Enhanced Assessment

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

Stand-Alone Reading Items #7 and #8
Sample Reading Items for End of Grade 3
Information about the Items
Read the sentence in the box.

I wanted to catch the pen but Jake threw it over my head.

7. Which meaning of catch is used in the sentence?

A. to get a cold
B. to come up to something suddenly
C. to hear what was said
D. to grab so to stop the motion of

Key: D

R-3-3.2 (use context, multiple meanings)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-3-3.2: Shows breadth of vocabulary knowledge through demonstrating understanding of word meanings or relationships by … Selecting appropriate words to use in context, including words with multiple meanings

Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words

Read the words in the box.

I went hiking with my friend. We started in the morning and gradually made it to the top of the mountain by noon.

8. What does gradually mean?

A. slowly
B. quickly
C. carelessly
D. quietly

Key: A

R-3-3.2 (use context)

Item Type: MC - stand alone

Alignment to GLE R-3-3.2: Shows breadth of vocabulary knowledge through demonstrating understanding of word meanings or relationships by … Selecting appropriate words to use in context

Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words

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