| Newburyport - GRADE 08 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | NEWBURYPORT | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine how a text feature is important to a passage. | | 1 | 63% | 61% | 2 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Use information from a passage to determine why an event happened. | | 1 | 73% | 67% | 6 |
| 3 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 89% | 69% | 20 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Explain what an individual's use of a metaphor reveals about her point of view. | | 1 | 93% | 79% | 14 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine how particular paragraphs help develop the central idea of a passage. | | 1 | 82% | 71% | 11 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.9 | Identify a difference in how two passages present information on a similar topic. | | 1 | 54% | 50% | 4 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Explain what specific sentences reveal about an individual. | | 1 | 73% | 69% | 4 |
| 8 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 95% | 87% | 8 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Identify a shared claim in two passages. | | 1 | 73% | 72% | 1 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about an individual in a passage; select evidence from provided details to support analysis. | | 2 | 79% | 68% | 11 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Identify different tones in two passages on a similar topic. | | 2 | 81% | 73% | 8 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an argument in the form of a letter in support of an idea presented in two passages; support the argument with details from the passages. | | 8 | 38% | 39% | -1 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Interpret what quotations from a passage suggest about a character. | | 1 | 73% | 64% | 9 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the reason behind a character's questions. | | 1 | 67% | 53% | 14 |
| 15 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 72% | 59% | 13 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify what a specific paragraph in a passage reveals about a character. | | 1 | 84% | 74% | 10 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the connection between two paragraphs in a passage. | | 1 | 83% | 67% | 16 |
| 18 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character based on his actions. | | 1 | 82% | 73% | 9 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine how a character's point of view is revealed. | | 1 | 77% | 71% | 6 |
| 20 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Determine the purpose of italics in context. | | 1 | 70% | 59% | 11 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.9 | Identify a similar topic across two passages. | | 1 | 84% | 75% | 9 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Compare the reactions of characters to similar situations across two passages; select evidence from provided details to support analysis. | | 2 | 76% | 63% | 13 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine whether main ideas are present in one or two passages. | | 2 | 53% | 50% | 3 |
| 24 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that compares the challenges that characters in two passages face; support analysis with details from the passages. | | 8 | 44% | 40% | 4 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the technique used to describe the setting in a folktale. | | 1 | 70% | 67% | 3 |
| 26 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Identify a word that would best replace a word in context. | | 1 | 80% | 68% | 12 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about a character based on a paragraph. | | 1 | 66% | 63% | 3 |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze the similarity between the actions of two characters. | | 1 | 67% | 65% | 2 |
| 29 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 67% | 66% | 1 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine what a specific paragraph reveals about a character. | | 1 | 87% | 80% | 7 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the theme of a folktale. | | 1 | 84% | 74% | 10 |
| 32 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine the theme of a folktale. | | 1 | 62% | 56% | 6 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.1 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 31% | 33% | -2 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 49% | 49% | 0 |
| WR24.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 24 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 35% | 33% | 2 |
| LA24.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 24 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 57% | 52% | 5 |
Participation rates varied across schools, districts, and student groups in 2021 more than in prior years. If the participation rate in 2021 was lower than in prior years, results may have been different if more students had taken the test.
