Enhanced Assessment

NECAP Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) for Reading End of Grade 2

Stand-Alone Reading Item #4
Sample Reading Items for End of Grade 2
Information about the Items
4. Which word has a suffix (ending) that shows an action is happening?

A. hopeful
B. hopeless
C. hoping
D. hope

Key: C

R-2-2.1 (suffix knowledge)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-2-2.1: Students identify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by…Using strategies to unlock meaning (e.g., knowledge of word structure, including common base words and suffixes)

Depth of Knowledge: Level 1- Read words in isolation; Read multi-syllabic words; Use language structure (pre/suffix) to determine meaning of words

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