Stand-Alone Reading Items #4 and #5

Enhanced Assessment

NECAP Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) for Reading End of Grade 3

Stand-Alone Reading Items #4 and #5
Sample Reading Items for End of Grade 3	Information about the Items
4. Which word has a prefix (beginning) that means under? A. nonstop B. subway C. return D. misspell	Key: B R-3-2.1 (prefix knowledge) Item Type: MC - stand alone Alignment to GLE R-3-2.1: Students identify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by… Using strategies to unlock meaning (e.g., knowledge of word structure, including prefixes/suffixes and base words) Depth of Knowledge: Level 1 - Use language structure (pre/suffix) to determine meaning of words
Below are four words and their meanings from the glossary of a book about animals. defense - the ways an animal protects itself in its environment food web - a set of connected food chains in an ecological community habitat - the environment where an animal or group of animals lives migration - the act or process of moving from one place to another 5. A fish tank is an example of a fish's A. defense. B. food web. C. habitat. D. migration.	Key: C R-3-2.1 (use glossary) Item Type: MC - stand alone Alignment to GLE R-3-2.1: Students identify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary by… Using strategies to unlock meaning (e.g., use resources, such as glossaries) Depth of Knowledge: Level 1 - Select appropriate words to use in context (e.g., content-specific words) when intended meaning is clearly evident

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