3.4.R.4
Description:
Students will infer relationships among words, including synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4A, 4B
Exemplars
4B: Interpreting Analogies
4B: Interpreting Analogies
Description:
Interpreting Analogies
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-27
C-27
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1335 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: The resources available to Native Americans often played an important role in the kinds of shelters they built.
Excerpt:
Some Native Americans in the far north used snow in an unusual way. They used snow to keep their dwellings warm. How did they do this? First, the dwellings were built from whale bones and animal skins. Then the Native Americans would pile snow around the outside of the dwelling. This snow acted like a blanket. The piles of snow helped to keep heat inside the dwelling.
Question:
The author of this selection compares the snow piled around a Native American dwelling in the far north to a
- blanket, because the snow keeps the dwelling warm.
- blanket, because the snow is colorful and soft.
- tent, because the snow was easy to set up.
- tent, because the snow was easy to carry around.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
List five words in a selection that helped you form a picture in your mind. Do additional research to find a synonym and antonym for each word, and use the word in a sentence.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-50
C-50
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1203 words
Author: R. Bender
Synopsis: How can an artist's picture and a mirror teach a lesson about the meaning of texts? Read on to find out.
Excerpt:
However, after a few days there was a noticeable return of interest.
Question:
Read this sentence from the selection. Which of the following words most closely means "noticeable"?
- obvious
- tiny
- hidden
- confusing
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a selection that included some unfamiliar vocabulary. Replace the unfamiliar words with synonyms that are easier to understand yet still convey the same meaning.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions