| Methuen - GRADE 03 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF DISTRICT'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | METHUEN | STATE | DISTRICT-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify phrases from a section of the story that support an idea about a character described in the story. | | 2 | 80% | 83% | -3 |
| 2 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Determine the importance of a section in the story. | | 1 | 68% | 74% | -6 |
| 3 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the solution to a problem using evidence from the story. | | 1 | 62% | 69% | -7 |
| 4 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Identify a key detail that explains an idea from the story. | | 1 | 59% | 65% | -6 |
| 5 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the reason for a character's actions based on details from the story. | | 1 | 68% | 75% | -7 |
| 6 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine what a phrase from a story suggests about a character. | | 1 | 55% | 62% | -7 |
| 7 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Identify a key detail that explains an idea from the story. | | 1 | 73% | 78% | -5 |
| 8 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Distinguish between figurative and literal language in the story. | | 2 | 40% | 50% | -10 |
| 9 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Identify what is suggested about a character based on a detail from the story. | | 1 | 63% | 76% | -13 |
| 10 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine a character's motivation based on details from the story. | | 1 | 63% | 72% | -9 |
| 11 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 58% | 71% | -13 |
| 12 | ES | - | - | Write an essay that explains how a character's feelings change throughout the story; use details from the story to support the explanation. | | 7 | 29% | 32% | -3 |
| 13 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.6 | Determine the reason the author includes a particular sentence in the passage. | | 1 | 41% | 52% | -11 |
| 14 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.4 | Determine the meaning of a word in context. | | 1 | 60% | 69% | -9 |
| 15 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the purpose of a paragraph from the passage. | | 1 | 71% | 76% | -5 |
| 16 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Identify how a text feature supports information from the passage. | | 1 | 41% | 46% | -5 |
| 17 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Use information from the passage to support a particular idea. | | 1 | 28% | 36% | -8 |
| 18 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Distinguish between figurative and literal language in the passage. | | 2 | 49% | 61% | -12 |
| 19 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.1 | Determine the part of speech of a word used in the passage. | | 1 | 48% | 55% | -7 |
| 20 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.1 | Identify proper nouns from the passage. | | 1 | 58% | 64% | -6 |
| 21 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the reason for an individual's action in the passage. | | 1 | 58% | 68% | -10 |
| 22 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.8 | Identify how a particular section of the passage is organized. | | 1 | 35% | 37% | -2 |
| 23 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.2 | Determine the main idea of a section of the passage and choose evidence from the passage that supports the idea. | | 2 | 50% | 52% | -2 |
| 24 | CR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Write a paragraph that explains how the title connects to the ideas from the passage, using important information from the passage. | | 3 | 32% | 33% | -1 |
| 25 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.5 | Identify what a phrase from the folktale suggests about a character. | | 1 | 61% | 62% | -1 |
| 26 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine a character's motivation in the folktale. | | 1 | 37% | 44% | -7 |
| 27 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.5 | Identify the purpose of a section of the folktale. | | 1 | 38% | 47% | -9 |
| 28 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.1 | Compare two details in the folktale. | | 1 | 48% | 54% | -6 |
| 29 | SR | LA | L.PK-12.4 | Identify the meaning of a suffix as used in a word from the folktale. | | 1 | 61% | 70% | -9 |
| 30 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.7 | Identify how an illustration contributes to understanding of the folktale. | | 1 | 39% | 45% | -6 |
| 31 | SR | RE | R.PK-12.3 | Determine the traits of a character and choose evidence from the folktale that best supports each trait. | | 2 | 38% | 49% | -11 |
| WR12.IDEA1 | ES | WR | W.PK-12.2 W.PK-12.4 | Essay 12 Writing ( idea development ) | | 4 | 27% | 29% | -2 |
| LA12.CONV1 | ES | LA | L.PK-12.1 L.PK-12.2 L.PK-12.3 | Essay 12 Language ( conventions ) | | 3 | 31% | 35% | -4 |
