Reading & Writing · Quarter 3 Review · Weeks 19–27 · 20–30 min

Scoring Guide: Quarter 3 Review: Reading & Writing

31 points total

Part 1: Reading: A Story

11 points

Read the story. Use clues from the story and what you already know to answer the questions. You can look back at the story.

1.
The story never names the place where the narrator and Dad wait. What kind of place is it? Write two clues that helped you know.
(2 pts)
Answer: An airport (1). Clues (1 for two), any two: planes roared over their heads; a big board of times and cities; "Her flight is late"; people with suitcases; Nana comes through the doors pulling a suitcase.
2.
Read: "Inside, the hall was crammed with people." What does crammed mean? What clue in the story helped you?
(2 pts)
Answer: Very full, packed or crowded (1). Clue (1): the next sentence says, "It was so full that I could hardly move my elbows."
3.
"Time crawled like a snail." Is this literal or nonliteral? What does it really mean?
(2 pts)
Answer: Nonliteral (1). The time seemed to pass very slowly while the narrator waited (1).
4.
How does Nana feel when she sees the sign? Write one clue from the story that shows it.
(2 pts)
Answer: Happy, surprised or touched (full of joy) (1). Clue (1), any one: her hands flew to her cheeks; her eyes turned shiny; she let go of the suitcase and hurried over with her arms wide open; she whispered, "You painted it purple."
5.
Who is telling this story? Which words show you?
(1 pt)
Answer: The child who painted the sign (Nana's grandchild), a character in the story; the words I, my and me show it.
6.
The narrator thinks, "Waiting is the worst thing in the whole world." What do you think about waiting? Tell whether your view is the same or different, and why.
(2 pts)
Answer: Answers vary. Look for: the child's own view, marked as the same as or different from the narrator's (1), with a reason (1).

Scoring: 2-point items: 1 for each part (for example, the place with fewer than two clues earns 1). The narrator item: 1 if the child names the child or grandchild in the story and gives a pronoun clue such as I or my. On the last item, any view earns credit if it comes with a reason.

Reteach if needed: Week 22, Week 24, Week 26. Week 22 Days 1–3 (inferences from text clues, how a character feels); Week 22 Day 4 (context clues); Week 26 Day 1 (literal and nonliteral language); Week 24 Days 3–4 (who is telling a story and how your view differs).

Part 2: Opinion Writing & Two Texts

7 points

Answer the three questions about opinion essays. Then read the two short texts about lighthouses and answer the last two questions.

7.
Opinion: Our library should stay open on Sundays. Write reason or evidence beside each sentence. A. Families have more time to read on weekends. ____ B. Last Sunday, I counted 14 people waiting outside the locked doors. ____
(2 pts)
Answer: A: reason (1). B: evidence (1).
8.
Which sentence is the best hook for the introduction of an essay about keeping the library open on Sundays?
(1 pt)
Answer: Have you ever carried a stack of books to the library and found the doors locked?
9.
Read this conclusion: For these reasons, our library should open on Sundays. Write a letter to the mayor today! Copy the sentence that is the call to action.
(1 pt)
Answer: Write a letter to the mayor today!
10.
Both texts are about lighthouses. What does each text mostly focus on?
(2 pts)
Answer: Text A: what a lighthouse is and how its light keeps sailors safe (1). Text B: the keepers who cared for lighthouses long ago, or how lighthouses have changed (1).
11.
What is the author's main purpose in Text A?
(1 pt)
Answer: to inform readers about how lighthouses help sailors

Scoring: Reason or evidence: 1 for each label. The focus item: 1 for each text. Choice items and the call to action: 1 if correct.

Reteach if needed: Week 19, Week 20, Week 21, Week 24, Week 25. Week 19 Day 3 (introductions and hooks); Week 20 Day 1 (telling a reason from evidence); Week 21 Day 3 (conclusions and the call to action); Week 24 Days 1–2 (author's purpose); Week 25 Day 1 (what each of two texts focuses on).

Part 3: Language & Word Study

9 points

Read each item by yourself. Follow the directions.

12.
Add the ending. Use the spelling rules. thin + est = ____ nice + er = ____
(2 pts)
Answer: thinnest (1); nicer (1)
13.
Join the two sentences into one sentence. Use because. The flight was late. A storm slowed the plane.
(1 pt)
Answer: The flight was late because a storm slowed the plane. (Because a storm slowed the plane, the flight was late. is also correct.)
14.
Add the ending. Use the spelling rules. worry + ed = ____ ship + ment = ____
(2 pts)
Answer: worried (1); shipment (1)
15.
Circle the right word in each sentence. We waited over (their / there / they're) by the bench. The hall was (to / too / two) full.
(2 pts)
Answer: there (1); too (1)
16.
Finish each word with -tion or -ture. We walked in the wrong direc____. The cows ate grass in the pas____.
(2 pts)
Answer: direction (1); pasture (1)

Scoring: Each part is worth 1 point; spelling must be exact. The joining item: 1 for one correct sentence that uses because and keeps the meaning (the storm is the cause).

Reteach if needed: Week 19, Week 20, Week 21, Week 25, Week 26, Week 27. Week 19 (-er and -est, doubling and dropping e); Week 20 (-able and -ment); Week 21 Day 2 (joining sentences with conjunctions) and Week 21 word study (changing y to i); Week 25 (-tion and -sion); Week 26 (-ture); Week 27 (homophones).

Part 4: Writing: Opinion Paragraph

4 points

Write an opinion paragraph on your own paper or in the box.

17.
Should families have one evening each week with no screens? Write an opinion paragraph. State your opinion, give two reasons, support each reason with evidence (a fact, an example or something from your own life), use linking words, and end with a conclusion.
(4 pts)
Answer: Rubric (4 points): 4 = a clear opinion, two reasons each backed by evidence, linking words (such as first, also, for example, most importantly), and a conclusion that restates the opinion; 3 = an opinion, two reasons and a conclusion, but the evidence is thin for one reason or linking words are missing; 2 = an opinion with one reason, or two reasons with no evidence or no conclusion; 1 = an opinion only, or reasons that do not match the opinion; 0 = no response or off topic.

Scoring: Use the 4-point rubric: 4 = clear opinion, two reasons each with evidence, linking words and a conclusion; 3 = opinion, two reasons and a conclusion, with thin evidence or no linking words; 2 = one reason, or no evidence or no conclusion; 1 = opinion only; 0 = no response or off topic. Either opinion (yes or no) can earn a 4. Score what is on the page, not neatness. Spelling of words not yet taught does not lower the score.

Reteach if needed: Week 19, Week 20, Week 21, Week 27. Week 19 Days 2–4 (planning, introduction, body paragraphs); Week 20 Days 1–4 (reasons and evidence); Week 21 Days 1–3 (linking words and conclusions); Week 27 Day 1 (a short opinion piece).

Score box

Part	Points earned	Possible
1. Reading: A Story		11
2. Opinion Writing & Two Texts		7
3. Language & Word Study		9
4. Writing: Opinion Paragraph		4
Total		31

Level: Enter points to see the level.

D · Developing: 0–15
A · Approaching: 16–21
P · Proficient: 22–27
E · Exceeding: 28–31