 20 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a word in an excerpt. | | 1 | 94% | 86% | 8 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Identify the purpose of a parenthetical statement in an excerpt. | | 1 | 86% | 80% | 6 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Analyze the effect of a sentence in an excerpt. | | 1 | 92% | 81% | 11 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Make an inference from a paragraph in an excerpt. | | 1 | 49% | 49% | 0 |
| 24 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Use context to determine the meaning of a word in an excerpt and identify a quotation from the excerpt that supports the meaning. | | 2 | 73% | 65% | 8 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the purpose of paragraphs in a passage. | | 1 | 77% | 73% | 4 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Analyze how the details in two paragraphs contribute to the reader's understanding of a passage. | | 1 | 82% | 74% | 8 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze how a character's actions in a passage reveal a character trait. | | 1 | 94% | 82% | 12 |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the tone of a character's dialogue in a passage. | | 1 | 82% | 81% | 1 |
| 29 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Make a comparison between an excerpt and a passage on similar topics. | | 1 | 75% | 75% | 0 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify a difference in individuals' attitudes in an excerpt and a passage on similar topics. | | 2 | 74% | 63% | 11 |
| 31 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that explains the benefits and challenges of a particular topic based on an excerpt and a passage; use information from both texts to support the analysis. | | 8 | 55% | 47% | 8 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 37% | 38% | -1 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 59% | 58% | 1 |
| WR31.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 31 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 46% | 39% | 7 |
| LA31.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 31 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 70% | 60% | 10 |
