| Central Berkshire - GRADE 10 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | CENTRAL BERKSHIRE | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character based on details in a passage. | | 1 | 88% | 89% | -1 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character based on details in a passage. | | 1 | 88% | 88% | 0 |
| 3 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Determine and compare the narrators’ views on a topic in two passages. | | 1 | 82% | 80% | 2 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the similarity in the settings of two different passages. | | 1 | 80% | 79% | 1 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze and compare how specific details contribute to characterization in different passages. | | 1 | 89% | 87% | 2 |
| 6 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.1 | Identify parts of speech as used in sentences. | | 1 | 56% | 59% | -3 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Identify and compare the authors’ use of literary techniques in different passages. | | 2 | 77% | 78% | -1 |
| 8 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the effect of similar stylistic choices in different passages. | | 2 | 66% | 65% | 1 |
| 9 | ES | - | - | Write an essay comparing the impact of sensory details on mood in excerpts from three different passages; use evidence from each passage to support the analysis. | | 8 | 57% | 65% | -8 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine an author’s purpose for including a specific section of an excerpt. | | 1 | 76% | 78% | -2 |
| 11 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine which claim is supported by evidence from two different excerpts. | | 1 | 79% | 80% | -1 |
| 12 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Contrast the types of evidence used to support and develop claims in two excerpts. | | 1 | 66% | 70% | -4 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine and compare the points of view of the authors of two excerpts on a similar topic. | | 1 | 80% | 79% | 1 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the effect of figurative language in excerpts on similar topics. | | 1 | 91% | 86% | 5 |
| 15 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.2 | Analyze the purpose of punctuation in a paragraph. | | 1 | 91% | 90% | 1 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify evidence from two different excerpts to support and develop a claim. | | 2 | 63% | 59% | 4 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Evaluate evidence that would support the authors’ arguments in two excerpts on similar topics. | | 2 | 67% | 68% | -1 |
| 18 | ES | - | - | Write an argument in the form of a letter taking a position based on evidence from two excerpts on a similar topic. | | 8 | 57% | 61% | -4 |
| 19 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about a character in a passage. | | 1 | 83% | 88% | -5 |
| 20 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Make an inference about a character based on details in a passage. | | 1 | 80% | 83% | -3 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze an author’s development of a character within a passage. | | 1 | 96% | 92% | 4 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Analyze the purpose of a specific paragraph in a passage. | | 1 | 73% | 77% | -4 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Analyze the effect of figurative language on characterization. | | 1 | 89% | 88% | 1 |
| 24 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a specific word based on context in a passage. | | 1 | 92% | 90% | 2 |
| 25 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the tone of a passage and select supporting evidence from given details from the passage. | | 2 | 87% | 87% | 0 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Select details that contribute to mood in a passage. | | 2 | 89% | 87% | 2 |
| 27 | ES | - | - | Write a narrative response to a passage in the form of a journal entry from a secondary character's point of view; use details from the passage to develop the response. | | | | | |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference about characters based on details in a specific section of an excerpt. | | 1 | 79% | 84% | -5 |
| 29 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Make an inference based on details in an excerpt. | | 1 | 62% | 68% | -6 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Analyze what is revealed about a character in a section of an excerpt. | | 1 | 87% | 86% | 1 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Summarize an excerpt by placing key details in chronological order. | | 2 | 77% | 76% | 1 |
| LA9.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 9 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 74% | 81% | -7 |
| LA18.CONV2 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 18 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 72% | 76% | -4 |
| LA27.CONV3 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 27 Language ( conventions ) | | | | | |
| WR9.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 9 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 47% | 56% | -9 |
| WR18.IDEA2 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.1 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 18 Writing ( idea development ) | | 5 | 48% | 52% | -4 |
| WR27.IDEA3 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.3 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 27 Writing ( idea development ) | | | | | |
