Multiple-Choice Items:
Instruct students to read the passage “Just Another Day at the Beach” (L-3-1_End-of-Unit Assessment Passage.doc). Have students answer question 1 based on the passage.
1. What is the problem in the story?
A The sun is too hot.
B A seagull steals the boy’s sandwich.
C Mom forgets to pack enough food.
What evidence from the story supports your answer?
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Based on the nonfiction texts used in the unit, have students answer question 2.
2. How might a text feature help improve the reader’s understanding of a book?
A It makes the pages more interesting.
B It keeps the reader on track.
C It clarifies what the author is saying.
Multiple-Choice Answer Key:
1. B Possible evidence: Just as I was about to take a bite, a seagull swooped down and snatched it! As I watched the seagull race away with my sandwich, it sounded as if the waves were laughing at me! I was upset. A perfect day was ruined!
2. C
Short-Answer Item:
Is the story “Just Another Day at the Beach” fiction or nonfiction? Give two reasons that explain how you know.
Short-Answer Key and Scoring Rubric:
The story is fiction because it is about make-believe characters and has a setting and a plot.
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Points
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Description
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3
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Student identifies the story as fiction and gives two reasons to support the answer.
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2
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Student identifies the story as fiction and gives one reason to support the answer.
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1
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Student identifies the story as fiction but does not explain why.
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0
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Student does not identify the story as fiction or makes no attempt to answer the question.
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Performance Assessment:
Give each student a nonfiction text. Have students read the text and analyze a text feature. Ask students to write an explanation of a text feature and how it supported the author’s purpose or message. Have them tell why the author used the text feature.
Performance Assessment Scoring Rubric:
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Points
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Description
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3
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Student correctly identifies a text feature, explains how it supported the author’s purpose or message, and tells why the author used it.
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2
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Student correctly identifies a text feature and explains how it supported the author’s purpose or message, but does not tell why the author used it.
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1
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Student correctly identifies a text feature but does not explain how it supported the author’s purpose or message, or tell why the author used it.
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0
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Student does not correctly identify a text feature and makes no attempt to answer the question.
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