Scoring guide · Weeks 25–30 · 40–45 min · 48 points
ELA Unit 5 Test: Speaking, Listening & Cross-Curricular Reading
Directions for the grown-up
You may read the directions for every section aloud. In Collaborative Discussion, you DO read the text "The Class Garden Money" aloud, then talk with your child for about five minutes and score the talk with the rubric. Your child does not write in this section. In Reading Comprehension, you may read the questions and answer choices aloud, but not the story: your child reads it on their own. In Word Relationships, read only the directions. Do not read the words or sentences in the items. In Narrative Writing, read the prompt aloud, but do not spell words for your child.
Part 1: Collaborative Discussion (12 points)
Standards: SL.2.1, SL.2.2, SL.2.6
- Talk with your grown-up. What should the class do with the money? Why? Use our talking rules and sentence starters like "I agree because..." and "I want to add on..."Answer: Adult-scored rubric (12 points). Talking rules (3): 1 point each for looking at the speaker, waiting for a turn, and staying on topic. Building on talk (3): 3 = uses a stem to build on your idea two or more times ("I agree because...", "I want to add on...", "I disagree a little because..."); 2 = once with a reason; 1 = agrees or disagrees with no reason; 0 = does not respond to your ideas. Asking questions (3): 3 = asks a question to clarify or learn more ("What do you mean by...?") that fits the talk; 2 = asks a question that is partly on topic; 1 = asks only when prompted; 0 = none. Key details and complete sentences (3): 3 = tells key details from the text (the tomatoes, twenty dollars, ball or seeds, the tie) in complete sentences; 2 = some details or some complete sentences; 1 = one detail or mostly one-word answers; 0 = none. · 12 points
Scoring: Score during or right after the talk. Say one short, vague thing on purpose ("That idea is kind of weird") to give your child a chance to ask for clarification. If you can, record the talk on a phone so you can check the score later.
Part 2: Reading Comprehension (12 points)
Standards: RL.2.7, RL.2.6, RL.2.5, RL.2.3
- Who is telling this story? How do you know?Answer: The girl who goes to the market with Grandpa (1). She uses the words I and me, as in "Grandpa and I" (1). · 2 points
- What problem does the girl have at the flower stand?Answer: She wants to buy a pot of daisies for Mom, but it costs five dollars and she has only three dollars. · 2 points
- How does the girl feel when she sees the price? Which words tell you?Answer: Sad or disappointed (1). "I felt my smile slip away" (1). · 2 points
- Write 1, 2 and 3 to show the order. ___ The girl picks out three daisies. ___ Grandpa and the girl buy corn and peaches. ___ Mom puts the daisies in a jar.Answer: 2, 1, 3 (buy corn and peaches is 1; picks daisies is 2; jar is 3) · 2 points
- How does Mom feel at the end? Give one clue from the words and one clue from the picture.Answer: Happy or thankful. Words (1): she says they are the best flowers she has ever gotten. Picture (1): she smiles and hugs the girl. · 2 points
- How does the girl solve her problem?Answer: Grandpa points to single daisies that cost one dollar each (1), so she buys three with her three dollars (1). · 2 points
Scoring: 2 points for a complete answer that matches the story or picture. 1 point for an answer with only one of the two parts. For the order item, 2 points if all three are right and 1 point if the first or last event is right.
Part 3: Narrative Writing (12 points)
- Write about one real event, like a trip, a game or a time you helped someone. Use time words like first, next, then, after that and finally. Tell what you did, thought and felt. Add one thing someone said. End by telling how it turned out or how you felt.Answer: Rubric (12 points): Events in order with time words (3): 3 = one event told in order with three or more time words; 2 = in order with one or two time words; 1 = events hard to follow; 0 = no events. Details (3): 3 = actions, thoughts or feelings and one line of dialogue in quotation marks; 2 = two of these; 1 = one; 0 = none. Ending (3): 3 = an ending that tells how it turned out and a closing feeling or thought; 2 = an ending that tells how it turned out; 1 = the story just stops; 0 = no ending. Conventions (3): 3 = past-tense verbs used correctly (went, saw, said), and almost all sentences have a capital and an end mark; 2 = mostly; 1 = a few; 0 = none. · 12 points
Scoring: Use the rubric in the answer. The story must be about one event, not a list of many things.
Part 4: Word Relationships (12 points)
- Write these words in order from least wet to most wet. wet drenched dampAnswer: damp, wet, drenched · 2 points
- Write these words in order from least hot to most hot. sizzling warm hotAnswer: warm, hot, sizzling · 2 points
- Circle the best word. The thunder ______ so loudly that the dog hid.Answer: boomed · 2 points
- Write a word that means very, very big.Answer: Answers vary: huge, enormous, giant, gigantic, or a similar word stronger than big. · 2 points
- Name something in your home that is soft. Tell how you know it is soft.Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a real soft thing, such as a pillow or blanket (1), and a reason, such as it feels squishy when you touch it (1). · 2 points
- Name a food that is crunchy. Name a food that is juicy.Answer: Answers vary. Crunchy: carrot, cracker, apple, chips (1). Juicy: orange, peach, watermelon, grapes (1). · 2 points
Scoring: Each item is worth 2 points. For the order items, 2 points if all three are in order and 1 point if the strongest word is last. Items with two parts get 1 point for each part. Choice items: 2 points if correct, 0 if not.
| Level | Points |
|---|---|
| D · Developing | 0–23 |
| A · Approaching | 24–33 |
| P · Proficient | 34–43 |
| E · Exemplary | 44–48 |